Tetsuko vs Muldrotha vs Liesa vs Baeloth | Commander Melee S2: E8 | EDH Gameplay MTG

Deck Strategies

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  Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive

  Utilizes low-power, low-toughness creatures with evasion and combat damage triggers to chip away at opponents, focusing on aggressive, incremental damage.

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  Muldrotha, the Gravetide

  Swarm the board with rat tokens and abuse graveyard recursion to maintain board presence and control enemy creatures, generating incremental value and damage.

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  Liesa, Shroud of Dusk

  Aggressively attacks opponents' life totals while leveraging life payment mechanics to fuel spells and abilities, aiming to outpace opponents through direct damage.

• Baeloth Barrityl

  Focuses on goading opponents to force attacks against each other, disrupting their plans while maintaining a board of low-toughness creatures to apply pressure.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Mystic Remora early play effectively taxed opponents' card draws, shaping resource management throughout the game.

• 2

  Muldrotha's use of Piper of the Swarm to create rat tokens and gain control of opposing creatures was a key board swing, enabling a strong offensive push.

• 3

  Players equipped key creatures with Lightning Greaves and Sword of Fire and Ice to protect them while increasing combat effectiveness, signaling critical threats.

• 4

  Combat decisions were influenced by creature protection abilities, such as protection from colors, forcing players to adapt blocking and attacking strategies carefully.

• 5

  Goading by Baeloth induced chaotic combat interactions among opponents, breaking typical defensive lines and increasing damage exchanges.

Notable Cards

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  Mystic Remora

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  Lightning Greaves

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  Sword of Fire and Ice

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  Piper of the Swarm

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  Rat Colony

Summary

The game started with all players establishing their board states with early lands and creatures, including rat tokens from Muldrotha's swarm strategy and low-power creatures supported by Tetsuko's evasive abilities. Baeloth focused on goading and attacking dynamics, while Liesa pressurized opponents with life payment synergies and aggressive combat. Mystic Remora played a pivotal role in the early turns, taxing opponents' card draws and influencing resource management. The board state evolved with players equipping key creatures with protective artifacts like Lightning Greaves and Sword of Fire and Ice, enhancing their offensive and defensive capabilities. A critical moment came when Muldrotha leveraged Piper of the Swarm to create rat tokens and gained control of opposing creatures, dealing significant damage and reshaping the board. Players carefully managed combat phases, blocking and redirecting attacks to maximize impact and minimize losses, while also using flash creatures and planeswalkers to maintain pressure and board presence.