SO LUCKY / Garth / Grist / Liara / Mimeoplasm | The Worst Possible Commander Show ep. 22 | MTG EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Commander Liara Portyr

  A Boros Myriad Aggro deck that attacks all opponents simultaneously, creating multiple attacker tokens with myriad and casting spells from exile to maximize combat phases and value. The deck uses untap effects and combat phase extensions to overwhelm opponents with repeated attacks.

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  Garth One-Eye

  A five-color combo deck leveraging Secret Lair cards and classic Magic staples to assemble infinite combos, particularly infinite token generation with Astral Dragon and Dance of Many. It focuses on generating infinite creatures with haste to quickly win through overwhelming board states.

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  The Mimeoplasm

  An ooze tribal deck focused on creating and multiplying ooze tokens, using Doubling Season and reflections effects to increase token counts and counters. It aims to build a large board presence through synergistic ooze interactions and graveyard recursion.

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  Grist, the Hunger Tide

  A Golgari lands and graveyard control deck that mills aggressively to generate insect tokens, assemble the Dark Depths combo with Vesuva/Thespian Stage, and control the board by sacrificing creatures. It aims to create large finishers and drain opponents through combined sacrifice and token synergies.

Gameplay Insights

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  Liara Portyr's use of myriad combined with Port Razer's extra combat phase and damage prevention spells allowed for exponential growth in attacking token copies, making attacking a devastating threat.

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  Garth One-Eye's ability to cast spells from a rotating pool of named cards and infinite token generation combo with Astral Dragon and Dance of Many created a powerful combo finish that could end the game quickly once assembled.

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  The Mimeoplasm leveraged graveyard synergy and token doubling effects to maintain a resilient and growing board state, making it difficult for opponents to remove all threats efficiently.

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  Grist's land-based combos with Dark Depths and token mill interactions created multiple threats that pressured opponents both on the board and through life loss from sacrifice effects.

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  The interplay of aggressive token strategies with combo decks required players to balance aggression and defense carefully, highlighting the importance of timing and interaction in multiplayer Commander.

Notable Cards

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  Port Razer

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  Dolmen Gate

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  Mandate of Peace

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  Astral Dragon

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  Dance of Many

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  Doubling Season

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  Dark Depths

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  Vesuva

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  Planar Bridge

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  Triumph of the Hordes

Summary

The game featured four diverse Commander decks with distinct strategies that shaped the flow of play. Liara Portyr led a Boros Myriad Aggro strategy focused on attacking all players simultaneously, leveraging myriad to create multiple token attackers and casting spells from exile to maximize combat value. Liara's synergy with Port Razer and Legion's Loyalty allowed repeated combat phases with undamageable attackers, generating an overwhelming army. Garth One-Eye piloted a five-color combo deck built around various infinite combos enabled by powerful mana engines and Secret Lair cards, including a key infinite dragon token combo with Astral Dragon and Dance of Many. This deck aimed to quickly assemble and execute game-ending combos through infinite creatures with haste. The Mimeoplasm deck centered on ooze tribal synergies, generating numerous ooze tokens and leveraging Doubling Season to multiply counters and tokens, creating a wide board presence. Grist, the Hunger Tide led a Golgari lands and graveyard control deck, milling aggressively to generate insect tokens and assembling Dark Depths combo with copies of lands to produce a large Marit Lage token, alongside sacrificing creatures to control the board and drain opponents' life totals. Throughout the game, pivotal moments included Garth successfully assembling his infinite combo, Liara's aggressive myriad token attacks, and Grist's land-based combos threatening large finishers. The interaction between aggressive token strategies and combo decks created tension and dynamic board states, ultimately rewarding careful timing and combo execution for the win.