Extus vs Veyran vs Zaffai vs Adrix & Nev | High Power EDH | Diamond Commander League S3 | E2 MTG

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

  Token doubling combined with elf tribal synergies to generate incremental value and mana advantage, enabling wide board states and explosive token-based combos.

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  Extus, Oriq Overlord

  A combination of aristocrats and storm elements supported by underworld breach, leveraging sacrifice outlets and recursion to build advantage and cast spells repeatedly.

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  Zaffai, Thunder Conductor

  Casting high-cost spells in a red-blue shell that triggers magecraft abilities, gaining incremental value and tempo, culminating in large-scale spells like Expropriate to seize control of the game.

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  Veyran, Voice of Duality

  Wizard tribal focused on doubling triggered abilities to generate value and enable infinite combos, aiming to overwhelm opponents through repeated triggers and synergy.

Gameplay Insights

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  The multiple copies of Expropriate triggered by Veyran and magecraft abilities led to a complex voting phase that allowed Jordan to take multiple extra turns and steal key permanents, effectively swinging the game in his favor.

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  Utilization of mana acceleration artifacts like Soul Ring and mana dorks enabled early casting of impactful spells and commanders, accelerating each player’s game plan.

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  Discard and draw synergies, particularly in Extus's deck, were leveraged to fuel storm and aristocrat strategies with cards like Desperate Ritual and Fermenting Voice.

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  The interaction between magecraft triggers and copying spells demonstrated the power of layering triggered abilities to multiply effects, especially in Zaffai and Veyran's decks.

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  Players carefully managed board presence and tempo early on, but the game shifted decisively when the large-scale Expropriate resolved, showcasing the importance of timing and leveraging powerful spells in EDH.

Notable Cards

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  Expropriate

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  Wirewood Channeler

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  Scroll Rack

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  Children of Korlis

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  Narset's Reversal

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  Underworld Breach

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  High Tide

Gameplay Summary