Yawgmoth vs Yuriko vs Ravos | Vial Smasher vs The First Sliver EDH / CMDR game play

Deck Strategies

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  Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

  Uses sacrifice outlets and proliferate to generate card advantage and control the board by weakening opponents' creatures and recurring threats.

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  The First Sliver

  Builds a powerful sliver tribal board that cascades into more slivers, boosting synergy and overwhelming opponents with a swarm of creatures.

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  Ravos, Soultender

  Focuses on artifact ramp and recursion, leveraging protective creatures and control elements to maintain board presence and support Vial Smasher’s damage triggers.

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  Vial Smasher the Fierce

  Deals incremental damage to opponents whenever casting spells, aiming to chip away at life totals while controlling the board with support from artifacts and spells.

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  Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

  Utilizes ninjutsu to repeatedly bring in ninjas, dealing damage and triggering top-of-library reveals to disrupt opponents and draw cards.

Gameplay Insights

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  Yawgmoth repeatedly used sacrifice and proliferate to accumulate -1/-1 counters on opponents' creatures and maximize card draw, maintaining board control.

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  Yuriko’s player effectively used ninjutsu triggers to deal large chunks of damage while triggering top-deck reveals that forced opponents to discard, creating disruption and card advantage.

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  Vial Smasher’s damage triggers were strategically used to target opponents who were vulnerable or had valuable permanents, applying pressure throughout the game.

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  The First Sliver deck took advantage of cascade mechanics to continuously deploy slivers, creating a growing threat that demanded answers from opponents.

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  Players leveraged protectors and recursion effects like Ravos and Gonti to maintain board presence despite heavy interaction and removal.

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  A key moment was when players coordinated damage assignment and blockers, such as sacrificing creatures with Yawgmoth to trigger effects and protect more valuable creatures.

Notable Cards

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  Bitterblossom

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  Astral Cornucopia

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  Chromatic Lantern

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  Black Market

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  Protector of the Crown

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  Greater Good

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  Long-Term Plans

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  Grave Pact

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  City of Brass

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  Enlightened Tutor

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  Gonti, Lord of Luxury

Summary

The multiplayer Commander game featured five highly interactive decks led by Yawgmoth, The First Sliver, Ravos, Vial Smasher, and Yuriko. Early game development saw players establishing board presence with ramp and utility lands, while Yawgmoth leveraged his sacrifice and proliferate abilities to build up counters on permanents and generate card advantage. Vial Smasher applied pressure with consistent damage triggers on opponents, synergizing with Ravos's recursion and control elements. Meanwhile, The First Sliver deck cascaded into sliver creatures to dominate the board, enhancing synergy and resilience. Yuriko's deck aimed to maximize ninjutsu triggers and ninja damage to disrupt opponents and draw cards. The game’s turning point occurred when Yuriko executed multiple ninjutsu maneuvers, dealing significant damage and triggering reveals that forced opponents to discard and lose life. Yawgmoth's ability to proliferate counters and sacrifice creatures to control the board kept him relevant through attrition and recursion. The First Sliver capitalized on cascade effects to generate a swarm of threats, while Vial Smasher consistently chipped away at opponent life totals with damage on spell casts. The back-and-forth dynamic involved key interactions such as grave pact effects and targeted removal, culminating in a battle of resource management and timing. The win condition centered around either aggressive damage through ninjutsu and commander attacks or overwhelming board presence from slivers and Yawgmoth's attrition engine.