Deck & Commander Strategies
Xyris, the Writhing Storm
Leverages repeated wheel effects and targeted removal to outvalue opponents, grinding them down through card advantage and incremental damage.
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
Uses control elements, counterspells, and card draw to maintain board control while setting up for a powerful late-game win condition.
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
Applies early pressure through aggressive play, utilizing life manipulation and disruption to dismantle opponents’ resources and board presence.
Dargo, the Shipwrecker & Thrasios, Triton Hero
Focuses on mana ramp and combo potential, aiming to generate infinite mana or value engine loops to close out the game quickly.
Gameplay Insights
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Early use of Wheel of Fortune by a player accelerated card draw but also forced heavy discards, impacting hand resources.
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Mana Crypt provided critical fast mana enabling aggressive early plays and casting of powerful spells ahead of curve.
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Players had to carefully decide whether to keep or mulligan hands based on the likelihood of facing early disruption such as Open Exile.
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Strategic use of mana denial and counterspells shaped the tempo, especially attempts to counter Ob Nixilis’s early threats.
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Discarding key cards like Eternal Witness and counterspells during wheels was a significant setback but also a calculated risk to maintain tempo.
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Shuffle decisions on Ponder demonstrated the importance of sequencing draws to find necessary lands or spells rather than drawing dead cards.
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The combination of Dargo and Thrasios hints at potential infinite mana combos, pressuring opponents to disrupt before the combo could be assembled.
Notable Cards
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Wheel of Fortune
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Mana Crypt
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Dockside Extortionist
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Jeweled Lotus
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Mana Drain
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Tinder Wall
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Urza's Saga
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Pact of Negation
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Misdirection
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Arcane Signet
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Snapback
Gameplay Summary
The game featured a high-level cEDH multiplayer match with four players piloting competitive decks built around Xyris, the Writhing Storm; Teferi, Temporal Archmage; Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin; and a Dargo & Thrasios partner combination.
Early turns were marked by aggressive plays, including a turn one Wheel of Fortune and the casting of Mana Crypt to accelerate mana production.
The players jockeyed for control with various disruption spells and mana acceleration, trying to set up key combos and resource advantages.
Ob Nixilis's early presence posed a significant threat, forcing opponents to find ways to deal with the persistent pressure.
Teferi’s deck aimed to leverage control elements and card advantage, while Xyris focused on a wheel and removal strategy to outvalue opponents.
Meanwhile, the Dargo & Thrasios deck tried to ramp into powerful plays and combos, including potential infinite mana lines.
Throughout the game, the players had to balance protecting their own game plans with disrupting others, resulting in a dynamic board state with shifting control.
The outcome hinged on timely disruption, efficient mana usage, and capitalizing on openings created by opponents’ mistakes or slow development.
![Commander Versus Series: Round 2 - Ob Nixilis v. Daretti v. Freyalise v. Teferi [MTG Multiplayer] thumbnail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mE3NrAdgfic/sddefault.jpg)
![Commander Versus Series: Ob Nixilis v. Daretti v. Freyalise v. Teferi [MTG Multiplayer] thumbnail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BAKJ4a6hF-8/sddefault.jpg)
