Ep 40 Pride: Aatchik and Savra vs Iron Man and Liberator vs Kudo and Elesh Norn vs Mila and Nadu

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Kudo, King Among Bears & Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

  Bear tribal deck that uses Elesh Norn's anthem effect to boost their bears while weakening opponents' creatures, controlling the battlefield through combat advantage and board presence.

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  Iron Man, Titan of Innovation & Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter

  Artifact-focused deck that generates treasure tokens and tutors artifacts through Iron Man's attack trigger, while Liberator enables casting artifacts as though they had flash and grows stronger with each spell cast, creating a powerful artifact synergy and tempo advantage.

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  Mila, Crafty Companion // Lukka, Wayward Bonder & Nadu, Winged Wisdom

  Four-color flag bearers deck emphasizing drawing cards and ramping by encouraging opponents to target their creatures, with Nadu providing explosive card draw and land acceleration to fuel the deck's engine.

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  Aatchik, Emerald Radian & Savra, Queen of the Golgari

  Golgari graveyard-centric deck that mills itself to fill the graveyard with creatures and artifacts, generating insect tokens based on graveyard contents with Aatchik and draining opponents' life when insects die, supported by Savra's Golgari synergies.

Gameplay Insights

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  Elesh Norn's anthem effect created a significant board control advantage by buffing friendly creatures and weakening opponents', leading to favorable combat trades and board wipes.

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  Iron Man's attack-triggered treasure generation and artifact tutoring, combined with Liberator's flash enabling and growth mechanic, allowed for rapid deployment of impactful artifacts and a growing threat on the battlefield.

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  Jolly's strategy of provoking opponents to target his creatures to draw cards and ramp lands maximized his deck's resource generation without relying on aggressive creature plays.

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  Aatchik's insect token generation based on graveyard creatures and artifacts, paired with life loss triggers when insects die, provided a steady life drain and board presence that pressured opponents over time.

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  The presence of disruptive cards like Danitha, Magistrate was anticipated and could hinder combo or powerful synergies, indicating players were mindful of meta threats during gameplay.

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  The careful use of protective equipment like Lightning Greaves and Shuko in Jolly's deck showed a defensive layer to protect key creatures and maintain board presence.

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  Overall, the game highlighted diverse strategies enabled by the Pride format's partner commanders, showcasing creative deckbuilding and dynamic in-game interactions.

Notable Cards

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  Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

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  Iron Man, Titan of Innovation

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  Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter

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  Nadu, Winged Wisdom

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  Aatchik, Emerald Radian

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  Savra, Queen of the Golgari

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  Shuko

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  Lightning Greaves

Gameplay Summary