Commander VS S12E1: Nicol Bolas vs Arcades vs Vaevictis Asmadi vs Chromium [EDH]

Deck Strategies

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  Chromium, the Mutable

  This deck aims to control the board while using Chromium's flash and hexproof abilities to apply pressure and avoid removal.

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  Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire

  This deck forces opponents to sacrifice valuable permanents while potentially replacing them with less threatening ones from the top of the library. It also aims to manipulate the top of the deck to ensure beneficial replacements.

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  Arcades, the Strategist

  This deck is focused on playing defender creatures to build an impenetrable wall. Using Arcades' ability, these defenders can then be turned into potent offensive threats.

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  Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen

  This deck focuses on forcing opponents to discard cards to disrupt their strategies, while also reanimating powerful creatures from the graveyard to gain advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  A major turning point in the game was the board wipe that left all players scrambling to rebuild their board state.

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  The use of 'Lantern of Insight' in the Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire deck provided a major advantage, allowing the player to manipulate the top of their deck and control the outcome of Vaevictis Asmadi’s attack trigger.

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  The Arcades, the Strategist deck's conversion of defenders into offensive threats proved to be a unique and powerful strategy, turning what are traditionally seen as passive creatures into potent attackers.

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  The Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen deck's discard and reanimation strategy effectively disrupted the plans of opponents, keeping them off balance and under constant pressure.

Notable Cards

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  Chromium, the Mutable

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  Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire

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  Arcades, the Strategist

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  Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen

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  Manifold Insights

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  Lantern of Insight

Summary

In this exciting episode of Commander VS, four players battled it out with decks centered around the Elder Dragons from Core Set 2019. The game started off with a rapid pace as the players quickly ramped their mana and established their board presence. Chromium, the Mutable deck focused on control and evasion, while Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire deck utilized a chaotic strategy of forcing sacrifices and replacing permanents from top of the library. Arcades, the Strategist deck was all about defender synergy, attempting to build an impenetrable wall and then turning those walls into offensive threats. Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen deck was centered around utilizing discard strategies and reanimation to disrupt opponents and gain advantage. The game reached a turning point when a board wipe reset the field, leaving all players scrambling to rebuild. The conclusion was a tight race with multiple changes in the lead before the eventual winner emerged.