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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse

    Heliod, the Radiant Dawn

    Focuses on flipping Heliod quickly to cast wheel effects that draw and disrupt opponents' hands, leveraging mana generation to maintain tempo and card advantage.

  • Narset, Enlightened Exile

    Narset, Enlightened Exile

    Leverages Underworld Breach combos with support cards like Spellseeker, Ephemerate, and Final Fortune to generate value and storm kills through reanimation and repeated spell casting.

  • Alena, Kessig Trapper Thrasios, Triton Hero

    Thrasios, Triton Hero & Alena, Kessig Trapper

    Uses infinite mana combos and storm mechanics to generate overwhelming board presence and finish games quickly through combo damage.

  • Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

    Bluefarm (Timna the Weaver & Kraum, Ludevic's Opus)

    A tempo-control deck that uses counterspells, copy effects such as Phantasmal Image, and selective board wipes to disrupt opponents and protect its own combo lines.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Feeding Mystic Remora is a critical decision balancing card draw against enabling opponents; players carefully decide when to allow draws to avoid losing tempo.

  • 2

    Flipping Heliod early to cast wheel effects can dramatically shift card advantage and disrupt opponents' plans.

  • 3

    The use of Gamble combined with Dualcaster Mage and Dockside Extortionist sets up explosive turns capable of casting multiple spells and comboing off.

  • 4

    Maintaining interaction like Pact of Negation and Phantasmal Image in hand is vital to protect combo lines from disruption.

  • 5

    Players prioritize mana acceleration and land drops to ensure smooth execution of combos and key spells.

Notable Cards

  • Mystic Remora

    Mystic Remora

  • Dreadhorde Arcanist

    Dreadhorde Arcanist

  • Underworld Breach

    Underworld Breach

  • Spellseeker

    Spellseeker

  • Ephemerate

    Ephemerate

  • Final Fortune

    Final Fortune

  • Gamble

    Gamble

  • Dualcaster Mage

    Dualcaster Mage

  • Dockside Extortionist

    Dockside Extortionist

  • Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse

    Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse

Gameplay Summary

The game begins with players carefully setting up their mana bases and developing early board presence.

The Heliod player focuses on quickly flipping Heliod and casting wheel effects to generate card advantage, while the Narset player aims to assemble an Underworld Breach combo package supported by Spellseeker, Ephemerate, and Final Fortune.

Meanwhile, the Thrasios and Alena deck attempts to generate infinite mana and storm kill through various combos, and Bluefarm utilizes a tempo-oriented control strategy with counterspells, board wipes, and copy effects like Phantasmal Image and Pact of Negation to manage the board and protect their combo lines. Early turns see slow plays with mana acceleration and interaction development, such as casting Mystic Remora and Dreadhorde Arcanist to draw cards and place pressure.

A key moment arises when one player successfully flips Heliod and prepares to cast wheel effects, threatening to refill their hand and disrupt opponents.

Another pivotal moment involves the Narset player setting up Underworld Breach combos for potential reanimator or combo plays.

The game features tight resource management, with players balancing when to feed Mystic Remora and when to hold cards back.

The narrative hints at upcoming combo turns involving Gamble, Dualcaster Mage, and Dockside Extortionist to generate explosive mana and cast multiple spells, setting the stage for a possible storm finish or combo kill.

Overall, the game showcases a dynamic interplay of control, combo setups, and resource denial.

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