Deck & Commander Strategies
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Aggressively disrupt opponents' mana with artifact and land lock effects like Blood Moon while generating treasure tokens to create infinite mana loops. Use that mana to produce a large number of powerful dragon tokens for a quick, overwhelming win.
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Utilize ninja tribal synergies and free spells to deal damage through ninjutsu triggers and evasive creatures. The deck relies heavily on a functional mana base to cast multiple cheap spells to maximize Yuriko's damage output.
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh / Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Leverage aggressive red-black tribal and artifact synergies. Attempt to build board presence through creature recursion and disruption, supported by artifact utility and removal.
Tymna the Weaver / Dargo, the Shipwrecker
Combine Tymna's card draw and life gain with Dargo's pirate tribal aggression. The deck focuses on maintaining pressure and card advantage through combat damage and pirate-related synergies.
Gameplay Insights
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Playing Blood Moon effects early in the game from turn two can completely shut down opponents relying on nonbasic lands and free spells, especially in a multiplayer environment.
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Generating treasure tokens with Magda and combining them with artifact untap effects like Clock of Omens can create infinite mana and infinite creature generation loops.
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Using Maskwood Nexus to change creature types allowed the creation of a large board of flying dragons from treasure sacrifices, enabling a quick lethal attack.
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Counterspells and disruption on key creatures like Rograkh and Silas Renn can delay opponents' development but may be insufficient if one player establishes a dominant combo early.
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Mana disruption and artifact synergy can be a very effective early game strategy against decks that rely on multiple colors and free spells.
Notable Cards
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Magda, Brazen Outlaw
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Vexing Shusher
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Magus of the Moon
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Clock of Omens
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Smuggler's Copter
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Maskwood Nexus
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Magda, the Hoardmaster
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Greedy Freebooter
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Spectral Sailor
Gameplay Summary
The game started explosively with the Magda, Brazen Outlaw player executing a powerful early disruption strategy.
On turn one, Magda's pilot set up a Vexing Shusher and a Magus of the Moon effect, severely hindering opponents' mana bases and locking down free spells.
This early Blood Moon effect crippled Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow's ability to function, effectively neutralizing a key opponent's game plan.
Magda generated treasures and used artifact synergies to create an infinite mana loop with Clock of Omens and Smuggler's Copter, enabling the production of a massive army of 4/4 flying Dragon tokens through repeated activations of Magda the Hoardmaster enhanced by Maskwood Nexus.
This overwhelming army swiftly ended the game before opponents could recover or respond. The other players struggled to establish their boards due to the early mana disruption and counterspells targeting their key creatures.
Rograkh and Silas Renn attempted to develop threats but faced counters, while Tymna and Dargo had difficulty stabilizing with limited resources.
The game was a clear demonstration of the power of early artifact and land disruption combined with treasure generation and infinite loops to close the game rapidly.
The Magda deck leveraged its aggressive dwarf tribal synergy and artifact interactions to dominate the early turns and deliver a lethal onslaught.
![Mad Farm vs Godo Helm vs Magda Combo vs Yuriko [cEDH/Commander, Magic The Gathering Gameplay] 2021 thumbnail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1GsqWsqhkFA/sddefault.jpg)
