I Hate Your Deck #35 Feather v Muldrotha v Morophon v Varina ||Commander Gameplay mtg edh

Deck Strategies

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  Feather, the Redeemed

  A combat-focused deck that leverages Feather's ability to reuse instant and sorcery spells for value and aims to generate infinite combat steps to win through combat damage.

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  Muldrotha, the Gravetide

  A graveyard recursion deck that uses Muldrotha to repeatedly cast permanents from the graveyard, building incremental advantage and leveraging sacrifice outlets and value creatures.

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  Morophon, the Boundless

  An elemental tribal deck that boosts elemental creatures, accelerates mana production, and tries to create synergy-based board presence, with some combo potential.

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  Varina, Lich Queen

  A zombie tribal deck that attacks aggressively while draining opponents' life via zombie triggers and supports its creatures with token generation and combat buffs.

Gameplay Insights

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  Muldrotha's player leveraged graveyard recursion early on by casting creatures like Dauthi Voidwalker from the graveyard to maintain pressure.

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  Varina's player utilized Wayward Servant to drain opponents' life incrementally upon zombie tokens entering the battlefield, establishing a steady life loss engine.

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  Feather's deck showed potential for infinite combat step combos, increasing threat level and forcing opponents to be cautious about timing and interaction.

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  The use of Altar of Dementia early in the game hinted at a milling strategy or combo setup, forcing opponents to consider graveyard hate or disruption.

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  Players engaged in pregame discussion to clarify deck power levels and combo potential to ensure a balanced and fun game experience.

Notable Cards

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  Dauthi Voidwalker

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  Wayward Servant

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  Altar of Dementia

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  Talisman of Conviction

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  Bloodstained Mire

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  Watery Grave

Summary

The game featured four distinct commanders, each representing very different strategies and playstyles. The early turns saw players establishing their mana bases and deploying important utility creatures such as Wayfarer and Wayward Servant to set up their decks' synergies. The Muldrotha player focused on graveyard interactions, utilizing cards like Dauthi Voidwalker and repeatedly reanimating key pieces to maintain board presence. Meanwhile, the Varina player set up a zombie tribal theme with incremental life drain and damage effects, aiming for a steady attrition plan. Morophon, the Boundless player focused on tribal synergy with elementals, supporting their plans with mana acceleration and elemental tribal boosts. Feather, the Redeemed, emphasized a combat-centric strategy with potential infinite combat steps, supported by efficient mana rocks and flicker value plays. The game progressed with players carefully managing resources and deploying key cards like Altar of Dementia for milling, signaling that graveyard interactions were pivotal. Despite the early setups, no immediate game-ending combos resolved quickly, and the game appeared to hinge on incremental board development and combo assembly, with players wary of each other's potential infinite combos and tactical responses.