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Death, Dino's & Taxes | Toxic Tactics # 1 | Magic The Gathering Casual Commander Gameplay

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Kambal, Consul of Allocation

    Kambal, Consul of Allocation

    A taxing Orzhov deck that punishes opponents for casting noncreature spells, gaining incremental advantage through life drain and ramping into value artifacts like Smothering Tithe and protective equipment. The deck aims to control the board and slowly bleed opponents dry while gaining life.

  • Edgar Markov

    Edgar Markov

    A vampire tribal deck focusing on creating a wide board of vampire tokens through Edgar's eminence ability and attacking aggressively with haste creatures like Olivia Crimson Bride. The deck uses token synergy and resilience to board wipes to maintain pressure.

  • Atla Palani, Nest Tender

    Atla Palani, Nest Tender

    A dinosaur tribal deck that generates tokens through Atla Palani's hatching ability and Dr. Ian Malcolm's synergy, aiming to flood the board with dinos and eggs while discovering additional threats and maintaining board presence through combat.

  • Prosper, Tome-Bound

    Prosper, Tome-Bound

    A Rakdos treasure and discard deck that uses Necropotence and Black Market Connections to draw cards and generate mana, enabling explosive turns through spells and combos. Prosper's exile-and-play ability fuels value and recursion, aiming to overwhelm opponents with card advantage and combo finishes.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Kambal's early tax pressure from Smothering Tithe and Soul Ring ramp set a controlling pace, forcing opponents to pay or provide treasures that fuel Prosper's explosive plays.

  • 2

    Edgar Markov capitalized on vampire token generation and Olivia Crimson Bride's haste to maintain aggression, but suffered from dwindling resources after multiple board wipes.

  • 3

    Prosper's use of Necropotence and Black Market Connections allowed him to draw deeply into his deck and generate mana, enabling powerful combo and mass removal plays such as Timely Soul Shatter to reset the board.

  • 4

    Atla Palani leveraged token generation and synergy with Dr. Ian Malcolm to flood the board, but misplays such as putting lands directly into play instead of hand were noted and corrected mid-game.

  • 5

    A key turning point was the board wipe triggered by Prosper's mass removal, which reset the board but left players scrambling to rebuild their board states and re-establish momentum.

  • 6

    Political plays occurred with Edgar Markov choosing to attack Nathan rather than Nim, allowing strategic blocks and token generation to influence combat outcomes.

Notable Cards

  • Smothering Tithe

    Smothering Tithe

  • Necropotence

    Necropotence

  • Black Market Connections

    Black Market Connections

  • Approach of the Second Sun

    Approach of the Second Sun

  • Tainted Remedy

    Tainted Remedy

  • Chromatic Lantern

    Chromatic Lantern

  • Marionette Master

    Marionette Master

Gameplay Summary

The game featured a dynamic four-player Commander match with Kambal, Consul of Allocation, Edgar Markov, Atla Palani (Dr.

Ian Malcolm), and Prosper, Tome-Bound.

Early turns saw ramp and setup plays, including Kambal establishing tax effects with Smothering Tithe and deploying Soul Ring and Swifty Boots for acceleration.

Edgar Markov built a board presence quickly with vampire tokens created from his eminence ability and Olivia Crimson Bride's haste attacks.

Atla Palani focused on generating dinosaur tokens and utilizing synergy with Dr. Ian Malcolm's ability to create eggs and discover cards.

Prosper Tome-Bound leveraged Necropotence and Black Market Connections to draw cards and generate treasures, pushing a high-risk, high-reward strategy that involved sacrificing life for value and combos.

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