Generic Commander Episode 46- Planar Battle Belbe v Gisa and Geralf v Oona v Nethroi

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Gisa and Geralf

  Zombie tribal focused on building a growing board with zombies and using sacrifice triggers to generate value and pressure opponents.

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  Oona, Queen of the Fae

  Fairy tribal from Lorwyn/Shadowmoor, aiming to leverage fairy synergies and control elements to outvalue opponents.

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  Nethroi, Apex of Death

  Mutate-focused deck from Ikoria, trying to generate value and board presence through creature mutations and graveyard recursion despite limited card pool.

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  Belbe, Corrupted Observer

  Group hug with a twist, generating large amounts of colorless mana by encouraging opponents to deal damage to each other, potentially enabling powerful plays like casting Oath of Druids for early combos or ramp.

Gameplay Insights

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  Belbe's ability generated additional colorless mana based on opponents losing life, incentivizing aggressive interactions among players and enabling ramp into impactful spells.

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  The zombie deck capitalized on synergy triggers like Champion of the Perished to grow threats with every zombie that entered the battlefield, increasing pressure steadily.

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  The mutate deck faced challenges due to the limited card pool from Ikoria but relied on mutate creatures and key cards like Essence Symbiote to gain incremental life and board presence.

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  Players adjusted combat decisions around Belbe's mana generation, attacking players who would maximize mana gain rather than just dealing damage randomly.

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  Early turns were mostly development and setup, with players focusing on deploying mana sources and creatures to build toward mid-game synergy and combos.

Notable Cards

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  Belbe, Corrupted Observer

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  Oath of Druids

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  Champion of the Perished

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  Essence Symbiote

Gameplay Summary