MTG Commander Gameplay | BRACKET 4 Matchup | Nicol Bolas | Mind Flayer | Necrobloom | Zaxara | EDH

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen

  Control and disruption with a Superfriends planeswalker theme, leveraging mana ramp and artifact boosts to stabilize and eventually overwhelm opponents.

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  Arvinox, the Mind Flail

  Dark Money deck focused on card advantage via life gain, exile, and graveyard interactions with a control orientation.

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  Zaxara, the Exemplary

  Ramp and infinite mana combo deck that uses tutors and big X cost spells to close out the game, with hydras as backup finishers.

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  The Necrobloom

  Land sacrifice and dredge focused deck that mills cards, reanimates creatures, and generates value from lands dying and graveyard recursion.

Gameplay Insights

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  Early mana ramp and artifact plays like Grim Monolith and Chromeox helped accelerate key spells and combos.

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  The use of Ugan’s ability to gain life and draw cards was crucial for resource advantage and survivability.

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  Necrobloom’s strategy of sacrificing lands and milling, combined with reanimation spells, created a steady board presence and graveyard leverage.

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  Zaxara’s tutoring and attempts to assemble infinite mana were well known and guarded against, leading to strategic decisions around removal and counterplay.

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  The timing of playing Caged Sun to boost black mana production was a pivotal moment to enhance Nicol Bolas’s ability to cast spells and maintain control.

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  Players carefully negotiated who would receive key cards from Wishclaw Talisman, reflecting table politics and threat assessment.

Notable Cards

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  Grim Monolith

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  Caged Sun

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  Defense of the Heart

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  Geode Golem

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  Wishclaw Talisman

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  Crop Rotation

Gameplay Summary