(EDH) Arcades VS Xantcha VS Tana - Gameplay Ep.2

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Arcades, the Strategist

  Leverages walls as creatures to draw cards and gain value from their defensive nature, enabling strong board presence and control through walls and ramp spells. The deck wins through attrition and overwhelming defense turned offense.

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  Xantcha, Sleeper Agent

  Focuses on dealing incremental commander damage while controlling the board with sacrifice effects and disrupting opponents. The deck aims to chip away at opponents' life totals and maintain pressure.

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  Tana, the Bloodsower

  Aggressively generates sapling tokens and attacks with them in swarms. Utilizes combat damage and value creatures like Sun Titan to maintain board dominance and replenish resources.

Gameplay Insights

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  Arcades’ player prioritized ramp and drawing cards through walls, maintaining a strong defensive board to outlast opponents.

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  Frank’s use of a mass bounce spell to reset the board and draw nine cards was a key turning point that revitalized his position.

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  The cooperation between Kelly and Arcades to focus attacks on Frank’s powerful creatures, particularly Gisela, highlighted the political aspect of the game.

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  Xantcha’s player used commander damage and sacrifice effects to chip away at opponents, but struggled to close out the game against the resilient wall strategy and token swarm.

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  The final board wipe by Mob Rule cleared the board but ultimately couldn’t prevent Frank’s overwhelming late-game advantage from winning the match.

Notable Cards

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  Gatecreeper Vine

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  Solemn Simulacrum

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  Sun Titan

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  Mob Rule

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  Assault Formation

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  Blasphemous Act

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  Tectonic Reformation

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  Prismatic Lens

Gameplay Summary