TRUE EDH w/ CovertGoBlue & Taalia Vess | Extra Turns 34 | Magic: The Gathering Commander Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Arcades, the Strategist

  This deck focuses on playing high toughness creatures, especially walls, to gain value from Arcades' abilities. Arcades turns these defensive creatures into potent offensive threats and provides a card draw engine.

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  Chromium, the Mutable

  The deck aims to disrupt the opponents' plans with a slew of instant speed responses and tricks. It relies on a solid control package and flash mechanics to pull off sudden victories.

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  Shadrix Silverquill

  This deck aims to generate a wide board presence with various tokens, with numerous ways to pump them up or sacrifice them for value. The deck leverages the political power of Shadrix's combat trigger to outwit opponents.

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  Nicol Bolas, the Ravager

  The deck focuses on filling up graveyards through mill and discard strategies, and then reanimating powerful creatures or casting spells from the opponents' decks. The goal is to use the opponents' power against them for victory.

Gameplay Insights

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  CovertGoBlue's decision to flash in Deepglow Skate in response to a Wayfarer's Bauble activation was a clever move that showcased the deck's instant-speed capabilities.

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  JLK's early casting of Nicol Bolas, the Ravager applied pressure on the other players by forcing a discard, showcasing the deck's disruptive abilities.

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  Despite having her hand disrupted, Taalia Vess still managed to establish a threatening board presence with Arcades, the Strategist and wall creatures, demonstrating the resilience of her deck.

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  The use of Arcane Denial on a Windfall by CovertGoBlue not only disrupted JLK's plans, but also provided card advantage, showcasing the deck's control and disruption elements.

Notable Cards

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  Arcane Signet

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  Wayfarer's Bauble

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  Deepglow Skate

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  Arcane Denial

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  Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen

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  Arcades, the Strategist

Summary

The game kicked off with all four players taking a relatively slow start, focusing on setting up their mana bases and getting some initial value pieces onto the board, like Arcane Signet and Wayfarer's Bobble. CovertGoBlue made the first major move of the game by flashing in Deepglow Skate in response to a Wayfarer's Bauble activation, setting up a powerful board presence early on. However, Josh Lee Kwai (JLK) quickly responded by bringing out his commander, Nicol Bolas, the Ravager, forcing each player to discard a card. Despite some interference from CovertGoBlue's Arcane Denial, JLK still managed to draw into more resources. Taalia Vess started to apply pressure on the board with her Arcades, the Strategist, turning her defensive walls into significant threats. The game continued with players building their boards and strategizing for the late game.