Skullbriar VS Raph & Mikey VS Leonardo | Michelangelo VS The War Doctor | Clara Commander Gameplay

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Skullbriar, the Walking Grave

  Skullbriar focuses on accumulating +1/+1 counters and maintaining a persistent threat that survives combat and removal, leveraging haste and deathtouch to pressure opponents and grow stronger with each attack.

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  Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers

  This deck uses cascade and attack triggers to generate value, ramping into powerful creatures and spells while disrupting opponents through repeated pressure and card advantage.

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  Leonardo, the Balance

  Leonardo boosts creatures and tokens with +1/+1 counters and leverages synergy with other commanders to control the board and incrementally improve the entire team, focusing on incremental growth and value generation.

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  Michelangelo, the Heart

  Michelangelo supports token creation and counter placement on creatures, enhancing board presence and enabling combat damage triggers to fuel resource generation and sustain pressure.

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  The War Doctor

  A control and value deck that uses Necropotence for card draw and Necropotins to accumulate counters, gaining lifelink and resilience, supported by reanimation and disruption to maintain board presence.

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  Clara Oswald

  Clara focuses on graveyard interactions and value through sacrifice and recursion, using spells and creatures that benefit from graveyard activity to outvalue opponents over time.

Gameplay Insights

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  Early aggressive pressure from Skullbriar forced opponents to respond quickly, leveraging its haste and deathtouch to chip away at life totals and grow with each attack.

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  A diplomatic agreement to allow Oath of Druids triggers without interference enabled a key ramp and board development window.

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  Multiple board wipes, including Vanquish the Horde and Dam, reset board states and shifted momentum, forcing players to adapt their strategies mid-game.

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  Use of cascade spells with Raph & Mikey generated value and threats simultaneously, increasing the deck's tempo and card advantage.

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  Necropotence combined with Necropotins allowed The War Doctor deck to draw multiple cards and gain lifelink, enhancing survivability and board control.

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  Dance of the Dead was used effectively to steal key creatures from opponents, turning their resources against them.

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  Players frequently leveraged synergy between counters and combat damage triggers, especially with Leonardo and Michelangelo, to maintain incremental advantage.

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  Strategic use of removal spells like Beast Within and Anguished Unmaking disrupted opponent plans and prevented key abilities from resolving.

Notable Cards

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  Skullbriar, the Walking Grave

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  Oath of Druids

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  Michelangelo, the Heart

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  Leonardo, the Balance

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  Vanquish the Horde

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  Necropotence

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  Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers

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  Dance of the Dead

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  Beast Within

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  Exquisite Blood

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  Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor

Gameplay Summary