EDH | Rhys vs Karametra vs Juri vs Ur-Dragon | Salty Comeback | MTG Basics | MCT 100 EP16

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Rhys the Redeemed

  A token-based elf deck that floods the board with creatures, uses combat damage triggers and anthem effects to overwhelm opponents, and draws cards to maintain pressure.

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  Karametra, God of Harvests

  A Stax creature deck focused on disrupting opponents with artifact and enchantment hate, slowing down combos and big threats, and leveraging ramp and value creatures.

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  Juri, Master of the Revue

  A sacrifice-themed deck that uses creatures and sacrifice outlets to trigger payoffs, draw cards, and recur threats from the graveyard to generate incremental advantage.

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  The Ur-Dragon

  A dragon tribal deck that cheats powerful dragons into play using Show and Tell, builds mana to cast big threats, and aims to close out the game with impactful dragon combat damage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Show and Tell on turn two allowed The Ur-Dragon player to cheat in a powerful ancient dragon, quickly escalating board state pressure.

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  Karametra’s board wipe was pivotal in resetting the board but left enchantments like Ashaya difficult to handle, influencing the mid-game dynamics.

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  Rhys leveraged efficient token production and combat damage synergies to maintain pressure even after the board reset.

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  Sacrifice synergy decks need a reliable outlet early on to capitalize on recursion and card draw, as Juri struggled without one initially.

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  Stax elements such as Collector Ouphe and Sonic Silence proved effective at shutting down activated abilities and artifact/enchantment reliant combos.

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  Mistakes like incorrect creature tutoring were acknowledged but did not critically undermine strategic positioning for the players.

Notable Cards

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  Show and Tell

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  Ashaya, Soul of the Wild

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  Collector Ouphe

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  Path to Exile

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  Blood Artist

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  Elvish Visionary

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  Demonic Tutor

Gameplay Summary