Commander at Home #46 - Gitrog v Breya v Ur Dragon v Pako/Haldan w/ Jimmy Wong and Leonard Williams

Deck Strategies

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  The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride

  This deck is centered around playing high-powered creatures with significant drawbacks, and then sacrificing those creatures to fuel Gitrog's ability.

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  Breya, Etherium Shaper

  Breya's deck focuses on control and incremental advantage, using Breya's ability to control the board state and gain life.

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  Haldan, Avid Arcanist and Pako, Arcane Retriever

  This deck aims to send Pako out to fetch cards from opponent's decks and then play those cards for advantage.

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  The Ur-Dragon

  Leonard's Ur-Dragon deck is built around ramping mana and playing powerful dragon creatures to dominate the board and overtake opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Brian Kibler's play of Topiary Stomper early in the game allowed him to ramp his mana significantly.

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  Olivia Gobert-Hicks's decision to copy the Topiary Stomper with Phyrexian Metamorph showed a strong adaptive strategy.

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  Jimmy Wong's use of Ancient Tomb and Force of Vigor to destroy key enchantments changed the tempo of the game and limited opponents' card draw.

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  Leonard Williams's play of Decadent Dragon demonstrated the powerful creatures available in his Ur-Dragon deck.

Notable Cards

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  Topiary Stomper

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  Phyrexian Metamorph

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  Ancient Tomb

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  Force of Vigor

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  Decadent Dragon // Expensive Taste

Summary

The game began with all players setting up their board states and ramping their mana. Notably, Jimmy Wong with his Pako/Haldan deck and Leonard Williams with his Ur-Dragon deck both started strong. Brian Kibler's Gitrog deck threw a wrench in the plans when he played a topiary stomper, ramping his mana. Olivia Gobert-Hicks, running the Breya deck, responded by playing a Phyrexian Metamorph, copying the stomper. Jimmy Wong then took a decisive turn, using Ancient Tomb and Force of Vigor to destroy key enchantments, Ristic Study and Esper Sentinel, which were drawing cards for Olivia and Brian. Leonard Williams then made his move, using his mana advantage to play a decadent dragon.