I Hate Your Deck #142 Arcades v Infamous Cruelclaw v Rem v Ognis || Commander Gameplay MTG EDH

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Arcades, the Strategist

  Build around creatures with defender to draw cards and convert toughness into combat damage, enabling powerful attacks with otherwise defensive creatures.

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  The Infamous Cruelclaw

  Deal damage with the commander to exile and cast high-impact cards by discarding, accelerating the deployment of strong threats and disruption.

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  Rem Karolus, Stalwart Slayer

  Prevent damage to self and reflect increased damage to opponents, mixing protective group hug elements with incremental burn to control the board.

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  Ognis, the Dragon's Lash

  Generate treasure tokens from attacking with haste creatures, enabling aristocratic sacrifice synergies and repeated damage through treasure sacrifice.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using defender creatures as attackers with Arcades to maximize card draw and damage was a strong tempo play early on.

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  The Infamous Cruelclaw’s ability to cast exiled cards by discarding enabled rapid deployment of threats without mana investment.

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  Rem’s damage prevention combined with damage reflection created a deterrent for opponents attacking or targeting him.

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  Ognis’s creation of treasure tokens through hasty attackers synergized well with sacrifice effects to generate incremental value and damage.

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  Deploying Passionate Archaeologist was a critical turning point, threatening substantial damage with every spell cast from exile.

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  Protection granted by Commander Plate allowed safe aggression while minimizing opponent interference.

Notable Cards

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  Beacon of Destiny

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  Passionate Archaeologist

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  Academy Manufactor

Gameplay Summary