NEW TARKIR DRAGONSTORM COMMANDER GAMEPLAY! ft. Amazonian & EDHRECast | Ep 169

Deck Strategies

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  Betor, Ancestor's Voice

  This deck aims to gain and lose life to utilize Betor's abilities, which trigger upon life loss and gain. Key creatures with lifelink are used to regain life lost, and effects that require life payment are used to trigger Betor's abilities.

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  Eshki, Temur's Roar

  This deck aims to play large creatures and use Eshki's ability to draw cards, with the ultimate goal of dealing high amounts of damage to opponents.

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  Betor, Kin to All

  This deck aims to play creatures with high toughness to trigger Betor's powerful end-step abilities, possibly resulting in huge life loss for opponents.

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  Reyhan, Last of the Abzan and Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker

  This deck aims to accumulate +1/+1 counters on creatures and move them around for various effects. Reyhan and Ishai synergize well with this strategy, as they both interact with +1/+1 counters in some way.

Gameplay Insights

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  Olivia's early game Burgeoning play significantly ramped her mana production, allowing her to deploy threats earlier.

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  Amy's strategy of using high toughness creatures with Betor, Kin to All can potentially result in large swings in life totals.

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  Joey's use of Reyhan and Ishai focuses on the accumulation and manipulation of +1/+1 counters, which can result in powerful interactions and threats.

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  The player with Eshki, Temur's Roar aims to play large creatures and draw cards, pointing to a possible 'big creature beatdown' strategy.

Notable Cards

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  Burgeoning

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  Nyx-Fleece Ram

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  Children of Korlis

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  Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary

Summary

The game started off with a highly aggressive ramp play from Olivia with the card Burgeoning, allowing her to play multiple lands within the first few turns. This set the tone for the game as she was able to get her commander, Betor, Ancestor's Voice, into play quickly. Meanwhile, the other players each focused on their own strategies, with Amy looking to use high toughness creatures with her commander, Betor, Kin to All, to trigger powerful effects. Joey, on the other hand, was looking to accumulate +1/+1 counters with his partnered commanders, Reyhan and Ishai, and move them around for various effects. The player with Eshki, Temur's Roar aimed to play large creatures and draw cards. Throughout the game, there were many interactions and strategic decisions that significantly impacted the game state.