There be dragons here! Ur-Dragon vs Ziatora vs Nine-fingers Keene vs Ghired EDH / CMDR game play

Deck Strategies

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  Nine-Fingers Keene

  The Keene deck aims to exploit its commander's ability to reveal gates from the top of the deck when it deals combat damage. It combines this with a strong focus on land fetching and manipulation, aiming for a Maze's End win condition.

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  Ziatora, the Incinerator

  Ziatora's deck seeks to leverage its commander's ability to sacrifice creatures for damage and treasure tokens. It includes a variety of creatures to sacrifice and ways to bring them back, for continuous damage and ramping.

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  Ghired, Conclave Exile

  Ghired's deck revolves around creating and populating creature tokens, with a particular focus on powerful creatures like Elder Gargoroth and Terror of the Peaks to pressure opponents.

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  The Ur-Dragon

  The Ur-Dragon deck aims to ramp into big dragon creatures, using the reduced cost from its commander. It seeks to control the board with powerful creatures like Elesh Norn and Teneb, the Harvester.

Gameplay Insights

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  Kuzno's use of Oko to neutralize Ghired was a strategic decision that effectively hindered the Ghired deck's token generation strategy.

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  Bryce's play of Elesh Norn was a game-changing move that significantly disrupted the opponents' board states, especially mana dorks.

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  Kuzno's Tainted Strike on Gate Colossus was a pivotal moment, as it resulted in lethal damage to Bryce, taking out a significant threat.

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  Eric's play of Sheoldred had a significant impact on the game, forcing opponents to sacrifice creatures during their upkeep.

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  Kuzno's strategy of copying Guildgates with Thespian's Stage was key to progressing his Maze's End win condition.

Notable Cards

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  Maze's End

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  Tainted Strike

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  Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

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  Ghired, Conclave Exile

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  Terror of the Peaks

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  Gate Colossus

Summary

The game was a battle of heavy hitters with each player showcasing their deck's unique strategies. Early game was marked by mana ramping and initial setup for all players, with Nine-Fingers Keene being the first to pose a significant threat, revealing a Guildgate with its attack trigger and utilizing Oko to neutralize threats. However, the game took a turn when Bryce's Ur-Dragon deck played Elesh Norn, wiping away most mana dorks and weakening the opponents' field. The game continued with powerful plays from each side, but it was Kuzno's Nine-Fingers Keene deck that stood out, pulling off a lethal blow with Tainted Strike on a Gate Colossus, taking out Bryce. The game concluded with a thrilling race between Kuzno's Maze's End win condition and constant threats from the other decks, eventually leading to Kuzno's victory with his Guildgate strategy.