Sorin Takes on Nicol Bolas, Ajani and Grist in an EPIC Commander Battle! #mtg #edh #mtggameplay

Deck & Commander Strategies

• Sorin of House Marov

  Utilizes lifelink and extort to generate life gain, flipping into a planeswalker that can create food tokens, deal damage based on life gained, and take control of creatures to build a resilient board.

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  Nicol Bolas, the Ravager

  Employs a control and spellslinging game plan that discards opponents' cards, uses powerful removal and recursion from his planeswalker side, and aims to dominate the board through disruption and card advantage.

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  Ajani, Nacatl Pariah

  Cat tribal focused on creating a wide board of cat tokens, buffing them, and dealing damage through synergy, while using an ultimate that forces opponents to sacrifice key nonland permanents to weaken their board states.

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  Grist, Voracious Larva

  Graveyard-centric deck that mills cards, recurs creatures as insect tokens with deathtouch, and pressures opponents by sacrificing and reanimating creatures, leveraging incremental value and resource denial.

Gameplay Insights

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  Sorin's transformation triggered by gaining three or more life in a turn serves as a key tempo swing, enabling him to produce food tokens, deal damage, and control creatures, which builds a strong board presence.

• 2

  Nicol Bolas's ability to exile and return transformed with a powerful planeswalker side allows for major board control plays, including damage to creatures or planeswalkers and reanimation from graveyards, which can drastically shift the game state.

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  Ajani's token generation combined with removal-like ultimate pressures opponents to manage their permanents carefully, often forcing difficult choices that can cripple their strategy.

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  Grist's synergy with graveyard recursion and token creation creates continuous board presence and value generation, putting pressure on opponents through milling and repeated threats.

• 5

  The interaction between transformation triggers and board state management was pivotal, as each commander’s flip mechanic unlocked new abilities that significantly altered the flow of the game.

Notable Cards

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  Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen

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  Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger

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  Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm

Gameplay Summary