ALL Commanders Have Partner!? | Happy Pride! | MTG Commander Gameplay | Deadpool, Braids, and more!

Deck Strategies

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  Wolverine, Best There Is & Deadpool, Trading Card

  Build up Wolverine by having him fight other creatures to gain +1/+1 counters and double damage, using Deadpool to enable access to black and additional partner synergies.

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  Nissa, Resurgent Animist & Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh

  Ramp through landfall triggers and generate card advantage with elves and elemental creatures, using Chandra to support elemental synergies and direct damage.

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  Huatli, Poet of Unity & Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance

  Dinosaur tribal deck focused on producing and copying dinosaur creatures using Saheeli's artifact token creation and Huatli's abilities to boost and protect the dinos.

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  Jerren, Corrupted Bishop & Braids, Cabal Minion

  Mono-black human tribal value deck that generates tokens and drains life through human death triggers, aiming to transform Jerren into a powerful late-game threat.

Gameplay Insights

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  Alex prioritized Wolverine's fighting mechanic combined with the trample granted by Herd Heirloom to maximize combat damage and card draw.

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  Jake used Nissa's landfall triggers in conjunction with mana fixing and Living Twister to maintain board presence and pressure.

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  Ryan leveraged Jerren's death triggers to create human tokens and sustain life, advancing toward Jerren's transform condition.

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  Al utilized Saheeli's token copying ability to generate artifact copies of powerful dinosaurs, increasing board threat density.

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  Players balanced early ramp and creature deployment with careful timing of triggers and combat to build incremental advantages.

Notable Cards

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  Wolverine, Best There Is

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  Deadpool, Trading Card

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  Nissa, Resurgent Animist

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  Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh // Chandra, Roaring Flame

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  Huatli, Poet of Unity // Roar of the Fifth People

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  Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance

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  Jerren, Corrupted Bishop // Ormendahl, the Corrupter

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  Braids, Cabal Minion

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  Living Twister

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  Kessig Wolf Run

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  Herd Heirloom

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  Rhythm of the Wild

Summary

The game began with players establishing their board states with mana ramp and early creatures. Alex leveraged Wolverine's fight-based synergy alongside Deadpool's partner abilities to build up Wolverine incrementally through combat damage and +1/+1 counters. Meanwhile, Jake focused on a Nissa and Chandra deck centered around elemental and elf synergies, using landfall and card advantage mechanics to ramp and dig through his deck. Al's dinosaur tribal deck with Huatli and Saheeli aimed to produce and copy powerful dinosaur creatures, while Ryan utilized a mono-black strategy with Jerren and Braids to generate value through human death triggers and disruptive plays. Key turning points included Alex's effective use of Wolverine's fighting ability to grow his commander while controlling the board and generating pressure. Jake's landfall triggers with Nissa and Elemental creatures, along with clever use of Living Twister, showcased a ramp and midrange strategy capable of explosive turns. Ryan's Jerren created a steady stream of tokens and life manipulation, building towards a transformative late-game threat. Al's Saheeli provided artifact and creature token copies, enabling explosive board states with dinosaurs. The game revolved around incremental growth and attrition, with each player leveraging their partner commanders to synergize their respective tribal or theme-focused decks. The win condition appeared to be a combination of combat damage through growing creatures and overwhelming board presence, particularly through Wolverine's fight triggers, Nissa's ramped elementals, and Al's dinosaur tokens. Ryan's value engine provided a persistent threat to control the board and wear down opponents.