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I Hate Your Deck #63 Lord Of The Rings Frodo Gandalf Aragorn Tom Bombadil || Commander Gameplay mtg

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Deck Strategies

  • Aragorn and Arwen, Wed

    Aragorn and Arwen, Wed

    Focuses on creating and enhancing numerous tokens to swarm the board and gain incremental advantages through +1/+1 counters and vigilance, aiming to overwhelm opponents with wide board presence.

  • Gandalf the Grey

    Gandalf the Grey

    Leverages instant and sorcery spells, copying them for repeated effects such as dealing damage to opponents and tapping or untapping permanents, aiming to control the board and apply pressure.

  • Tom Bombadil

    Tom Bombadil

    Utilizes sagas and lore counters to trigger powerful saga effects, including putting additional sagas directly onto the battlefield, gaining hexproof and indestructibility to protect his board state.

  • Frodo, Sauron's Bane

    Frodo, Sauron's Bane

    Transforms into a halfling rogue with a game-ending combat damage trigger if the ring has tempted him multiple times, creating a high-stakes threat that opponents must manage carefully.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    The choice to play in a two-headed giant format shifted the dynamic to a shared life total with cooperative attacking and blocking, promoting teamwork and joint decision-making on targeting and defense.

  • 2

    Tom Bombadil’s saga-centric deck required careful management of lore counters and saga triggers to maximize value and unlock hexproof and indestructibility, making his board state resilient to removal.

  • 3

    Gandalf’s ability to copy instant and sorcery spells allowed for flexible responses and repeated damage, which likely forced opponents to be cautious with their plays.

  • 4

    Frodo’s conditional instant-win ability introduced a tense threat that shaped opponents’ combat and removal priorities, as allowing him to connect multiple times could abruptly end the game.

  • 5

    Ramp spells and mana acceleration, such as Soul Ring and Arcane Signet, were pivotal early plays to enable casting higher-cost commanders and spells ahead of curve.

Notable Cards

  • Aragorn and Arwen, Wed

    Aragorn and Arwen, Wed

  • Gandalf the Grey

    Gandalf the Grey

  • Tom Bombadil

    Tom Bombadil

  • Frodo, Sauron's Bane

    Frodo, Sauron's Bane

  • Smoldering Egg // Ashmouth Dragon

    Smoldering Egg // Ashmouth Dragon

  • Arcane Signet

    Arcane Signet

  • Myriad Landscape

    Myriad Landscape

  • Savannah

    Savannah

Summary

The game began with players deploying their signature commanders and establishing their board states in a two-headed giant variant, where teammates share a life total but maintain separate boards. Early turns focused on ramping and setting up key synergies: the token-heavy strategy of Aragorn and Arwen aimed to go wide with numerous creatures, while Gandalf the Grey's deck sought to leverage instant and sorcery spells for control and damage, copying spells to maximize impact. Tom Bombadil’s deck revolved around sagas, using lore counters to trigger powerful effects and generate more sagas, while Frodo, Sauron's Bane represented a potent threat with a potential instant win condition if allowed to connect in combat multiple times. As the game progressed, each team worked on their respective plans—token swarm, spell control, saga recursion, and the looming threat of Frodo’s lethal damage.

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