NEW CAPPENA IS OUT! Xander vs. Beamtown vs. Evelyn vs. Queza | The Command Dudes | MTG EDH gameplay

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Lord Xander, the Collector

  Utilizes treasure tokens and vampire tribal synergies to generate card advantage and incremental damage, focusing on exile and collection counters to control the game.

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  Queza, Augur of Agonies

  Creates a taxing environment by exiling cards and punishing opponents for playing shared card types, using this attrition to drain opponents' life totals.

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  Evelyn, the Covetous

  Exploits discard and recursion mechanics to maintain card flow and board presence, generating zombies and ramping mana through discard triggers.

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  The Beamtown Bullies

  Aggressive treasure-based deck that rapidly develops board presence and pressure, leveraging artifact creatures and damage triggers to overwhelm opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  The use of Cemetery Gatekeeper to exile cards from graveyards and punish opponents for casting spells with shared types shifted the pace and forced conservative play.

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  Lord Xander’s vampire tribal synergy with collection counters created incremental value that pressured opponents over multiple turns.

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  Discard outlets in Evelyn’s deck allowed for efficient card draw and token generation, maintaining steady resource flow despite board pressure.

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  The Beamtown Bullies’ aggressive treasure ramp and artifact creatures enabled early and consistent damage output, forcing opponents to respond quickly.

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  Players employed combat and removal carefully to manage the taxing effects from Queza and to avoid triggering heavy damage from exiled cards.

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  Strategic use of mana ramp and card selection spells helped smooth draws and maintain tempo in a highly interactive and taxing game environment.

Notable Cards

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  Cemetery Gatekeeper

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  Goblin Welder

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  Vampire Cutthroat

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  Unmarked Grave

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  Rummaging Goblin

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  Eater of Days

Gameplay Summary