Karlov Manor EDH Brews that Bruise your bros | Delney VS Melek VS Anzrag VS Pride of the Hull Clade

Deck Strategies

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  Delney, Streetwise Lookout

  Focuses on building a field of small creatures and doubling their triggers with Delney's ability.

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  Melek, Reforged Researcher

  Aims to put as many spells into the graveyard as possible to power up Melek's stats.

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  The Pride of Hull Clade

  Aims to put creatures with high toughness into play and use the commander's ability to draw cards.

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  Anzrag, the Quake-Mole

  Focuses on getting Anzrag onto the battlefield and then attacking with larger creatures.

Gameplay Insights

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  Eliot's decision to play Tree of Redemption early in the game allowed him to potentially draw a large amount of cards using The Pride of Hull Clade's ability.

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  Alex's use of Dolmen Gate could potentially allow him to attack with his creatures without worrying about them being destroyed.

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  Aaron's play of Assemble the Players set him up well for future turns, allowing him to cast creature spells with power two or less from the top of his library.

Notable Cards

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  Tree of Redemption

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  Dolmen Gate

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  Assemble the Players

Summary

The game started slowly with players taking turns to lay their land cards and build their manabases. Eliot, playing The Pride of Hull Clade, managed to get an early advantage by playing Tree of Redemption and using his commander's ability to potentially draw large amounts of cards. Aaron, with Delney, Streetwise Lookout, focused on building a board presence with small creatures and leveraging Delney's ability to double triggers. Jan, running Melek, Reforged Researcher, focused on pulling spells into his graveyard to power up Melek's stats. Finally, Alex, playing Anzrag, the Quake-Mole, aimed to get Anzrag on the battlefield and block in order to leverage his larger creatures.