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Prosper vs Zevlor vs Faldorn vs Gavi [EDH/Commander, MTG Gameplay 2022]

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald

    Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald

    A midrange deck centered around casting spells from exile and discarding cards to trigger synergies, leveraging value creatures and disruption to control the game.

  • Zevlor, Elturel Exile

    Zevlor, Elturel Exile

    A control and interaction focused deck that uses spell copying and disruption to steal or neutralize opponents' win conditions.

  • Gavi, Nest Warden

    Gavi, Nest Warden

    A cycling tribal deck that uses the cycling mechanic for card draw and value, combined with control elements like Astral Slide to protect key creatures and eventually win through incremental advantage.

  • Prosper, Tome-Bound

    Prosper, Tome-Bound

    A treasure token generation deck that ramps quickly and leverages value from sacrificing treasures and drawing cards to out-resource opponents and secure victory.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Prosper's early treasure token generation allowed for explosive mana ramp, enabling rapid deployment of threats and value spells.

  • 2

    Faldorn's ability to cast spells from exile created continuous value and synergized well with discard effects, maintaining pressure on opponents.

  • 3

    Zevlor's disruption and spell-copying tactics were crucial to slowing down opponents' combos and maintaining board control.

  • 4

    Gavi's cycling control strategy provided steady card advantage and protection for key creatures, delaying the game to reach a winning position.

  • 5

    The interaction between containment construct and Faldorn's discard synergies created a resilient board state that was difficult to dismantle.

  • 6

    Players made use of efficient ramp and card draw spells like Arcane Signet and Theories' Insight to smooth out their draws and accelerate their game plan.

Notable Cards

  • Dockside Extortionist

    Dockside Extortionist

  • Astral Slide

    Astral Slide

  • Containment Construct

    Containment Construct

  • Priest of Titania

    Priest of Titania

  • Arcane Signet

    Arcane Signet

  • Bloodstained Mire

    Bloodstained Mire

  • City of Brass

    City of Brass

  • Notion Thief

    Notion Thief

  • Chromatic Lantern

    Chromatic Lantern

Gameplay Summary

The game began with all four players setting up their respective strategies and ramping mana, with Prosper focusing on treasure generation and value, Faldorn exploiting discard and exile synergies, Zevlor aiming to interact and disrupt while copying spells, and Gavi leveraging cycling and control elements.

Early turns saw players establishing their mana bases and deploying key ramp pieces like Arcane Signet and Priest of Titania, while also setting up board presence with creatures and utility spells.

Prosper utilized treasure tokens aggressively to accelerate his gameplay and value generation, while Faldorn took advantage of casting spells from exile and discarding to fuel his synergies with cards like Containment Construct.

Zevlor focused on disruption and copying spells to maintain control over the board state, and Gavi cycled through cards and used Astral Slide to protect creatures and set up for a win condition.

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