Early Access Commander Masters | EDH Gameplay Ep 20

Deck Strategies

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  Commodore Guff

  Ramp into and play multiple planeswalkers, protecting them with board wipes and artifacts that allow tapping planeswalkers for mana, aiming to activate their abilities repeatedly to control the board and win through planeswalker ultimates.

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  Anikthea, Hand of Erebos

  Build a value engine with enchantments that grow stronger while accumulating more and recur from the graveyard, using protective enchantments like Propaganda to slow attacks and maintain board presence.

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  Zhulodok, Void Gorger

  Deploy powerful Eldrazi creatures with annihilator and cascade abilities to disrupt opponents' boards and ramp aggressively, leveraging colorless mana sources and graveyard synergies to overwhelm opponents.

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  Sliver Gravemother

  Assemble a tribal sliver deck with classic and new slivers, using buffs and effects that allow casting slivers from the top of the library and drawing cards, aiming to build a wide, synergistic board that grows in power over time.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Honor-War Shaku to tap planeswalkers for mana allowed Commodore Guff to both cast and protect planeswalkers effectively.

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  The Binding of the Titans saga provided valuable graveyard interaction by milling cards and returning key creatures or lands, impacting all players.

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  Sliver Gravemother's Realmwalker enabled casting slivers off the top of the library, maximizing card advantage and deck consistency.

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  Zhulodok's cascade triggered powerful Eldrazi spells, forcing opponents to prioritize removal despite limited early answers.

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  Anikthea's Propaganda effect created a taxing defense around planeswalkers, making attacks costly and protecting their enchantment synergy.

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  Multiple players leveraged colorless mana ramp and artifact synergy to accelerate their game plans and cast high-impact spells ahead of curve.

Notable Cards

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  Zhulodok, Void Gorger

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  Commodore Guff

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  Anikthea, Hand of Erebos

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  Sliver Gravemother

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  Path to Exile

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  Blade Sliver

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  Realmwalker

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  Oath of Gideon

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  Arcane Lighthouse

Summary

The game began with players ramping aggressively to deploy their commanders and establish board presence. Zhulodok, Void Gorger's powerful Eldrazi presence with cascade triggered early concern, prompting removal attempts. Sliver Gravemother leveraged classic and new slivers to build a synergistic tribal engine, boosting the team with effects like Blade Sliver and Realmwalker to manipulate draws and power. Commodore Guff focused on ramping and deploying planeswalkers to accrue value, utilizing artifacts like Honor-War and Shaku to tap planeswalkers for mana and protect them while generating board advantage. Anikthea, Hand of Erebos built around enchantments, aiming to gain incremental value and recursion, including defense mechanisms like Propaganda to protect planeswalkers and enchantments alike. Key turning points included the exile and return of Zhulodok, disruption of his board with Path to Exile, and mass graveyard interactions via The Binding of the Titans saga, which milled and reclaimed important cards. Sliver Gravemother's steady growth with slivers and synergistic buffs pressured opponents consistently. Commodore Guff's planeswalkers, supported by mana acceleration and protection, threatened game-changing ultimates. Meanwhile, Anikthea's enchantments and recursion set up a resilient board state. The dynamic interaction of Eldrazi annihilator triggers, sliver buffs, and planeswalker control created a tense, multi-faceted board state, with players vying to outvalue and outlast each other through incremental advantages and well-timed removal.