Secret Santa Commander! Krenko, Alela, Ur-Dragon, Chatterfang The Worst Possible Commander Show #42

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  The Ur-Dragon

  Ramp into big, powerful dragons and cheat in high-cost permanents, overwhelming opponents with sheer power and card advantage.

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  Alela, Artful Provocateur

  Leverage artifact and enchantment synergies to generate fairy tokens and apply tax effects to slow opponents, while controlling the board with disruption.

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  Krenko, Mob Boss

  Create massive goblin token swarms through Krenko's tap ability and aggressive red spells, aiming to overwhelm opponents with numbers and combat damage.

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  Chatterfang, Squirrel General

  Utilize a critter tribal theme with token generation and synergy, enhanced by banned cards to create a mix of small and large creatures for versatile threats.

Gameplay Insights

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  The game featured controlled mulliganing, where the deck builders made mulligan decisions for the players to maintain deck secrecy and surprise.

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  Ben’s early use of Demonic Tutor to fetch key lands and ramp spells set up his rapid mana growth and powerful dragon threats.

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  Shea’s aggressive deployment of goblin tokens and Warren Instigator's ability to flood the board quickly pressured opponents early.

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  Blake’s Alela deck used artifact/enchantment synergies and taxation effects to disrupt opponents' tempo while building a fairy army.

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  Chatterfang’s deck showed early token generation and synergy potential, with the inclusion of banned cards indicating possible combo or overpowered interactions later.

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  The game’s initial turns demonstrated a balance of ramp and board development, with attacks and token generation setting the stage for midgame power plays.

Notable Cards

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Warren Instigator

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  Cultivate

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  Volcanic Island

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  Undergrowth Stadium

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  Obscura Storefront

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  Temple of Malady

Gameplay Summary