I Hate Your Deck #27 Higher Playing with Power v Janel v Skylar v Lynch || Commander Gameplay MTG

Deck Strategies

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  Narset, Enlightened Master

  A modular, five mono-color spellslinger deck that uses diverse janky and wild spells to control the board and generate value, leveraging modular mechanics and non-creature spells.

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  Bruvac the Grandiloquent

  A mono-blue mill deck built around two-card combos that mill opponents aggressively and synergize with Bruvac's ability to double mill, aiming for a combo finish.

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  Meren of Clan Nel Toth

  A Golgari graveyard recursion deck that sacrifices creatures for value and brings them back, accumulating incremental advantage through repeated creature death triggers.

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  Kodama of the East Tree

  A Golgari deck focused on creature synergies and graveyard interactions, ramping and developing a strong board presence through land and creature synergies.

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  Ravos, Soultender

  A graveyard recursion deck that reanimates creatures and uses value creatures and spells to maintain board control and out-value opponents over time.

Gameplay Insights

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  Early ramp and utility spells were prioritized to accelerate the game plan and enable faster deployment of key synergies.

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  Jace's Erasure was used early to punish card draw and disrupt opponents’ hands while generating card advantage.

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  The Bruvac deck aimed to establish mill combos quickly to pressure opponents' libraries before board states could stabilize.

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  The graveyard recursion decks focused on maintaining value through creature death and reanimation triggers, creating a resilient board presence.

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  Players engaged in Rule 0 discussions to set expectations about deck power and interactions, helping maintain a fun multiplayer environment.

Notable Cards

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  Jace's Erasure

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  Urza's Saga

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  Overgrown Tomb

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  Utopia Sprawl

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  Marble Diamond

Summary

The game began with players deploying their early ramp and utility lands, setting the stage for their respective strategies. The Narset player focused on a modular, multi-color janky spellslinger deck with a mix of five mono-color themes, aiming for wild and creative interactions. Meanwhile, the Bruvac player ran a mono-blue mill deck that leveraged combos to mill opponents heavily and quickly. Meren was piloted as a graveyard recursion deck, focusing on sacrificing creatures and recurring value from the graveyard. Kodama of the East Tree represented a Golgari deck centered on creature synergies and graveyard interactions, while Ravos, Soultender also emphasized graveyard recursion with a focus on value creatures and spells. Early game plays involved ramping and establishing board presence, with key enchantments like Jace's Erasure appearing to disrupt opponents' hands and draw triggers.