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Wednesday Night Live 23 | MTG EDH | Commander Gameplay

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Deck Strategies

  • Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

    Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

    Utilizes landfall and ETB triggers to generate card advantage, life gain, and board presence, aiming to outvalue opponents through incremental resource accumulation and resilience.

  • Isao, Enlightened Bushi

    Isao, Enlightened Bushi

    A mono-green voltron deck centered on equipping and buffing Isao to quickly deal damage, supported by a spellslinger subtheme to protect and enhance the commander.

  • Karona, False God

    Karona, False God

    A heavy enchantment build focusing on multiple combat phases and infect damage, aiming to overwhelm opponents with repeated attacks and combat tricks.

  • General Tazri

    General Tazri

    Supports an ally and saga synergy deck, focusing on assembling powerful combinations through support and card advantage to control the board and accelerate allies.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Uro’s landfall triggers and ETB effects provided consistent card draw and life gain, creating a strong value engine that pressured other players to respond swiftly.

  • 2

    Isao’s inability to be countered and regeneration ability made it a resilient voltron commander, forcing opponents to consider removal carefully.

  • 3

    Karona’s multiple combat phases and infect damage threatened to end the game quickly if opponents did not disrupt her enchantments or board state.

  • 4

    General Tazri’s ally and saga synergy provided useful support but struggled against the explosive ramp and aggression of Uro and Karona.

  • 5

    The multiplayer dynamics highlighted the importance of balancing aggression with defense, as players had to decide when to attack or hold back to avoid becoming the primary target.

Notable Cards

  • Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

    Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

  • Isao, Enlightened Bushi

    Isao, Enlightened Bushi

  • Karona, False God

    Karona, False God

  • General Tazri

    General Tazri

Summary

The game featured a four-player Commander match with Karona, False God, General Tazri, Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath, and Isao, Enlightened Bushi. The early game saw players developing their boards with thematic synergies: Uro focused on landfall and ETB triggers to generate incremental value, while Isao aimed to build a voltron-style deck with samurai and spellslinger elements, enhancing his commander with buffs and protection. General Tazri's deck revolved around supporting allies and sagas, aiming to leverage synergy and card advantage. Karona, False God played a heavy enchantment-driven strategy, aiming to dominate through multiple combat phases and infect damage. Key moments included Uro generating significant board presence and card advantage through successive land drops and ETB triggers, while Isao attempted to protect and grow his commander for a swift finish. Tazri contributed by supporting the team and setting up synergy with allies and sagas, but struggled to keep pace with the more explosive decks. Karona's aggressive enchantment and infect strategy pressured opponents, forcing them to respond quickly or face rapid losses. The game moved towards a tense midgame where Uro’s value engine and Karona’s combat tricks clashed, with Isao applying pressure through a resilient voltron commander. Ultimately, the win condition revolved around exploiting commander damage and combat phases to overwhelm opponents, highlighting the importance of board control and timing in multiplayer EDH dynamics.

Description

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Welcome to some #live #EDH #gameplay with Cardboard Command! We have a very special guest this evening: Brennan from The Canada Geeks!

It’s Karona, False God vs General Tazri vs Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath vs Isao, Enlightened Bushi. Should be a jank fest!

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