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Top 8 Gameplay - ZAP MONTHLY 10/21 w/ EN Commentary [Duel Commander-EDH] - Magic: The Gathering

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Venser, Shaper Savant

    Venser, Shaper Savant

    A tempo-control deck focused on counterspells, bounce effects, and efficient creatures to disrupt opponents’ plays while assembling a clock to close out the game.

  • Aminatou, the Fateshifter

    Aminatou, the Fateshifter

    A value-oriented flicker deck that leverages Aminatou’s ability to generate incremental card advantage and manipulate permanents, using planeswalkers and combos to control the board and win in the mid-to-late game.

  • Tiamat

    Tiamat

    Not featured in this segment of the video; no gameplay details available.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    The use of counterspells and bounce effects early on set a high tempo and shaped the flow of the game significantly.

  • 2

    Aminatou’s flicker ability was pivotal for generating incremental advantage and protecting key permanents from removal or Stasis effects.

  • 3

    Timing decisions around casting Teferi and activating abilities under Stasis were critical for breaking Venser’s lock and maintaining board presence.

  • 4

    The activation of Wishclaw Talisman during Aminatou’s flicker activation demonstrated a clever stack interaction to increase the overall value of the turn.

  • 5

    Venser’s missing land drops slowed down tempo but he compensated with strong disruption and a creeping creature clock that pressured Aminatou.

Notable Cards

  • Ponder

    Ponder

  • Mana Leak

    Mana Leak

  • Force of Will

    Force of Will

  • Memory Lapse

    Memory Lapse

  • Aminatou, the Fateshifter

    Aminatou, the Fateshifter

  • Venser, Shaper Savant

    Venser, Shaper Savant

  • Stasis

    Stasis

  • Teferi

    Teferi

  • Wishclaw Talisman

    Wishclaw Talisman

  • Creeping Tar Pit

    Creeping Tar Pit

  • Wall of Omens

    Wall of Omens

  • Baleful Strix

    Baleful Strix

Gameplay Summary

A critical moment arose when Aminatou's planeswalker and flicker strategies began to stabilize the board, but Venser managed to create a clock with creatures like Creeping Tar Pit and Wall of Omens, forcing Aminatou to respond.

The introduction of Stasis complicated matters, locking down Venser’s mana, but Teferi's intervention helped break the lock.

Despite some missteps and timing hesitations, Aminatou's player leveraged Wishclaw Talisman and Aminatou's flicker ability to assemble a potential combo finish, aiming to outvalue Venser’s disruption and close out the game through a powerful planeswalker-driven engine.

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