WTB SP Islands | $75 BUDGET Magic: the Gathering EDH Gameplay

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Meren of Clan Nel Toth

  A value-oriented graveyard recursion deck that uses sacrifice and recursion to generate incremental advantage, with a Protean Hulk package to combo out by assembling creature combos for a game-winning board state.

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  Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

  Aggressive ninja tribal deck focused on dealing damage through unblockable creatures and triggering Yuriko's ability to deal incidental damage and filter the top card of the library, aiming to finish opponents quickly with combat damage and card advantage.

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  General Tazri

  A Food Chain combo deck that aims to exile creatures to fuel Food Chain and generate infinite mana and value, using multi-color mana fixing and synergistic creatures to assemble the combo under budget constraints.

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  Brago, King Eternal

  A flicker-based stax/combo deck that abuses enter-the-battlefield effects and taxing opponents with disruptive creatures and flicker loops to control the board and eventually win through value or combo.

Gameplay Insights

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  Meren's early board presence was quickly neutralized by targeted removal including Putrefy, delaying her combo potential.

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  Brago's synergy with Cloud of Faeries and Mistmeadow Witch set up potential flicker loops to generate value or stax effects.

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  Yuriko focused on early aggression with unblockable creatures to steadily chip away at opponents, leveraging combat damage triggers for additional damage and card filtering.

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  Tazri's Food Chain combo was ambitious given the budget constraints, relying heavily on mana fixing and exile recursion but was slowed by disruption and mana denial.

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  The interaction between Rishadan Cutpurse and mana-producing lands forced tough decisions on sacrificing key resources, impacting players’ tempo and board development.

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  Counterspell effectively stopped Brago's initial commander cast, demonstrating the importance of timely interaction in a multi-color game.

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  Players maintained consistent land drops and efficient mana use to enable key spells and combos, reflecting solid fundamental play despite budget limitations.

Notable Cards

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  Food Chain

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  Protean Hulk

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  Cloud of Faeries

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  Mistmeadow Witch

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  Rishadan Cutpurse

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  Fauna Shaman

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  Manipulate Fate

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  Slither Blade

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  Dark Ritual

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  Counterspell

Gameplay Summary