Rakdos vs Kaalia vs Freyalise vs Xenagos EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Kaalia of the Vast

  Aggressively cast and attack with Kaalia to cheat out powerful angels, demons, and dragons, leveraging her attack triggers to quickly establish board dominance and pressure opponents.

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  Rakdos, Lord of Riots

  Ramp mana quickly and cast Rakdos cheaply by dealing damage to opponents, using his ability to reduce creature cost to deploy massive threats like Emrakul, disrupting opponents while applying pressure.

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  Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury

  Ramp through elves and mana acceleration, generate tokens, and control the board with planeswalker abilities, aiming to outvalue opponents and create overwhelming board states.

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  Xenagos, God of Revels

  Generate mana ramp and use Tooth and Nail to cheat large creatures into play, then pump them with Xenagos' ability to deliver huge, often lethal combat damage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Kaalia's attack triggers were effectively leveraged to cheat out strong creatures, swinging momentum in her favor early.

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  Rakdos used Lim-Dûl's Hex to enable casting his commander earlier, then utilized the synergy with damage dealt to opponents to reduce casting costs and bring out huge threats.

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  Xenagos' Tooth and Nail was a game-changing play, putting Blightsteel Colossus and Tyrant's Familiar onto the battlefield to deliver lethal infect damage.

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  The collaboration between Rakdos and Xenagos in later turns, including taking extra turns with Emrakul, overwhelmed the board and resulted in a swift conclusion.

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  Strategic removal of key lands by Rakdos helped to slow down opponents' mana development, ensuring his threats could dominate the board.

Notable Cards

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  Steel Hellkite

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  Avacyn, Angel of Hope

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  Grim Monolith

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  Lim-Dûl's Hex

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  Blightsteel Colossus

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  Tyrant's Familiar

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  Emrakul, the Aeons Torn

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  Greater Good

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  Tooth and Nail

Summary

The game began with players developing their mana bases and early board presence, with Rakdos, Lord of Riots and Kaalia of the Vast establishing their ramp and threats. Kaalia's aggressive strategy was evident early as she swung with her commander to trigger her ability, deploying impactful creatures like Steel Hellkite and Avacyn, Angel of Hope to maintain board control. Rakdos utilized mana acceleration and disruptive spells to build towards casting his commander cheaply and applying pressure. Freyalise's deck focused on ramping and creating elf tokens, while Xenagos aimed to cheat large creatures into play using Tooth and Nail. A pivotal moment occurred when Xenagos successfully cast Tooth and Nail, bringing in Blightsteel Colossus and Tyrant's Familiar, dealing lethal infect damage to Syriac despite his blocks. Rakdos capitalized on his reduced creature costs to cast Emrakul for just two mana, stealing extra turns and teaming up with Xenagos to overwhelm the table. Kaalia maintained aggression, repeatedly swinging with her commander and triggering powerful enters-the-battlefield effects, while Rakdos and Xenagos combined their power to eliminate opponents quickly. The game ended shortly after these explosive turns as the table was unable to keep up with the overwhelming threats and combo damage presented.