Chulane VS The Ur Dragon 1v1 EDH/CMDR Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Chulane, Teller of Tales

  Chulane’s deck focuses on playing creatures to draw cards and ramp mana, enabling continuous development and value generation. It uses creatures with enter-the-battlefield effects and recursion to maintain card advantage and control the board, eventually winning through incremental combat damage and overwhelming board presence.

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  The Ur-Dragon

  The Ur-Dragon deck aims to ramp quickly into powerful dragon creatures and leverage the commander’s ability to cast big threats efficiently. It uses ramp spells and landfall effects to stabilize and apply pressure, relying on high-impact dragons and synergies to dominate the late game.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Path to Exile repeatedly with Eternal Witness and Cloudstone Curio helped Chulane keep The Ur-Dragon's threats in check and control the board.

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  Train of Thought provided a crucial card draw engine that gave Chulane the resources needed to outpace and eventually finish off The Ur-Dragon player.

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  Tymna Sabertooth’s ability to bounce creatures and trigger Cloudstone Curio enabled multiple enter-the-battlefield triggers, fueling Chulane’s value engine and card draw.

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  Chulane prioritized taking damage rather than blocking multiple aggressive attacks, preserving creatures that contributed to card draw and board presence.

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  The Ur-Dragon player’s heavy mana investment into large dragons was disrupted by Chulane’s repeated removal and tempo plays, preventing a strong late-game board state.

Notable Cards

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  Train of Thought

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  Eternal Witness

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  Path to Exile

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  Cloudstone Curio

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  The Ur-Dragon

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  Inferno of the Star Mounts

Summary

The game featured a duel between Chulane, Teller of Tales, and The Ur-Dragon in a 1v1 Commander match. Early turns saw both players developing their mana bases and deploying key ramp creatures and spells. Chulane focused on efficient creature deployment and card draw, leveraging cards like Birds of Paradise, Eternal Witness, and Cloudstone Curio to generate incremental advantage and recur key spells like Path to Exile to manage the board. Meanwhile, The Ur-Dragon player ramped into powerful dragons and utilized landfall and mana fixing to stabilize and pressure Chulane. A pivotal moment came when Chulane resolved Train of Thought, drawing multiple cards and outpacing The Ur-Dragon’s board presence. Using tempo plays with creatures like Tymna Sabertooth to bounce and replay Eternal Witness, Chulane maintained control and prevented The Ur-Dragon from establishing a dominant board state. In the late game, Chulane swung with a pumped-up Trained Hydra, dealing lethal damage to The Ur-Dragon player and closing out the match.