Slimefoot & Squee vs. Yoshi & Bruse - 9TH NLL - Quarterfinal - Duel Commander - EDH│MTG│bitzelberg

Deck Strategies

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  Slimefoot and Squee

  A Jund Midrange deck focusing on creature sacrifice and incremental advantage through food tokens, leveraging Slimefoot's poison and drain abilities combined with reanimation and token generation to outvalue opponents and eventually win through attrition or combo.

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  Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful & Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder

  A Boros Aggro deck that aggressively uses low-cost creatures to maintain board presence and pressure, supported by equipment and the Initiative mechanic to enhance creatures and control the tempo, aiming to quickly reduce opponents' life totals before they can establish defenses.

Gameplay Insights

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  Maintaining Initiative with Hammerheim created a significant tempo advantage for the Boros Aggro deck, making it difficult for the Jund Midrange deck to stabilize.

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  Thomas's inability to draw sufficient lands early limited his ability to cast Slimefoot and fully develop his midrange strategy.

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  Alexander capitalized on tempo and equipment synergy to keep Thomas's creatures from effectively blocking or trading.

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  Broadside Bombardier combined with reanimation of End was a key combo attempt to generate tokens and board presence for Thomas, but it was stifled by Alexander's board control.

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  Paralex Wave served as a powerful board control tool preventing Thomas from blocking effectively, sealing the game in Alexander's favor.

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  Thomas needed to find flying creatures like Falcon R to regain initiative and break through Alexander's tempo, but was unable to do so in time.

Notable Cards

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  Slimefoot, the Stowaway

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  Squee, Goblin Nabob

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  Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful

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  Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder

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  Hammerheim

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  Fatal Push

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  Lightning Bolt

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  Skullclamp

Summary

The game featured a classic duel between a Jund Midrange deck piloted by Thomas with Slimefoot and Squee as commanders, and a Boros Aggro deck led by Alexander using Yoshimaru and Bruse Tarl. The early game was slow for Thomas, who mulliganed and struggled to find enough lands, while Alexander developed pressure with aggressive Boros creatures and took early initiative using the Initiative mechanic from Hammerheim. Thomas tried to stabilize with removal like Fatal Push and Lightning Bolt, but the tempo advantage and board presence of Alexander proved challenging. As the game progressed, Alexander maintained initiative, leveraging his equipment and creatures to keep Thomas on the defensive. Thomas attempted to build a board presence with key combo pieces such as Broadside Bombardier and reanimation targets like End, aiming to create food tokens and leverage Slimefoot's synergy for incremental advantage. However, Alexander's ability to apply consistent pressure and maintain board control with cards like Paralex Wave and Primeval Titan (potentially from green sun's tutors) kept Thomas locked down. Ultimately, the Boros Aggro deck managed to close out the game by capitalizing on the early tempo lead and preventing Thomas from assembling his combos or stabilizing the board.