The Brother's War | Commander Clash S13 E18

Deck Strategies

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  Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor

  Monoblack deck focused on drawing many cards and discarding to activate Gix’s ability, which allows casting cards from an opponent’s library for free. The deck aims to ramp mana and overwhelm opponents by leveraging free spells and card advantage.

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  Titania, Voice of Gaea

  A land-centric deck that utilizes landfall and graveyard recursion to fuel Titania’s meld ability and create a large, powerful melded creature. The deck aims to control the board by recurring lands and attacking with a big melded threat.

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  Mishra, Claimed by Gix

  Rakdos artifact deck focusing on artifact synergy and aggressive gameplay. Mishra’s meld ability supports combining with a Dragon engine for big damage. The deck aims to disrupt opponents while applying pressure with artifact creatures and combos.

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  Urza, Lord Protector

  Azorius artifact deck that uses unique equipment and artifact interactions to assemble meld pieces. Urza’s deck emphasizes controlling the board with artifact synergy and leveraging new equipment to enhance creatures, aiming to meld and take over the game.

Gameplay Insights

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  Gix’s ability to cast cards from opponents’ libraries for free creates explosive turns once enough mana and discard outlets are available, making him a potent threat despite slower ramp.

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  Mishra’s deck balances aggressive artifact creatures with a combo meld engine, carefully avoiding infinite combos to keep gameplay fair but powerful.

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  Titania’s meld strategy revolves around managing lands and graveyard recursion, which can quickly snowball into a large melded creature that pressures opponents heavily.

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  The interaction of attacking restrictions due to commander abilities influences player targeting decisions, often redirecting aggression to the biggest threats or those with melded commanders.

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  Players prioritize assembling meld pieces early to unlock powerful melded creatures that significantly shift board presence and combat dynamics.

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  Urza’s use of equipment and artifact synergy introduces a fresh azorius artifact archetype that leverages new cards from The Brother’s War set to control the game.

Notable Cards

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  Mishra, Claimed by Gix

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  Titania, Voice of Gaea

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  Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor

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  Urza, Lord Protector

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  Sardian Avenger

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  Hedron Archive

Summary

The game features four players piloting new commanders from The Brother's War set: Mishra, Claimed by Gix; Titania, Voice of Gaea; Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor; and Urza, Lord Protector. Early gameplay focuses on ramping and assembling meld pieces, with multiple players aiming to meld their commanders into powerful fused creatures. Gix excels at drawing cards and unleashing opponent’s library cards for free, leveraging discard and heavy card draw to gain a significant advantage. Titania and Mishra both capitalize on lands and artifacts respectively to fuel their strategies, while Urza focuses on artifact synergy and unique interactions involving lands and equipment. Key moments include the early board development where Mishra’s artifact synergy and Titania’s land recursion start applying pressure, while Gix’s card draw engine begins to churn, threatening a cascade of plays from opponents' decks. Players carefully navigate attacking restrictions imposed by commanders and abilities, with Mishra’s deck balancing aggression and artifact disruption. Urza’s deck introduces novel tech and equipment to push his meld strategy forward. The game’s tension revolves around melding commanders and leveraging their enhanced abilities to control the board and strike for lethal damage, with Gix’s ability to cast spells from opponents’ libraries standing out as a major turning point.