Atraxa vs. Yoshi & Bruse - LTC#8 Saturday - Round 3 - Duel Commander - EDH│MTG│bitzelberg

Deck Strategies

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  Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

  A midrange Super Friends build focusing on proliferate to enhance planeswalkers and permanents, using Moat and enchantments like Mode to control the board, gaining incremental advantage through planeswalker ultimates and life gain to outvalue aggressive decks.

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  Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful & Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder

  An aggressive Boros deck that aims to flood the board with creatures and utilize combat synergies to quickly reduce opponents' life totals, leveraging fast damage output and token generation to overwhelm slower decks.

Gameplay Insights

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  The inclusion of Moat was a critical defensive element that significantly slowed down the Boros aggro deck's creature-based attacks.

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  Mode's enchantment effect severely limited the Boros player's ability to cast spells and generate board presence, contributing to a locked down game state.

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  Garruk's ultimate emblem created a lethal threat that forced the Boros player to consider conceding, reflecting the power of planeswalker ultimates in a Super Friends shell.

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  Psychic Frog provided utility by allowing search for Mode, demonstrating the value of synergy between creatures and enchantments in the Atraxa deck.

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  The Boros deck's inability to deal with enchantments and artifacts highlighted the importance of including targeted removal in aggressive decks facing control-heavy strategies.

Notable Cards

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  Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

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  Garruk

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  Moat

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  Psychic Frog

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  Mental Misstep

Summary

The game featured a match-up between a four-color Atraxa, Praetors' Voice Super Friends deck and a Boros aggro deck led by Yoshimaru and Bruse Tarl. The Atraxa deck, built around proliferate and planeswalker value, utilized cards like Ashok and Garruk to generate board presence and gain incremental advantage. Atraxa’s strategy included gaining life and stabilizing through planeswalker ultimates and the presence of Moat, which hindered aggressive creature attacks. The Boros deck, focused on aggressive creatures and combat synergies, attempted to apply early pressure but struggled against Atraxa’s control elements and life gain. Key moments included Garruk's ultimate emblem, which set up lethal damage potential, and the use of Mode—a powerful enchantment that restricted opponents’ actions—effectively shutting down the Boros player’s spells and attacking opportunities. Despite the Boros deck’s aggression, the Atraxa player’s attrition plan and defensive cards eventually secured the game.