Zacama - Elenda - Bontu - Edgar // Dralnu - Ur-Dragon - Vial+Ikra - Temmet EDH game

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Edgar Markov

  Aggressive vampire tribal deck that generates tokens on creature casts and attacks, aiming to overwhelm opponents with multiple creatures and life gain synergies.

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  Elenda, the Dusk Rose

  Vampire tribal focused on creating tokens when creatures die and growing Elenda herself, leveraging sacrifice and recursion for board presence.

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  Bontu the Glorified

  Sacrifice-themed deck that drains life from opponents through repeated sacrifices, combined with artifact and creature recursion to generate value and control the board.

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  Zacama, Primal Calamity

  Ramp deck that accelerates mana quickly to cast powerful spells and creatures, enabling board wipes and combo setups using land untapping and infinite mana generation.

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  The Ur-Dragon

  Dragon tribal ramp deck focusing on casting high-cost dragons supported by mana acceleration and powerful artifacts to dominate late game with overwhelming threats.

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  Dralnu, Lich Lord

  Control and spellslinger deck that uses instant and sorcery spells with recursion and counterspells to maintain board control and generate card advantage.

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  Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun

  Token and exalted synergy deck that creates numerous tokens and buffs them with exalted triggers, aiming for wide boards and strong combat phases.

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  Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

  Life gain and drain-focused deck that leverages opponent life loss to gain advantages and control the board.

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  Vial Smasher the Fierce

  Aggressive spellslinger deck that deals damage when casting noncreature spells, aiming to control the board and chip away at opponents through direct damage effects.

Gameplay Insights

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  The early vampire tribal aggression set the pace with token generation and life gain, forcing opponents to respond quickly or be overwhelmed.

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  Zacama's ramp and untap abilities enabled a massive card draw and mana acceleration turn, facilitating a board wipe and combo setup.

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  Tony's use of Panharmonicon and Core Skyfisher with Zacama created infinite mana loops by bouncing creatures repeatedly, allowing systematic targeting and elimination of opponents.

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  Grave Shot was effectively used as a mass removal to clear vampire tokens, disrupting aggressive strategies.

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  In the second game, Dralnu's control elements like counterspells and card draw slowed down aggressive plays and allowed for maintaining board control.

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  The Temmet deck maximized exalted triggers to boost tokens into significant threats, dominating combat phases.

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  Mana acceleration artifacts and spells like Soul Ring, Chromatic Lantern, and Boundless Realms were critical in enabling large plays and casting high-cost threats.

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  Use of life drain and sacrifice effects from Bontu created incremental advantage and pressured opponents' life totals steadily.

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  Recruiter of the Guard was used to tutor key hate cards like Stuffy Doll, enabling targeted disruption against opponents.

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  Players carefully managed card advantage spells and cycling to maintain resources and respond to threats throughout the game.

Notable Cards

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  Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort

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  Captivating Vampire

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  Bontu's Monument

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  Chromatic Lantern

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  Soul of the Harvest

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  Primordial Sage

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  Ashnod's Altar

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  Boundless Realms

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  Mana Geyser

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  Panharmonicon

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  Stuffy Doll

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  Throne of the God-Pharaoh

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  Sublime Archangel

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  Tainted Isle

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  Forbidden Alchemy

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  Dark Petition

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  Arcane Denial

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  Recruiter of the Guard

Gameplay Summary