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The Piñata EXPLODES All Over Us | EP. 23 | Commander

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

    Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

    Uses flicker and discover mechanics to generate massive card advantage and board presence, focusing on dinosaurs and creating token threats to overwhelm opponents.

  • The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell

    The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell

    A discard and graveyard-focused deck that builds counters on the commander by casting high-cost non-creature spells, aiming to transform the commander and deal damage through combat and abilities.

  • The Necrobloom

    The Necrobloom

    Floods the board with zombies, primarily leveraging Field of the Dead to create a wide army for attacking and controlling the battlefield.

  • Peter Parker // Amazing Spider-Man

    Peter Parker // Amazing Spider-Man

    A slower deck that aims to develop board presence and value through Peter Parker's abilities, although it struggled with mana and tempo early in the game.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Tyler exploited multiple flicker effects in a single turn to stack multiple discover triggers, generating a huge card advantage and tempo swing.

  • 2

    The Emperor of Palamecia player carefully tracked mana spending to build counters and transform their commander, enabling powerful discard and damage effects.

  • 3

    Use of Restoration Angel to flicker Pantlaza allowed for repeated 'discover' triggers, fueling the deck's engine and allowing for explosive turns.

  • 4

    The presence of multiple ramp spells and filter lands enabled Pantlaza to cast multiple spells and activate abilities in quick succession, accelerating their board development.

  • 5

    Despite early mana struggles, players attempted to leverage their commanders' unique abilities, but Pantlaza's synergy and value engine proved overwhelming.

Notable Cards

  • Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

    Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

  • Restoration Angel

    Restoration Angel

  • Clifftop Lookout

    Clifftop Lookout

  • Field of the Dead

    Field of the Dead

  • The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell

    The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell

  • Cultivate

    Cultivate

  • Kodama's Reach

    Kodama's Reach

  • Molten Echoes

    Molten Echoes

Gameplay Summary

The game began with all players establishing their early board states, with some ramp and utility lands hitting the battlefield.

The Emperor of Palamecia player focused on casting non-creature spells to build counters on their commander to flip it, while the Necrobloom player aimed to flood the board with zombies via Field of the Dead.

Peter Parker's deck appeared slower to start, struggling with mana but developing some board presence.

Tyler, piloting Pantlaza, quickly ramped and utilized multiple flicker effects and discover triggers to generate value and board presence.

A key turning point was when Tyler repeatedly flickered Pantlaza and other creatures like Restoration Angel and Clifftop Lookout, stacking multiple discover triggers to draw cards and generate powerful effects.

This led to a massive advantage in resources and board control, overwhelming the other players.

The Pantlaza deck then leveraged token generation and flicker synergies to maintain pressure, effectively becoming an unstoppable piñata of value and threats.

The game shifted decisively in Tyler's favor as the others struggled to keep pace with the explosive value engine, culminating in Pantlaza taking control of the board and setting up lethal attacks.

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