Commander Clash: Elder Dragon Strixhaven | S10 E14

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Beledros Witherbloom

  Ramp aggressively by untapping lands to cast big X spells and draw cards, focusing on a go-big style rather than token synergies.

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  Shadrix Silverquill

  Utilize modal spells and token generation to create political and tactical pressure, often giving tokens to opponents to leverage modal effects for advantage.

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  Tanazir Quandrix

  Build large creatures with plus one counters, then use Tanazir's ability to set other creatures' stats equal to its own to overwhelm opponents in combat.

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  Galazeth Prismari

  Play a spellslinger deck that uses artifact synergies for ramp and value, casting numerous spells to generate incremental advantage and control the board.

Gameplay Insights

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  Choosing to mulligan or keep hands was influenced by a hypergeometric calculator to assess land drop probabilities, showing a math-based approach to early decisions.

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  Beledros Witherbloom's player prioritized ramping lands early, including playing Field of the Dead on turn one as a bold statement to generate tokens later.

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  Shadrix Silverquill's use of modal spells and giving tokens to opponents added a unique political dimension, making token generation a double-edged sword.

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  Galazeth Prismari's player leveraged spellslinger synergies and artifact ramp to maintain tempo and value, while consciously avoiding overly oppressive combos for a balanced experience.

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  Tanazir Quandrix focused on building large creatures with counters, setting up for potentially massive combat turns by equalizing all creatures’ power and toughness.

Notable Cards

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  Field of the Dead

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  Galazeth Prismari

Gameplay Summary