Will & Hopper vs Beckett Brass vs Hinata vs The Realty Chip [EDH/Commander, MTG Gameplay 2022]

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Admiral Beckett Brass

  Pirate tribal focused on stealing opponent's permanents and applying early aggression through synergy and combat triggers.

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  The Reality Chip

  Mono-blue artifact combo deck aiming to leverage artifact synergies, foretell, and card draw to assemble a combo that controls the board and wins through infinite or value-based interactions.

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  Hinata, Dawn-Crowned

  Polymorph combo deck focused on generating tokens and value creatures to set up a game-ending polymorph or big creature play.

• Will & Hopper

  Jeskai midrange deck utilizing spells, equipment, and card advantage to control the pace of the game and build incremental advantage through combat and disruption.

Gameplay Insights

• 1

  Equipping the Reality Chip onto Silver Raven allowed the player to attempt reconfiguration combos, creating pressure on opponents' boards.

• 2

  Players used clue tokens generated from artifact interactions to draw extra cards, fueling combo and control strategies.

• 3

  Foretell was used effectively to cast spells at reduced cost, enabling flexible responses during opponents' turns.

• 4

  Selective combat damage was taken to trigger card draw and discard abilities, maximizing resource cycling.

• 5

  The pirate deck's early aggression was tempered by players' strategic decisions to avoid giving too much advantage, highlighting the balance between aggression and control.

• 6

  Discarding and looting effects were utilized to dig for key combo pieces and answers, emphasizing the importance of hand manipulation.

Notable Cards

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  Daring Buccaneer

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  Foretell

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  Silver Raven

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  Arcane Signet

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  Pestermite

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  Haunted Ridge

Gameplay Summary