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Aetherdrift Commander First Look | Gavin Verhey Ruins Everything | Commander at Home Episode 57

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Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Temmet, Naktamun's Will

    Temmet, Naktamun's Will

    The deck aims to create a powerful zombie army through amassing mechanics and gain advantage through life link when a sufficiently large zombie token attacks.

  • Saheeli, Radiant Creator

    Saheeli, Radiant Creator

    This deck looks to play artifacts and artificers to generate energy which can then be used to copy other permanents into temporary 5/5 artifact creatures with haste.

  • Ketramose, the New Dawn

    Ketramose, the New Dawn

    The deck is a white-black blink deck that aims to exile its own creatures for value and card draw.

  • Samut, the Driving Force

    Samut, the Driving Force

    The deck aims to increase its speed counter by dealing damage to opponents which in turn buffs other creatures and reduces the casting cost of noncreature spells.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Olivia made a strong start with End-Race Catalyzer and Burnout Berserker, which synergized well with her commander's speed mechanic.

  • 2

    Crim started to build his zombie army early with Dreadhorde Invasion, setting up for potential large-scale attacks in future turns.

  • 3

    Gavin made use of Wafer's Bauble to ramp and set up his blink strategy with Ketramose, the New Dawn.

Notable Cards

  • Dreadhorde Invasion

    Dreadhorde Invasion

  • Ornithopter of Paradise

    Ornithopter of Paradise

  • Arcane Signet

    Arcane Signet

Gameplay Summary

The game started off slowly with players ramping and setting up their board states.

Olivia, commanding Samut, the Driving Force got off to a fast start with End-Race Catalyzer and Burnout Berserker which synergized with her commander's speed mechanic.

Crim, piloting an Esper Zombies deck, began amassing an army using Dreadhorde Invasion.

The other two players also got their engines running with Gavin, helming Ketramose, the New Dawn, playing a Wafer's Bauble and an Ornithopter of Paradise.

The Host, commanding Saheeli, Radiant Creator, played an Arcane Signet and a Command Tower.

As the game progressed, players were attempting to advance their board states and strategies, setting up for pivotal plays in future turns.

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