Wednesday Night Live 18 | MTG EDH | Commander Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Vial Smasher the Fierce & Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

  Leverages big instants and sorceries to deal damage and control the board, using Sakashima’s copy ability to maximize spell impact and randomly eliminate opponents with burst damage.

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  Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator & Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar

  Generates treasure tokens and synergizes with elementals to ramp mana and build a strong board presence, aiming for value through token production and incremental advantage.

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  Wyleth, Soul of Steel

  Focuses on equipping creatures with multiple auras and equipment to draw cards through combat damage triggers, enabling sustained aggression and card advantage.

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  Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait

  Ramp heavy deck that plays multiple lands per turn to draw cards and develop a large mana base quickly, aiming to overwhelm opponents with card advantage and board presence.

Gameplay Insights

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  Billy’s strategy of casting high-impact instants and sorceries early put pressure on opponents and allowed for flexible responses to threats.

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  Lucas’s use of Aesi to ramp lands and draw cards created a significant resource advantage that was difficult for others to contest.

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  Colin’s focus on equipping Wyleth and drawing cards through combat damage provided steady card advantage and kept his threats relevant.

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  John’s treasure token generation with Malcolm and synergy with Kediss provided incremental mana and board development, enabling him to keep pace in the midgame.

Notable Cards

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  Vial Smasher the Fierce

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  Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

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  Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

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  Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar

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  Wyleth, Soul of Steel

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  Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait

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  Avenger of Zendikar

Summary

The game began with a diverse set of strategies as players took their turns developing their boards and establishing their game plans. Billy, playing the Vial Smasher the Fierce and Sakashima of a Thousand Faces deck, focused on casting impactful instants and sorceries to maximize damage and control, leveraging the partner commanders' synergy. John piloted Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator paired with Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar, aiming to generate treasure tokens and take advantage of powerful elemental synergies. Colin played Wyleth, Soul of Steel, equipping various auras and equipment to attack aggressively and draw cards, while Lucas used Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait to ramp lands and draw repeatedly, quickly accelerating his board state. Early turns involved ramping, setting up equipment and tokens, and casting value spells to maintain board presence.