Magic: the Gathering Commander Gameplay | The Spike Feeders 2018 Holiday Special

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Zur the Enchanter

  Zur's deck focuses on tutoring and deploying powerful enchantments to control the game and create incremental advantage, often winning through lock pieces and value enchantments.

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  Najeela's deck aims to generate warrior tokens and leverage combat triggers to overwhelm opponents with aggressive attacks and combo finishers.

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  Nin, the Pain Artist

  Nin's deck utilizes spells and abilities to deal damage to opponents while drawing cards and maintaining pressure, often using combos to close the game quickly.

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  Narset, Enlightened Master

  Narset's deck capitalizes on extra turns and spells to generate value and control the game, aiming to chain powerful spells and combos to win.

Gameplay Insights

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  The use of Withering Wisps to deal one damage to all players and creatures was a critical board control move that pressured all opponents simultaneously.

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  Casting Zur early to fetch enchantments enabled continuous value and control, demonstrating the deck's tutoring strength.

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  The players adjusted to less familiar decks and focused on efficient mana ramp and card selection to stabilize their positions.

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  Combat decisions were carefully weighed to balance aggression and board presence while managing triggers like Najeela's warrior token generation.

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  The inclusion of Grafdigger's Cage helped disrupt graveyard strategies, adding a layer of interaction that affected potential combos.

Notable Cards

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  Zur the Enchanter

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  Withering Wisps

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  Mystical Tutor

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  Preordain

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  Birds of Paradise

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  Grafdigger's Cage

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Gameplay Summary