Awesome Commander Game! | A Cause For Commander | Episode 01

Deck Strategies

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  Captain Sisay

  The deck aims to utilize Captain Sisay's ability to tutor for key legendary cards, establishing a strong board presence and controlling the tempo of the game.

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  Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge

  This deck seeks to leverage the 'Prismatic Bridge' side of Esika, aiming to cheat powerful creatures and planeswalkers into play.

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  Svella, Ice Shaper

  This deck looks to ramp mana and use Svella's ability to create icy mana-liths and later to cheat big spells from the top of their library.

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  Emmara, Soul of the Accord

  The deck capitalizes on Emmara's ability to create lifelink tokens when tapped, aiming for a wide board presence with potential for lifegain.

Gameplay Insights

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  Olivia's 'Prismatic Bridge' was a potential game-changer, but TappyToeClaws' 'Knight of Autumn' quickly neutralized the threat.

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  Ellie's use of Captain Sisay to fetch 'Gaea's Cradle' and 'Thalia, Heretic Cathar' was a smart play, potentially disrupting her opponents' tempo and providing a significant boost to her own mana resources.

Notable Cards

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  Knight of Autumn

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  Cultivate

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  The World Tree

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  Gaea's Cradle

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  Thalia, Heretic Cathar

Summary

The match commenced with all players getting their commanders on board and ramping their mana with cards such as 'Cultivate', 'Kadama's Reach', and 'Soul Ring'. Olivia, playing Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge, managed to get the 'Prismatic Bridge' and 'The World Tree' in play, setting her up for some powerful creature and planeswalker plays. However, the 'Prismatic Bridge' was quickly dealt with by 'Knight of Autumn', played by TappyToeClaws, who was playing Emmara, Soul of the Accord. Ellie, playing Captain Sisay, used her commander to fetch key cards like 'Gaea's Cradle' and 'Thalia, Heretic Cathar', the latter posing a significant threat to her opponents' tempo.