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Ultra Magnus vs Urza vs Soundwave vs Mishra [EDH/Commander, Magic The Gathering Gameplay 2022]

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Decklists

Deck Strategies

  • Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa

    Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa

    Focuses on putting artifact cards into the graveyard and cheating out powerful artifacts to accelerate board development and overwhelm opponents.

  • Urza, Prince of Kroog

    Urza, Prince of Kroog

    Utilizes artifact cloning and token production to control the board and generate value from artifact synergies.

  • Soundwave, Sonic Spy // Soundwave, Superior Captain

    Soundwave, Sonic Spy // Soundwave, Superior Captain

    Generates creature tokens and uses combat damage to exile and copy sorcery cards from opponents' graveyards, aiming to build incremental value and board presence.

  • Ultra Magnus, Tactician // Ultra Magnus, Armored Carrier

    Ultra Magnus, Tactician // Ultra Magnus, Armored Carrier

    Leverages ramp and cheating out expensive artifact creatures like Bladewing Steel to dominate the battlefield with high-impact threats.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Soundwave's ability to exile and copy sorcery cards from opponents' graveyards through combat damage with tokens creates a recurring source of value and pressure.

  • 2

    Players focus heavily on artifact ramp and recursion to cheat out powerful creatures and maintain board presence.

  • 3

    Token blocking dynamics are significant, with players opting to block 1/1 tokens to mitigate incremental damage and loss of value triggers.

  • 4

    Mishra's graveyard strategy synergizes with artifact recursion cards like Scrap Trawler to enable repeated artifact deployment.

  • 5

    Ultra Magnus's deck prioritizes deploying large artifact threats quickly through ramp and cheat effects to gain board dominance.

Notable Cards

  • Scrap Trawler

    Scrap Trawler

  • Solemn Simulacrum

    Solemn Simulacrum

  • Basalt Monolith

    Basalt Monolith

Summary

The game unfolds with four players piloting artifact-heavy decks led by commanders with robotic and mechanical themes. Early turns focus on ramping mana and establishing board presence with artifact creatures and token generators. Soundwave's token creation and ability to exile and copy cards from opponents' graveyards adds a unique dynamic, threatening to swing the game with incremental value. Mishra's deck aims to cheat out powerful artifacts from the graveyard, leveraging graveyard synergies to accelerate threats. Urza's deck revolves around creating artifact clones and controlling the board through artifact synergy and token production. Ultra Magnus focuses on cheating out expensive artifacts like Bladewing Steel via tactical plays and ramp, aiming to overwhelm opponents with high-impact artifact creatures. The game features strategic exchanges of combat damage, token blocking, and value plays from graveyard interactions. Key turning points include Soundwave generating tokens that pressure opponents for repeated value triggers, and players leveraging artifact recursion and ramp to deploy impactful threats. The game proceeds with incremental board development and artifact synergies, setting up for potential explosive plays centered on graveyard recursion and artifact combos.

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