Zur, Tatyova, Xenagos, Winota - #EDH Gameplay Ep 24

Deck Strategies

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  Zur the Enchanter

  Zur seeks to assemble a combo-centric control shell by tutoring key enchantments like Solemnity and Fanatical Devotion to enable infinite persist loops with creatures like Glen Elendra Archmage, while protecting the combo with counterspells and generating card advantage through Necropotence.

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  Tatyova, Benthic Druid

  Tatyova’s deck focuses on land ramp and card draw through landfall triggers, using spells like Finale of Devastation and Spellseeker to find key pieces and accelerate into powerful creatures and combos.

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  Xenagos, God of Revels

  Xenagos aims to build a fast, aggressive board state with large creatures and buffs, leveraging ramp and recursion to punch through opponents before they can stabilize.

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  Winota, Joiner of Forces

  Winota’s deck focuses on aggressive creature-based synergies and stax elements, using tutors and combo pieces like Kiki-Jiki and Combat Celebrant to generate infinite combat steps and overwhelm opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  The early deployment of Zur on turn two with mana rocks set an intimidating tempo that forced opponents to respond quickly or fall behind.

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  Zur’s pilot prioritized tutoring Necropotence first to obscure the game plan, then shifted to combo pieces after drawing cards to assemble a lethal persist combo.

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  The use of Academy Rector to tutor Solemnity was pivotal, enabling an infinite persist loop with Glen Elendra Archmage and Fanatical Devotion, effectively ending the game through mass milling.

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  Bruno's timely Noxious Revival targeting Academy Rector was a clever attempt to disrupt the combo by putting the Rector back on top of the library, but Fierce Guardianship countered this play, allowing the combo to continue.

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  Choosing not to counter Root Maze was a calculated risk, as countering it would have exhausted key counterspell resources needed to protect the combo later.

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  Winota’s combo pieces were on the battlefield but unable to execute due to Zur’s fast combo and control elements, highlighting the importance of early game board control in competitive multiplayer Commander.

Notable Cards

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  Zur the Enchanter

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  Glen Elendra Archmage

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  Solemnity

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  Fanatical Devotion

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  Academy Rector

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  Necropotence

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  Force of Negation

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  Fierce Guardianship

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  Altar of the Brood

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  Root Maze

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  Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

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  Combat Celebrant

Summary

The game began with Zur the Enchanter establishing an early board presence using mana rocks to cast Zur on turn two, immediately putting pressure on the table. Luis piloted a land-focused Tatyova deck, aiming to ramp and draw cards through land drops, while Bruno's Xenagos deck sought to build aggressive board states with large creatures. Baal's Winota deck was geared toward aggressive creature-based combos and stax elements. Zur's pilot quickly set up a powerful combo involving Glen Elendra Archmage, Solemnity, and Fanatical Devotion, enabling infinite persist triggers that led to milling out all opponents by repeatedly sacrificing and reanimating Glen Elendra with Solemnity preventing -1/-1 counters. This combo was facilitated by tutoring Solemnity with Academy Rector and protecting the combo with counterspells like Force of Negation and Fierce Guardianship. Despite attempts by other players to disrupt, Zur's combo succeeded swiftly, knocking out all opponents in succession during their draw steps. The game showcased Zur's resilience and combo potential, dominating before the other decks could fully develop.