Commander After Midnight Was A Mistake | Midnight Mana Ep 11

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Silvar, Devourer of the Free

  Generate human tokens with Trynn, Champion of Freedom, then sacrifice them to Silvar to grow him and gain indestructibility, enabling aggressive board control through combat and resilience.

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  Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder

  A goblin-themed loot deck that focuses on drawing cards, creating advantage through aggressive creatures and resource denial, aiming to outvalue opponents with efficient plays.

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  Safana, Calimport Cutthroat

  Leverage menace and token creation through the initiative mechanic, using equipment like Sunforger to cast impactful instants and maintain pressure on opponents.

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  Dungeon Delver

  Descend into dungeons repeatedly to trigger abilities and ultimately summon powerful dragons and other payoffs, using dungeon exploration as a primary engine.

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  Mabel, Heir to Cragflame

  Build around mice tokens that receive buffs and create equipment, fostering a swarm strategy that benefits from incremental power boosts and synergy.

Gameplay Insights

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  Equipping Lightning Greaves on a small creature like House Mouse allowed for early aggressive hits with protection, maintaining offensive tempo.

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  The Silvar and Trynn combo provided a unique synergy of creating and sacrificing humans, adding both board growth and resilience in a thematic fashion.

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  Dungeon Delver's repeated dungeon exploring triggered abilities multiple times, enabling a steady progression toward powerful dragon creatures.

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  Sunforger's ability to cast red or white instants without paying mana cost provided flexible instant-speed interaction and combat boosts.

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  Players used token generation and life total manipulation to trigger transformations and maintain board presence against aggressive strategies.

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  Early mana rocks and fetch lands like Polluted Delta and Microsynth Wellspring helped smooth mana and enable timely plays across colors.

Notable Cards

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  Lightning Greaves

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  Sunforger

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  Polluted Delta

Gameplay Summary