The Best Blink Deck You've Never Heard Of | Kodama/Ishai (Commander/EDH Gameplay)

Deck Strategies

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  Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker/Kodama of the East Tree

  The deck aims to exploit Kodama's ability with blink effects, creating a value engine with ETB effects and card draw.

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  Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder

  This deck seeks to exploit Cascade mechanic for value and chain casting spells.

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  Animar, Soul of Elements

  The deck strategy revolves around casting creatures to grow Animar and reduce the casting cost of subsequent creatures.

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  Teneb, the Harvester

  Strategy is unclear from the provided transcript, but Teneb typically focuses on reanimation strategies.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Kodama/Ishai player's decision to play Teleportation Circle and Llanowar Visionary early on provided a solid card draw engine, helping to maintain card advantage.

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  The Animar player's early casting of Animar presented a clock for the other players, potentially accelerating the game pace.

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  The Yidris player's Cascade trigger inadvertently provided the Kodama/Ishai player additional card advantage due to Mystic Remora.

Notable Cards

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  Teleportation Circle

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  Mystic Remora

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  Animar, Soul of Elements

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  Mystic Reflection

Summary

This game showcased an impressive performance by the Kodama/Ishai player, utilizing a blink strategy to manipulate ETB effects for maximum value. Early game saw each player establish board presence. Animar, Soul of Elements came out, presenting an early threat. The Kodama/Ishai player then managed to set up a significant value engine by playing Llanowar Visionary and Teleportation Circle, allowing card draw each turn. An interesting interaction occurred when the Yidris player triggered a cascade, causing the Kodama/Ishai player's Mystic Remora to draw two additional cards. The game ended prematurely in the transcript, leaving the final outcome uncertain.