CASUAL COMMANDER - NITPICKING NERDS VS PLAY TO WIN - GISA AND GERALF-GLISSA-NOBLE BAELOTH-SVELLA

Deck Strategies

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  Gisa and Geralf

  This deck revolves around creating a zombie army and leveraging graveyard synergy for advantage. It aims to control the board with cards like Noxious Ghoul and to recycle zombies with Gisa and Geralf's ability.

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  Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer

  The deck focuses on generating value through combat and utilizing cards like Noble Heritage to bolster its creatures. The deck aims to win through combat damage.

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  Noble Heritage

  This deck aims to power up its creatures through the use of counters and combat-related effects. It aims to win through overwhelming board presence and creature beats.

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  Svella, Ice Shaper

  This deck seeks to ramp up and get value out of Svella's abilities. It aims to control the board while generating value from the Ice counters Svella produces.

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  Glissa, the Traitor

  Glissa's deck focuses on artifact synergy and recurrent value from the graveyard. It seeks to control the board and outvalue opponents through recursion and artifact synergies.

Gameplay Insights

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  The casting of Noxious Ghoul was a pivotal moment, resulting in a significant board wipe that affected the game state.

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  Noble Heritage's decision to escalate the threat level with counters and Baeloth Barrityl was a key move, generating a substantial board presence.

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  The casting of Bitter Ordeal was a significant play that had a major impact on the game, demonstrating the power of mass removal in Commander.

Notable Cards

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  Noxious Ghoul

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  Noble Heritage

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  Bitter Ordeal

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  Svella, Ice Shaper

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  Undead Augur

Summary

The game started with the players ramping up their mana bases, with Noble Heritage and Svella, Ice Shaper being the first commanders to hit the board. The game saw a shift when a Noxious Ghoul was cast, causing non-zombies to get -1/-1 until the end of the turn, which led to several creatures being wiped from the board. Noble Heritage also ramped up a significant threat with counters and their own commander, Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer. However, the game took another turn with the casting of a board clear in the form of Bitter Ordeal, significantly impacting the game state.