Ur-Dragon vs Kodama | Kamahl vs Livio | Ikra vs Kynaios & Tiro EDH / CMDR game play for Magic

Deck Strategies

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  The Ur-Dragon

  A tribal dragon deck focusing on playing powerful dragon creatures and changelings with synergy, using card draw and unblockable damage to maintain tempo and pressure opponents.

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  Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel / Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

  A flicker and life-gain combo deck that uses Eldrazi Displacer and charming creatures to repeatedly flicker value creatures, control the board, and drain life from opponents.

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  Kodama of the East Tree / Kamahl, Heart of Krosa

  A ramp and land animation deck that leverages Kodama’s landfall triggers and Kamahl’s ability to turn lands into creatures, focusing on wide board presence and overrun effects to overwhelm opponents.

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  Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis

  A group hug and token generation deck that supports multiple players with card draw and treasure tokens, using myriad creatures and disruption to maintain board control while pressuring opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Ethan’s use of flicker effects on Netherborn Phalanx repeatedly drained opponents’ life, exemplifying efficient synergy exploitation.

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  Alex’s land animation combined with Kamahl’s overrun granted a massive swing in board presence and combat damage potential.

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  Thomas’s treasure token generation provided the mana needed to counter key threats and cast impactful spells like Arcane Denial.

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  Stewart’s repeated use of unblockable changelings and Smothering Tithe maximized card draw and resource advantage, maintaining pressure despite damage taken.

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  Players effectively timed removal and combat tricks to disrupt each other’s synergies, illustrating the interactive nature of multiplayer Commander.

Notable Cards

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  Eldrazi Displacer

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  Charming Prince

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  Smothering Tithe

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  Rampaging Baloths

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  Oran-Rief Hydra

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  Netherborn Phalanx

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  Arcane Denial

Summary

The game started with each player developing their mana base and setting up early board presence, with key ramp spells and utility creatures being deployed in the initial turns. Ethan, playing Livio and Ikra, focused on flicker synergy with Eldrazi Displacer and Charming Prince, gaining incremental value and life while controlling the board. Alex, on Kodama and Kamahl, quickly built up a powerful green board with ramp creatures, token generators, and land animators, eventually pushing wide attacks supported by creatures like Rampaging Baloths and Oran-Rief Hydras. Stewart, piloting The Ur-Dragon, leveraged changelings, unblockable threats, and card draw engines like Smothering Tithe to keep his hand full and apply pressure. Thomas, with Kynaios and Tiro, generated treasure tokens and utilized myriad creatures to pressure opponents and maintain board control, while also using disruption spells like Arcane Denial to counter significant threats. Midgame saw pivotal moments such as Ethan's use of Netherborn Phalanx to drain life from opponents, followed by flickering it for repeated damage, and Alex animating lands for a massive overrun attack that forced Ethan to take heavy damage. Stewart maintained steady card advantage and life gain through multiple creature abilities and masks, while Thomas's treasure generation empowered his spells and creature buffs. The dynamic board state featured several life swings and complex interactions, including targeted removal, flicker effects, and combat tricks. The game revolved around leveraging synergies unique to each deck, with combat damage, flicker recursion, and land-based ramp and token strategies providing the primary win conditions.