EDH | Najeela vs Yuriko vs Vial Smasher Thrasios vs Rhys |Community Game | MTG Basics | MCT 100 EP18

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  Najeela's deck aims to ramp quickly and produce multiple warrior tokens, leveraging combat phases and extra attacks to overwhelm opponents. The deck seeks to achieve the city's blessing and then unleash heavy attacks with token armies and synergy-based combat triggers.

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  Rhys the Redeemed

  Rhys focuses on elf token generation and board development to create a large army of tokens. The deck uses incremental value and token doubling effects to flood the board and win through overwhelming numbers.

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  Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

  Yuriko's deck revolves around ninjas that deal unblockable damage and trigger damage and card advantage effects when they deal combat damage. It uses ninjutsu and burn spells to chip away at opponents’ life totals swiftly.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero & Vial Smasher the Fierce

  This deck uses mana acceleration, card draw, and value engines to control the mid-game. It focuses on assembling powerful combos or value plays through efficient resource management and card selection.

Gameplay Insights

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  Najeela’s aggressive token production and ability to generate multiple combat steps quickly shifted the game tempo heavily in her favor.

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  The sacrifice of Canon to block one of Najeela’s attackers was a key moment that weakened Thrasios’s board presence and tempo.

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  Yuriko’s focus on unblockable ninja damage provided steady chip damage but lacked the board presence to contest Najeela’s rapidly growing army.

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  Rhys’s steady token production was threatened by opponents removing his key permanents, preventing him from achieving overwhelming board state.

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  Thrasios’s decision to prioritize card draw and mana acceleration over early aggression limited his ability to respond to Najeela’s fast pace.

Notable Cards

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

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  Mystic Remora

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  Allosaurus Shepherd

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  Ignoble Hierarch

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  Temporal Manipulation

Gameplay Summary