Deck & Commander Strategies
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Sisay focuses on tutoring legendary creatures and artifacts to build a versatile board presence, leveraging synergy among legends to create combo or value-based wins.
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
Sidisi aims to fill the graveyard quickly and generate Zombie tokens through self-mill triggers, enabling reanimation strategies and incremental board advantage.
Tiamat
Tiamat searches for dragons from the deck to populate the hand or battlefield, enabling powerful dragon tribal synergies and strong mid-to-late game board states.
Etali, Primal Conqueror
Etali leverages combat damage triggers to cast spells from opponents' decks for free, generating significant card advantage and disruption during combat phases.
Gameplay Insights
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Casting Show and Tell early created a high-impact board state by cheating out big threats and enchantments, accelerating the game tempo and forcing players to respond immediately.
- 2
The interaction of Draco Genesis milling all players and then triggering a reanimation sequence demonstrated a powerful synergy that can quickly overwhelm opponents in cEDH.
- 3
Players carefully managed their mana and responses, such as holding up an instant to counter or disrupt key threats, showing the importance of timing and resource management in competitive Commander.
- 4
The presence of Smothering Tithe added a layer of mana denial and acceleration, influencing opponents' decisions and prioritization of threats during the early turns.
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Using Fraxian Metamorph to copy a powerful ETB effect and sacrificing the original to maintain board presence was a clever play to maximize value and maintain pressure.
Notable Cards
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Show and Tell
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Dragonlord Atarka
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Smothering Tithe
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Hunting Velociraptor
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players developing their mana bases and setting up early plays, with a notable early Soul Ring helping accelerate mana for one player.
On turn three, a pivotal moment occurred when a Show and Tell was cast, allowing each player to put a creature, enchantment, or land from their hand directly onto the battlefield.
This resulted in one player cheating out Draco Genesis, triggering an ETB effect that mills four cards for all players.
Another player used this opportunity to reanimate powerful dragons and other threats, including Fraxian Metamorph and Dragonlord Atarka, creating significant board presence.
Although the Show and Tell resolved, the threat of Smothering Tithe on the board and the potential for combo plays kept the tension high.
One opponent used protection spells and responses, such as casting an instant (likely Red Elemental Blast or similar) in response to protect their key pieces and disrupt opponents' plans.
![Commander Versus Series: Sidisi v. Narset v. Anafenza v. Surrak [MTG Multiplayer] thumbnail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/P64jtTyYHd8/sddefault.jpg)
![Commander Versus Series: Deck Tech - Sidisi v. Narset v. Anafenza v. Surrak [MTG Multiplayer] thumbnail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CfxPrUkh1x4/sddefault.jpg)
![EP: 25 Etali v Gitrog v Shalai/Hallar v Sisay [EDH gameplay] thumbnail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5h75fl6p2SE/sddefault.jpg)
