Commander VS S6E4: Yisan vs Reya vs Dwynen vs Laquatus [MTG]

Deck Strategies

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  Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen

  Elf tribal focused on mana ramp and boosting elves with lords, gaining life on attacks, and establishing an overwhelming board presence.

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  Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

  Ramp-heavy deck that accelerates land drops and uses Yisan's ability to tutor creatures of increasing power, aiming to cast big threats efficiently.

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  Reya Dawnbringer

  Angel tribal with strong board wipes and graveyard recursion to maintain a steady stream of threats and stabilize the board.

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  Ambassador Laquatus

  Mill-centric control deck using mill effects and artifacts like Grindclock and Bell Tower to mill large portions of opponents' libraries, aiming to win via decking them.

Gameplay Insights

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  Laquatus's aggressive milling with cards like Grindclock and Bell Tower forced opponents to constantly respond to library depletion threats.

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  Yisan's strategy to ramp lands quickly and tutor large creatures allowed for explosive mid-to-late game board states, challenging the slower angel and mill decks.

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  Dwynen's elf tribal deck leveraged life gain on attacks and multiple elf lords to maintain pressure and survivability, making it difficult for Laquatus to mill effectively.

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  Reya's ability to recur creatures each upkeep provided resilience against board wipes and mill, extending the game and creating repeated threats.

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  The interaction between board wipes from Reya's deck and the build-up of elves and ramp creatures created dynamic shifts in board control.

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  Laquatus's reliance on mill artifacts required careful timing and protection to maximize library depletion without losing control of the board.

Notable Cards

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  Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen

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  Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

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  Reya Dawnbringer

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  Ambassador Laquatus

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  Seedborn Muse

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  Dungrove Elder

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  Grindclock

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  Millstone

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  Sphinx's Tutelage

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  Traumatize

Summary

The game featured four mono-colored commanders, each bringing a distinct strategy to the table under the Core Set Challenge format, which restricted cards to various core sets up to Magic 2015 and Origins. Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen led a classic elf tribal deck focused on ramping mana and generating aggressive board presence with elf lords that boost the entire team and provide life gain. Yisan, the Wanderer Bard piloted a ramp-centric deck that utilized spells to put multiple lands into play quickly, enabling the casting of large creatures and leveraging Yisan's ability to tutor creatures from the library based on the board state. Reya Dawnbringer brought a resilient angel tribal deck that capitalized on strong white board wipes and recurring threats, aiming to outlast opponents with repeated graveyard recursion. Ambassador Laquatus played a mill-oriented strategy, using mill effects and disruption to deplete opponents' libraries, supported by cards like Grindclock and Bell Tower to amplify mill damage. The game was a clash of elf aggression, big creatures, and mill disruption, with pivotal moments revolving around Laquatus's aggressive milling and Yisan's explosive ramp turns. The match highlighted the tension between board development and resource denial in multiplayer Commander.