This Is Why You Never Give Up | Commander/EDH Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice

  The strategy involves playing Dragon's Approach multiple times to deal damage to all opponents.

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  Isshin, Two Heavens as One

  The deck focuses on equipping powerful artifacts such as Sword of the Animist and Blade of Selves to ramp and create multiple copies of strong creatures.

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  Pramikon, Sky Rampart

  This deck aims to control the battlefield with cards like Windborne Muse and add value by copying key lands with Thespian's Stage.

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  Memnarch

  The deck's strategy is to ramp hard with artifacts, then use Memnarch's ability to steal opponents' permanents. The deck also aims to gain card advantage with Consecrated Sphinx and disrupt opponents with cards like Bribery.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Memnarch player's decision to mulligan their initial hand without artifacts allowed them to secure essential ramp cards.

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  The play of Bribery by the Memnarch player was a game-changing moment, pulling a significant threat from Isshin's deck.

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  Aurelia's repeated use of Dragon's Approach provided consistent damage to all opponents, increasing the pressure on the board.

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  The threat of Isshin's Inferno Titan equipped with Blade of Selves created a significant challenge for the opponents.

Notable Cards

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  Gilded Lotus

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  Consecrated Sphinx

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  Bribery

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  Etali, Primal Storm

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  Dragon's Approach

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  Blade of Selves

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  Inferno Titan

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  Thespian's Stage

Summary

The game started with a clear goal from the Memnarch player to ramp hard and then steal enough of the opponents' permanents to end the game. They failed to ramp early due to a lack of artifacts in their opening hand, but upon a successful mulligan, they found Gilded Lotus and other ramp cards. As the game progressed, Memnarch's Consecrated Sphinx provided substantial card advantage, and a well-timed Bribery allowed them to pull Etali, Primal Storm from Isshin's deck, adding to their offensive strength. However, Aurelia's Dragon's approach and Isshin's Blade of Selves equipped to Inferno Titan created significant threats. The game remained tense and exciting.