The Gang Works Together... I Unholy Hand 21 I Magic The Gathering Commander Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Felix Five-Boots

  Generate multiple combat damage triggers through non-land permanents and double combat damage effects to maximize face-smashing damage output.

• Kestral, the Windcrested

  Buff bird creatures, draw cards, and recur birds from the graveyard to maintain board presence and card advantage.

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  Soul of Windgrace

  Leverage land recursion by discarding lands and returning them from the graveyard to gain incremental value and sustain resources, ultimately winning through value or combat damage.

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  Kaima, the Fractured Calm

  Enchant opponents’ creatures to force them to attack (goad), then buff Kaima with counters to swing back harder for the win.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Decimate to destroy multiple targets including own land enabled control and capitalizing on Soul of Windgrace's land recursion ability.

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  Kaima's enchantment Hospitality forced opponents to attack, facilitating aggressive board interactions and synergy with Kaima’s goad strategy.

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  Felix Five-Boots focused on creating multiple combat damage triggers to maximize damage output through non-land permanents.

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  Kestral utilized Coastal Piracy to draw cards on combat damage, maintaining hand advantage while applying pressure with flying creatures.

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  Proliferate triggers from creatures like Fringming Bird provided incremental value but required careful timing to maximize impact.

Notable Cards

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  Soul of Windgrace

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  Decimate

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  Coastal Piracy

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  Exploration

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  Bloodthirsty Blade

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  Bladegriff Prototype

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  Shadowmage Infiltrator

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  Skyclave Relic

Summary

The game started with all four players establishing their mana bases and early board presence. Felix Five-Boots aimed to generate extra combat damage triggers through non-land permanents, while Kestral focused on buffing and drawing cards with bird creatures. Soul of Windgrace utilized land recursion and discard mechanics to gain incremental advantage, and Kaima specialized in enchanting opponents’ creatures to provoke attacks and grow stronger. Early turns involved setting up key pieces like Exploration for extra land drops, Coastal Piracy for card draw on combat damage, and deploying threats such as Soul of Windgrace and Bloodthirsty Blade. A pivotal moment occurred when Soul of Windgrace’s player cast Decimate, a multi-target removal spell that destroyed multiple permanents, including their own land to later recur it. This strategic sacrifice enabled battlefield control and land recovery. Meanwhile, Kaima’s use of enchantments to force attacks created tension and forced opponents into unfavorable combat decisions. The interactions involving card draw from combat damage and proliferate triggers from creatures like Fringming Bird also contributed to shifting momentum. The gameplay highlighted synergy between land recursion, combat damage triggers, and strategic removal, setting the stage for a win through overwhelming combat pressure and value generation.