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Lonis vs. Emet-Selch - FACT #13 - R3 - Duel Commander│MTG│bitzelberg

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Lonis, Cryptozoologist

Lonis, Cryptozoologist

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Emet-Selch, Unsundered

Emet-Selch, Unsundered

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Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Lonis, Cryptozoologist

    Lonis, Cryptozoologist

    Lonis's deck focuses on comboing with token generators like Shriekling Drake and Academy Manufactor to produce infinite treasures, clues, and food tokens. These tokens fuel Lonis's ability to tutor for combo pieces such as Brute Lord and other finishers, aiming to close the game with a large board state or infinite damage.

  • Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld

    Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld

    Emet-Selch's deck revolves around card draw, discard, and reanimation spells to bring back powerful creatures like Brute Lord and Astral Dragon. The deck uses incremental value and control elements like counterspells to survive and assemble a combo finish, often involving Tendrils of Agony or other repetitive brute force combos.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Lonis's combo line with Shriekling Drake and Academy Manufactor generated multiple token types that synergized well with Lonis’s ability to tutor for critical combo pieces, but required careful mana and timing management.

  • 2

    Emet-Selch utilized discard and reanimation spells to enable recurring threats like Brute Lord and Astral Dragon, leveraging incremental advantage to stabilize the board.

  • 3

    The presence of Silven Safekeeper protected key combo pieces on Lonis’s side, forcing Emet-Selch to make difficult removal decisions early on.

  • 4

    Strategic use of counterspells such as Memory Lapse and Remand by Emet-Selch kept Lonis’s combo attempts in check, highlighting the importance of interaction in a combo mirror.

  • 5

    The choice not to immediately crack clues or push combo lines indicated cautious play, aiming to maintain resources and respond to opponent’s threats effectively.

  • 6

    Sacrificing tokens and creatures like Bowmaster to disrupt opponents’ board state while managing own combo setup demonstrated the delicate balance between aggression and defense in the game.

Notable Cards

  • Academy Manufactor

    Academy Manufactor

  • Corpse Dance

    Corpse Dance

  • Unmarked Grave

    Unmarked Grave

  • Endurance

    Endurance

  • Memory Lapse

    Memory Lapse

  • Tamiyo, Collector of Tales

    Tamiyo, Collector of Tales

  • Astral Dragon

    Astral Dragon

  • Saw in Half

    Saw in Half

Gameplay Summary

The game featured a matchup between Lonis, Cryptozoologist and Emet-Selch, Unsundered, showcasing a battle between a combo-centric Modern Horizons 2 deck and a grindier, reanimation-focused Final Fantasy-themed deck.

Lonis's deck aimed to assemble a combo involving Shriekling Drake and Academy Manufactor, generating infinite treasure, clue, and food tokens to fuel Lonis's ability and tutor for key pieces.

Despite some setup issues and mana constraints, Lonis managed to generate a significant board presence protected by Silven Safekeeper, allowing for potential combo lines with Corpse Dance and Brute Lord to close out the game.

On the other hand, Emet-Selch's deck employed discard, loot, and reanimation spells alongside brute force creatures like Brute Lord and the Tendrils of Agony combo to grind out wins.

Strategic use of counterspells and interaction helped Emet-Selch maintain control, but the deck also required careful timing to assemble its reanimation threats and combo pieces.

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