Commander Gameplay | No Hands No Lands | Alaundo v Meria v Oskar v Esika/Prismatic | EP21

Deck Strategies

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  Meria, Scholar of Antiquity

  Utilizes a Cheerios artifact build focused on exiling cards from the top of opponents' libraries to generate incremental card advantage and control the board.

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  Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer

  A disruptive graveyard and discard deck aiming to deplete opponents' hands and disrupt their resources while leveraging graveyard synergies for value.

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  Alaundo the Seer

  An engine deck focused on drawing and discarding cards to fuel graveyard-based interactions and set up powerful combos.

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  Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge

  Ramp and value deck leveraging The Prismatic Bridge to cheat large creatures and generate a versatile board presence with multi-color sources.

Gameplay Insights

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  Oskar's early deployment of Liliana's Caress applied pressure by punishing opponents for discarding cards, which synergized well with his disruptive theme.

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  Winter Orb drastically slowed down the game by limiting mana untap phases, challenging decks reliant on tapping multiple permanents.

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  Realm Riser's temporary removal of all lands created a high-stakes resource denial moment that forced players to adapt their strategies.

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  Meria's artifact exile strategy via Spellbook and Nur's Bobble demonstrated the power of incremental advantage through repeated triggered effects.

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  Esika's ability to cast The Prismatic Bridge early provided access to all colors, enabling flexible plays and powerful creature cheat-ins.

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  The game featured careful management of blockers and combat phases, with players balancing aggression and defense under resource constraints.

Notable Cards

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  Liliana's Caress

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  Winter Orb

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  The Prismatic Bridge // The Prismatic Bridge

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  Spellbook

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  Replicating Ring

Summary

The game began with players establishing their mana bases and early board presence, with Oskar setting up disruptive elements like Liliana's Caress to pressure opponents through discard and life loss. The game quickly escalated into a complex interaction of artifact and graveyard synergies, with Meria focusing on a Cheerios artifact strategy leveraging Spellbook and Nur's Bobble to exile cards and generate advantage. Alaundo the Seer worked on card draw engines and graveyard setup while Esika, God of the Tree, successfully cast The Prismatic Bridge, enabling access to a broad color palette and powerful creatures. A key turning point was the play of Winter Orb, which severely hampered the mana development of players relying on tapping many permanents, significantly slowing the board state. Meanwhile, Oskar's strategy of disrupting hands and graveyards continued to create tension, with Realm Riser temporarily removing all lands from the battlefield, adding to the chaos and resource denial. The game featured a lot of tactical blocking, mill effects, and value plays, culminating in a tense atmosphere where players had to carefully manage their resources and timing to survive and advance their win conditions.