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Rionya Just Wants To Watch The World Burn | Rionya, Fire Dancer (Commander/EDH Gameplay)

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Decklist

Deck Strategies

  • Rionya, Fire Dancer

    Rionya, Fire Dancer

    The Rionya deck aims to cast multiple spells to generate multiple copies of high-impact creatures. It's a storm deck focusing on aggressive gameplay and finishing the game with a big, explosive turn.

  • Alela, Artful Provocateur

    Alela, Artful Provocateur

    The Alela deck builds around artifacts and enchantments to generate faerie tokens and buff them up.

  • Marchesa, the Black Rose

    Marchesa, the Black Rose

    The Marchesa deck looks to put +1/+1 counters on its creatures to take advantage of Marchesa's dethrone mechanic and recur them from the graveyard.

  • Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge

    Esika, God of the Tree

    The Esika deck aims to ramp quickly and take advantage of high-value creatures and potent planeswalker abilities.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    The Rionya player made a strategic decision to cast Fanatic of Mogis, dealing a substantial amount of damage to all opponents, forcing one player to concede.

  • 2

    The Marchesa player countered with a strong attack, taking advantage of Marchesa's dethrone mechanic to put +1/+1 counters on their creatures.

  • 3

    The Rionya player's consistent land draw allowed them to continuously cast their commander and maintain board presence.

  • 4

    The Alela player's decision to copy a Sol Ring with Mirror Maid indicated a need for ramp, which could have influenced their subsequent plays.

Notable Cards

  • Rionya, Fire Dancer

    Rionya, Fire Dancer

  • Fanatic of Mogis

    Fanatic of Mogis

  • Herald of Secret Streams

    Herald of Secret Streams

  • Marchesa, the Black Rose

    Marchesa, the Black Rose

  • Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor

    Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor

Summary

The game kicked off with the players setting up their boards and ramping up their resources. The Rionya, Fire Dancer deck player, thanks to a strong opening hand, took an aggressive approach, capitalizing on a very land-heavy draw to consistently cast their commander and generate value. The turning point of the game was the casting of Fanatic of Mogis by the Rionya deck, which created copies that drastically reduced the opponents' life totals. This significant play led to one of the opponents conceding, leaving only the Marchesa and Esika decks in the game. Despite a strong counterattack from the Marchesa player, the Rionya deck managed to maintain a strong board presence. The game ends abruptly due to the transcript truncation.

Description

In this casual commander/EDH game, we put Rionya, Fire Dancer against Esika, God of the Tree, Alela, Artful Provocateur and Marchesa the Black Rose.

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