Oloro vs Kumena vs Edgar vs Nicol-Bolas [EDH/Commander Gameplay] 2020

Deck Strategies

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  Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca

  Ramp mana, generate a board of unblockable creatures, and use synergistic card draw and buffs to overwhelm opponents, often winning through consistent commander damage and board presence.

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  Oloro, Ageless Ascetic

  Gain incremental life each turn, use life as a resource while deploying value creatures and control elements to stabilize and outlast opponents.

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  Edgar Markov

  Aggressively build a vampire token army triggered by casting vampires, buffing them with +1/+1 counters, and leveraging sacrifice outlets to drain life and dominate through combat.

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

  Use ramp and discard effects to quickly cast Nicol Bolas, then leverage his planeswalker abilities for card advantage, removal, and control to dominate opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Thieving Skydiver to steal opponent's key mana rocks helped disrupt their tempo and gave Kumena's player additional ramp options.

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  Edgar Markov's player effectively utilized Indulgent Aristocrat's sacrifice ability combined with Cordial Vampire triggers to massively buff his vampire army and deal heavy life drain across opponents.

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  Casting Triumph of the Hordes at the right moment granted infect and trample, allowing Kumena's team to eliminate a major threat quickly through commander damage.

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  Protecting key creatures with Swan Song to counter removal spells like Anguished Unmaking was critical in maintaining board presence and momentum.

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  Nicol Bolas's transformation into the planeswalker form and use of his card-draw ability helped maintain pressure and control, although it didn't ultimately secure the win.

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  Kumena's player leveraged Voice of Thunder to break the maximum hand size limit, enabling sustained card advantage which fueled continued board development and unblockable attacks.

Notable Cards

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  Thieving Skydiver

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  Indulgent Aristocrat

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  Triumph of the Hordes

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  Spark Double

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  Anguished Unmaking

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  Talisman of Creativity

Summary

The game began with a typical four-player Commander setup featuring Oloro, Kumena, Edgar Markov, and Nicol Bolas decks. Early turns saw players establishing their mana bases and deploying creatures that synergized with their commanders. Edgar Markov's player aggressively developed a vampire army, leveraging tokens and counters to pressure opponents. Kumena's player focused on ramp and unblockable creatures, using cards like Thieving Skydiver and Seaborn Muse to enable consistent damage and card draw. Nicol Bolas arrived mid-game, shifting the board state by threatening multiple players with his powerful planeswalker abilities. A pivotal moment occurred when Edgar's player capitalized on Indulgent Aristocrat to generate +1/+1 counters and drain life from the table, dealing a significant blow to Ryan's Oloro deck. Kumena's player then cast Triumph of the Hordes, turning their board into a lethal force with trample and infect, which led to a swift elimination of Edgar. Meanwhile, Nicol Bolas the Arisen used his card draw and control abilities to maintain pressure, but Kumena's ability to make creatures unblockable and keep drawing cards through Voice of Thunder allowed steady card advantage and incremental damage. The game featured intense combat phases and strategic use of sac outlets and buffs, highlighting each deck's synergy and win conditions through creature combat and planeswalker dominance.