Was it the Inventor? the Mole? the Law? or the Slueth himself!? Worst Possible Commander Show #93

Deck Strategies

• Alis proft, Master Sleuth

  Generate clues and sacrifice them to draw cards and gain life, using card draw synergies to grow creatures and maintain control.

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  Kylox, Visionary Inventor

  Attack to sacrifice creatures and exile cards from the top of the deck, casting multiple instant and sorcery spells for a big damage combo.

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  Aurelia, the Law Above

  Aggressive Boros combat with flying, vigilance, and haste, drawing cards and dealing damage based on attacking creature counts.

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  Anzrag, the Quake-Mole

  Force attacks with multiple combat phases through commander’s ability and cards like Aggravated Assault to repeatedly attack and overwhelm opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Alis proft's clue sacrifice ability to draw cards and gain life synergized strongly with Knowledge is Power to create large creatures and maintain card advantage.

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  Kylox’s ability to exile cards equal to sacrificed creature power enabled casting multiple free instants and sorceries, culminating in a potential mass damage turn.

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  Aurelia's triggers rewarded aggressive combat with card draw and damage to opponents, encouraging wide attacks and pressuring defensive responses.

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  Anzrag's requirement to be blocked and the additional combat phases from Aggravated Assault created repeated attack opportunities, maximizing damage output.

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  Ben’s timely use of Prism Command to destroy a key attacker disrupted a multi-creature assault, showcasing the importance of interaction and tempo control.

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  Early land choices and artifact ramp, including Urza’s Saga fetching powerful artifacts and Talisman of Creativity accelerating mana, set up impactful midgame plays.

Notable Cards

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  Kylox, Visionary Inventor

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  Aurelia, the Law Above

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  Anzrag, the Quake-Mole

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  Knowledge Is Power

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  Thousand-Year Storm

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  Aggravated Assault

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  Sword of Feast and Famine

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  Urza's Saga

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  Adeline, Resplendent Cathar

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  Kodama's Reach

Summary

The game began with each player setting up their board with their respective commanders and early plays. The players took turns developing their mana bases and casting key creatures and artifacts, such as Alis proft's clue generation and card draw engine, and Kylox's artifact and instant/sorcery synergy. Early combat phases involved aggressive token generation and strategic attacks, including Adeline, Resplendent Cathar's ability to create multiple attacking tokens, putting pressure on opponents. A pivotal moment occurred when Ben used Prism Command to destroy a key attacking creature, disrupting an attack and shifting the board state. Throughout the game, players aimed to leverage their commanders’ unique abilities toward their win conditions: Alis proft focused on drawing cards and gaining life, Kylox sought to exile and cast multiple spells for a mass damage finish, Aurelia pushed aggressive combat damage with card draw and incidental damage triggers, and Anzrag utilized multiple combat phases to overwhelm opponents. The interaction of combat, removal, and card advantage defined the game’s tempo and tension, with players balancing offense and defense to execute their strategies.