Ajani, Kudo, Herigast, Phelia | Modern Horizons 3 Commander Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Ajani, Nacatl Pariah

  Create cat tokens and use them for various effects. The deck also includes powerful planeswalker cards to control the battlefield.

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  Kudo, King Among Bears

  Turn all creatures into bears and use bear synergies to gain advantage.

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  Herigast, Erupting Nullkite

  Discard and draw cards to trigger abilities and create advantage.

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  Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd

  Blink (exile and immediately return) its own creatures to trigger enter the battlefield effects multiple times.

Gameplay Insights

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  Jason's Smothering Tithe provided a significant advantage by generating treasures each time an opponent drew a card.

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  Brent hard casting his commander and drawing four cards without paying for the Smothering Tithe triggers was a key moment in the game.

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  Matt's use of Flicker effects allowed him to gain multiple enter-the-battlefield triggers from Recruiter of the Guard.

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  Jackson's choice of bear creature type for Herald's Horn allowed him to draw and play more creatures.

Notable Cards

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  Smothering Tithe

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  Herald's Horn

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  Kozilek, Butcher of Truth

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  Recruiter of the Guard

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  Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines

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  Leonin Relic-Warder

Summary

The game starts off with the players introducing their commanders from the Modern Horizons 3 set. Jason plays Ajani, Nacatl Pariah with a strategy of creating cat tokens. Jackson plays Kudo, King Among Bears, planning to transform all creatures into bears. Brent uses Herigast, Erupting Nullkite, with an objective of discarding cards and drawing the same number plus one. Matt controls Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd, intending to blink many of his own creatures. The game sees a series of strategic moves and interactions, with the players manipulating their decks to their advantage. Some of the notable plays include the casting of Smothering Tithe by Jason, getting treasures each time an opponent draws a card, and Brent hard casting his commander and drawing four cards without paying for the Smothering Tithe triggers. Matt uses Flicker effects to get multiple triggers off Recruiter of the Guard.