NIKO 🆚 BALLOON MAN 🆚 AMINATOU 🆚 VALGAVOTH | Duskmourn EDH / Casual Commander

Deck Strategies

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  Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

  The deck aimed to leverage Valgavoth's ability to draw cards and gain counters, but struggled to maintain a board presence due to frequent disruptions.

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  Aminatou, Veil Piercer

  The deck utilized Aminatou's surveil mechanic for card advantage and aimed to control the board with various removal spells and disruptive enchantments.

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  The Jolly Balloon Man

  The deck revolved around continuously recasting the Jolly Balloon Man to replicate key creatures and disrupt opponents' boards with targeted creature destruction.

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  Niko, Light of Hope

  The Niko deck played a more control-oriented game, aiming to generate value from Niko's shard generation and using 'Skyhunter Strike Force' as a finisher in combination with Niko's ability.

Gameplay Insights

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  Tom's frequent activations of 'The Jolly Balloon Man' put a lot of pressure on his opponents, but also made his commander a prime target for removal spells.

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  John's use of 'Feed the Swarm' to handle 'The Jolly Balloon Man' showcased effective use of removal to mitigate a potential threat.

• 3

  Extra's casting of 'Skyhunter Strike Force' and activation of 'Niko, Light of Hope' was the game-changing combo that led to his victory.

Notable Cards

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  The Jolly Balloon Man

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  Goblin Bombardment

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  Thought Vessel

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  Skyhunter Strike Force

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  Aminatou, Veil Piercer

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  Skyhunter Strike Force

Summary

The game kicked off to a fast start, with Tom playing his commander, 'The Jolly Balloon Man' early and utilizing its effect to replicate useful creatures and disrupt opponents' boards. However, the Balloon Man became a shared threat and the other players frequently targeted it with removal spells. Despite this, Tom managed to keep recasting his commander and continued to pressure his opponents. Eventually, the game reached a board state where Tom seemed to have the upper hand with multiple creature copies. However, Extra, playing 'Niko, Light of Hope', turned the tables by casting 'Skyhunter Strike Force' and activating Niko's ability to make the Skyhunters lethal, which led to his victory.