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What Would You Do For An Extra Point? | Magic: the Gathering Commander Gameplay

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Deck Strategies

  • Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

    Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

    The deck is designed to proliferate level up counters on its creatures. The goal is to control five or more creatures with the level up mechanic at their highest level.

  • Garth One-Eye

    Garth One-Eye

    The deck is built around assembling a variety of legendary creatures. The gameplay hinges on gathering a specific mix of humans, dwarves, elves, halflings or kithkin, and the Ring of Three Wishes.

  • Elsha of the Infinite

    Elsha of the Infinite

    The deck is a spellslinger build focused on copying spells. The player aims to copy ten permanents, instance, or sorcery spells they don't own.

  • Jetmir, Nexus of Revels

    Jetmir, Nexus of Revels

    The deck boosts its creatures' power and uses sacrifice outlets to manage total power. The player aims to have the total power of creatures they control equal their age.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    The player with Atraxa, Praetors' Voice had to manage their deck carefully to ensure they had enough level up creatures and could proliferate efficiently.

  • 2

    The player with Garth One-Eye had to balance their deck to include a functional mix of legendary creatures while still maintaining a viable gameplay strategy.

  • 3

    The player with Elsha of the Infinite had to constantly keep track of the spells they were copying and manage their resources wisely to achieve their goal.

  • 4

    The player with Jetmir, Nexus of Revels had the unique challenge of managing their creatures' power to match their own age, requiring strategic use of boosts and sacrifices.

Notable Cards

  • Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

    Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

  • Garth One-Eye

    Garth One-Eye

  • Elsha of the Infinite

    Elsha of the Infinite

  • Jetmir, Nexus of Revels

    Jetmir, Nexus of Revels

  • Ring of Three Wishes

    Ring of Three Wishes

  • Flux Channeler

    Flux Channeler

Summary

This Magic: The Gathering Commander game was full of unique strategies and hidden objectives. Each player had a different goal, forcing them to adapt their decks in unique ways. Player with Atraxa, Praetors' Voice focused on leveling up mechanic, aiming to control five or more creatures with the level up mechanic at their highest level. The player with Garth One-Eye sought to control a variety of legendary creatures to emulate the Fellowship of the Ring. The player with Elsha of the Infinite was set on copying ten permanents, instances, or sorcery spells they didn't own. Lastly, the player with Jetmir, Nexus of Revels had the challenging task of equaling the total power of creatures they control to their age.

Description

You’ll never see this MTG Commander gameplay comin’! Join the crew for part two as they play more decks with hidden roles to accomplish!

Are you on team Jeremy, Corey, Jonathan, or Stephen? Let us know who you picked in the comments!

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