"ENDLESS PLANESWALKERS" THE WORST POSSIBLE Commander Show #11 | Magic: The Gathering EDH Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Carth the Lion

  A Golgari superfriends deck focused on playing and recurring planeswalkers. Carth generates card advantage by finding planeswalkers whenever one dies, and the deck aims to ultimate multiple planeswalkers quickly using synergies like doubling season and Vorinclex.

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  Kathril, Aspect Warper

  An Abzan monsters deck that uses +1/+1 counters to grant multiple keywords to creatures and leverages graveyard recursion with cards like Buried Alive and Eerie Ultimatum to flood the board with large, keyword-rich monsters.

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  Inniaz, the Gale Force

  An Azorius fliers deck that controls the board by attacking with flying creatures to trigger Inniaz’s ability, which passes permanents around the table. It aims to disrupt opponents while maintaining a strong board presence with 4/4 flying angels and leveraging the monarch mechanic.

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  Alela, Artful Provocateur

  An Esper artifact and enchantment midrange deck that creates numerous flying fairy tokens through artifact and enchantment casts. Synergies with Cathar's Crusade and Anointed Procession exponentially grow the token army, while Propaganda protects the board by taxing attackers.

Gameplay Insights

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  Carth the Lion’s ability to find and replace planeswalkers as they die created a challenging recurring threat that forced opponents to reconsider how and when to remove planeswalkers.

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  Kathril’s synergy with multiple keywords on creatures and graveyard recursion via Buried Alive and Eerie Ultimatum allowed for explosive late-game board presence.

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  Inniaz’s permanent exchange ability circumvented hexproof and similar protections by passing permanents clockwise, enabling disruptive plays against opponents.

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  Alela’s token generation combined with Cathar's Crusade and Anointed Procession created a rapidly growing flying army that also functioned as a defensive pillow fort with Propaganda.

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  The interaction between Inniaz’s control of permanents and the other players’ synergies elevated the complexity and forced continuous adaptation of board state strategies.

Notable Cards

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  Carth the Lion

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  Kathril, Aspect Warper

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  Inniaz, the Gale Force

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  Alela, Artful Provocateur

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  Buried Alive

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  Eerie Ultimatum

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  Anointed Procession

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  Propaganda

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  Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider

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  Doubling Season

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  Judge's Familiar

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  Arcane Signet

Summary

The game began with each player setting up their respective strategies around their chosen commanders, creating a dynamic and interactive board state. Carth the Lion's player focused on assembling a powerful planeswalker toolbox, leveraging Carth's ability to find more planeswalkers as others died. This created a recurring threat that pressured opponents to deal with planeswalkers quickly, though Carth's passive ability made it costly to do so. Meanwhile, Kathril, Aspect Warper's player aimed to build a formidable board of monsters with various keywords by placing multiple counters on creatures and using graveyard recursion with cards like Buried Alive and Eerie Ultimatum to overwhelm the table with powerful threats. On the other side, Inniaz, the Gale Force's player employed a unique control and tempo strategy, revolving around exchanging permanents among players via Inniaz's triggered ability after attacking with flying creatures. This interaction aimed to disrupt opponents' boards and reclaim key permanents, while maintaining a steady flow of 4/4 flying angels and leveraging the monarch mechanic for incremental advantage. Alela, Artful Provocateur's player focused on generating a swarm of flying fairy tokens through casting artifacts and enchantments, with synergy from Cathar's Crusade and Anointed Procession to exponentially grow their army. The inclusion of Propaganda helped protect this board by taxing attackers, effectively creating a defensive flying fortress. Key turning points in the game included the deployment of Carth the Lion and the subsequent steady stream of planeswalkers, forcing opponents to adjust their removal priorities. Kathril's graveyard recursion threatened to swing the game with large, keyword-rich creatures returned to the battlefield. Inniaz's continual trading of permanents disrupted opponents' plans and maintained board presence. Meanwhile, Alela's token generation and counter accumulation created a potent defensive and offensive position. The game’s complexity was heightened by the interactions between these distinct strategies, with planeswalkers, token armies, graveyard recursion, and permanent trading all playing pivotal roles in shaping the board and dictating player decisions.