Commander Game - Hinata, Satoru, Tatsunari, Isshin - EDH Format

Deck Strategies

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  Isshin, Two Heavens as One

  Focuses on doubling combat triggers to maximize damage and life-drain effects. Utilizes human tribal tokens and reanimation to maintain a threatening board while pressuring opponents through combat.

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  Tatsunari, Toad Rider

  Leverages unblockable frog creatures and enchantment synergies to drain opponents' life and control the board. Uses ninjutsu and cloning for evasive attacks and repeated triggers.

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  Hinata, Dawn-Crowned

  Reduces the cost of spells that target creatures and taxes opponents for casting such spells. Combines with artifact synergies and token generation to control the board and enhance spell efficiency.

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  Satoru Umezawa

  Utilizes ninjutsu to cheat evasive creatures into play, cloning effects to create copies of commanders, and incremental damage triggers. Combines artifact ramp and treasure generation for continuous tempo advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  The repeated use of ninjutsu by Buster Kins to deploy evasive creatures like Thousand-Faced Shadow and Ninja of the Deep Hours created consistent pressure and board flexibility.

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  Cloning Hinata with Sakashima's Student resulted in an ability lock that significantly increased opponents' costs to target creatures, affecting spellcasting decisions.

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  Kyle's aggressive goblin token generation with Dockside Extortionist and Krenko combined with Isshin doubling combat triggers created overwhelming combat damage and life drain.

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  The use of artifact synergies such as Metallurgic Summonings and treasure generation enabled multiple players to accelerate mana and create additional threats.

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  Strategic removal spells timed with artifact and token synergies disrupted key threats while maintaining board presence.

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  Scroll Rack was used to manipulate the hand and library, ensuring access to ninjutsu targets and answers at critical moments.

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  Life-drain effects from enchantments like Shimmering Wings and creatures like Brutal Horde Chief steadily wore down opponents’ life totals.

Notable Cards

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  Thousand-Faced Shadow

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  Satoru Umezawa

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin

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  Smothering Tithe

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  Crux of Fate

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  Metallurgic Summonings

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  Generous Gift

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  Drana, the Last Bloodchief

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  Imprisoned in the Moon

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  Storm-Kiln Artist

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  Scroll Rack

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  Shimmering Wings

Summary

The game featured four Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty commanders competing with their unique tribal and synergy-driven strategies. Early turns involved ramp and setup plays including mana rocks, treasure generation, and key creatures entering the battlefield. Buster Kins leveraged ninjutsu and cloning effects with Thousand-Faced Shadow and Sakashima’s Student to maintain a flexible and evasive board state, while Ezreal used enchantment synergies and powerful board wipes like Crux of Fate to control the pace. Kyle's deck capitalized on aggressive goblin tribal synergies with Dockside Extortionist and Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin to flood the battlefield with tokens and generate treasure mana. Meanwhile, BK’s commander Tatsunari, Toad Rider enabled unblockable frog creatures and enchantment triggers to drain opponents' life. The highlight came when the interaction between Hinata, Dawn-Crowned and a cloned copy created a taxing environment for opposing spells, followed by Buster Kins repeatedly ninjutsu’ing evasive creatures to chip away life and maintain pressure. Kyle’s Isshin, Two Heavens as One doubled combat triggers, amplifying damage and life-drain effects, and combined with reanimation triggers from Drana, the Last Bloodchief, the board state rapidly swung in his favor. Key removal spells like Generous Gift and Sword to Plowshares disrupted opponent threats, while metallurgic summonings and artifact synergies produced additional tokens for defense and offense. The game’s momentum shifted multiple times, but aggressive combat damage and value from tribal synergies ultimately defined the path to victory.