Go For The Eyes Gina! Torsten, Minsc, Evelyn, Muldrotha | The Worst Possible Commander Show #40

Deck Strategies

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  Torsten, Founder of Benalia

  Leverages a creature and land-heavy deck to draw cards by revealing the top of the library, aiming to generate a large board and use Astral Altar plus Nim Deathmantle to create infinite creatures and draw the entire deck.

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  Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes

  Focuses on creating and buffing hamster tokens to deal massive damage, utilizing equipment like Blackblade Reforged to turn tokens into lethal threats.

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  Muldrotha, the Gravetide

  Uses graveyard recursion to repeatedly cast permanents, building a large board and sacrificing creatures to Golgari Lich Lord to deal damage equal to their power to all opponents.

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  Evelyn, the Covetous

  A vampire-themed control deck that draws cards and gains value through creature interactions, aiming to finish with combos involving Exquisite Blood and Vito or dual Caster Mage plus Ghostly Flicker plus Exsanguinate.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Leyline of Anticipation to give all spells flash allowed for reactive plays and surprising interactions throughout the game.

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  Torsten’s player planned to leverage a combo with Astral Altar and Nim Deathmantle for infinite creatures and full deck draw, forcing opponents to prioritize removal of these pieces.

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  Minsc & Boo's strategy to pump hamster tokens with Titan's Strength and equipment like Blackblade Reforged created a high-pressure threat that needed immediate attention.

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  Muldrotha’s ability to recur permanents from the graveyard combined with Golgari Lich Lord enabled a potential one-turn board wipe and mass damage to all opponents.

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  Evelyn’s deck balanced card draw and control elements with multiple combo finishers, providing flexibility in responding to board states while setting up for a sudden lethal burst.

Notable Cards

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  Nim Deathmantle

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  Blackblade Reforged

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  Exquisite Blood

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  Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

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  Dualcaster Mage

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  Ghostly Flicker

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  Leyline of Anticipation

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  Mana Crypt

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  Maze of Ith

Summary

The game began with players setting up their mana bases and early board presence, with Evelyn the Covetous player establishing control through card advantage and vampire synergies. Torsten’s player focused on ramp and creature-heavy strategies to draw multiple cards and develop a wide board. Minsc & Boo centered around growing their signature hamster tokens to overwhelming sizes, while Muldrotha utilized graveyard recursion to build value and threatening board states. Early turns saw strategic plays like Leyline of Anticipation providing flash for instant-speed interaction and various ramp spells to accelerate the game pace. As the game progressed, key turning points included Minsc & Boo enhancing their hamsters with pump spells and equipment, threatening significant damage quickly. Torsten’s combo potential with Astral Altar and Nim Deathmantle was a looming threat, aiming for infinite creature generation and card draw. Meanwhile, Muldrotha’s recursion and sacrifice interactions set up for a large damage burst via Golgari Lich Lord. The Evelyn deck maintained control and card draw, preparing to close the game with combos involving Exquisite Blood and Vito or dual Caster Mage plus Ghostly Flicker. The interplay of flash creatures, token growth, recursion, and combo lines created dynamic tension and multiple win conditions vying for dominance.