NICE Episode, NICER win! ft. Rin & Seri, Tymna & Reyhan, Riku & Mayel | Elder Dragon Hijinks #69

Deck Strategies

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  Rin and Seri, Inseparable

  This deck revolves around a tribal strategy, focusing on cats. It aims to ramp up and flood the board with cat creatures, taking advantage of Rin and Seri's ability to create dog tokens and deal damage. Boosts from cards like Metallic Mimic and Anguishes Banner help to strengthen the deck's creature presence.

• Tymna and Reyhan

  The strategy with Tymna and Reyhan focuses on manipulating counters. The deck aims to distribute +1/+1 counters and utilize Tymna's ability to draw cards and gain life.

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  Mayael the Anima

  Mayael the Anima's deck strategy revolves around manipulating the top of the deck and cheating out large creatures into play. It also employs ramp and control elements to support the creature-based strategy.

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  Riku of Two Reflections

  Riku's deck is built around capitalizing on the commander's ability to copy spells and creatures. It aims to generate value and board state advantage by duplicating impactful creatures and spells. In this game, it was seen triggering Zuri, Claw of Progress by casting low-power creatures.

Gameplay Insights

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  Casting Collective Voyage early in the game significantly ramped up everyone's mana base, changing the pace of the game and allowing for earlier plays of high-cost cards.

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  Playing Rin and Seri, Inseparable with a cat tribal focus, combined with Metallic Mimic and Anguishes Banner, created a strong creature presence on the board.

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  The interaction between Riku of Two Reflections and Zuri, Claw of Progress provided significant advantage by generating experience counters and buffing creatures.

Notable Cards

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  Rin and Seri, Inseparable

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  Riku of Two Reflections

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  Collective Voyage

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  Metallic Mimic

Summary

The game kicked off with an interesting mix of commanders, each with their own unique strategies. Early on, the players ramped up their mana bases, with a game-changing Collective Voyage that allowed all players to search for basic lands. The game saw a quick escalation as players started to cast their commanders and significant creatures, with highlights including Rin and Seri, Inseparable and Riku of Two Reflections. The Rin and Seri deck capitalized on a cat tribal strategy, getting boosts from Metallic Mimic and Anguishes Banner, while the Riku deck started to churn out creatures with power two or less to trigger Zuri, Claw of Progress's ability. The game progressed with considerable interactions and strategies, with each player making the most out of their commanders and deck themes.