Diamond Commander League | S1: E12 | Zegana, Bruse // Ikra, Chainer, Godzilla | MTG EDH Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Prime Speaker Zegana

  Ramp quickly to cast big creatures and draw cards off Zegana’s enter-the-battlefield ability, aiming to outvalue opponents with card advantage and overwhelm them with large creatures.

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  Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder & Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

  Use ramp and land destruction to destabilize opponents’ mana bases while protecting lands with recursion effects, then deploy powerful creatures with lifelink and double strike to close out the game.

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  Chainer, Dementia Master

  Fill the graveyard with impactful creatures and repeatedly reanimate them using Chainer, creating relentless pressure and leveraging combos like Altar of Dementia for milling and life drain.

• Godzilla, King of the Monsters

  Buff Godzilla with equipment and use sidekicks to clear blockers, then attack aggressively to dominate the board and deliver high damage to opponents.

Gameplay Insights

• 1

  Carlos effectively used Crucible of Worlds and Life from the Loam to repeatedly fetch lands and maintain mana advantage despite land destruction spells.

• 2

  Jason's use of Leadership Vacuum to exile Chainer from the command zone disrupted his own strategy but showed a willingness to pivot when necessary.

• 3

  Dave capitalized on Zegana’s ability to draw multiple cards and ramp lands aggressively to recover from board wipes and maintain pressure.

• 4

  John equipped Godzilla with Sword of Body and Mind and Warhammer to maximize damage output, leveraging equipment synergy for aggressive attacks.

• 5

  The interaction between flickering Cataract Leviathan and mass bounce effects created board resets that shifted momentum during the game.

Notable Cards

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  Prime Speaker Zegana

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  Crucible of Worlds

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  Life from the Loam

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  Chainer, Dementia Master

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  Gray Merchant of Asphodel

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  Altar of Dementia

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  Sword of Body and Mind

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  Soul of New Phyrexia

Summary

The game featured a dynamic and interactive multiplayer Commander match with five players piloting distinct decks. Early on, ramp and land destruction strategies came into play, particularly from Carlos who leveraged land destruction spells alongside Crucible of Worlds and Life from the Loam to maintain land advantage. Dave, playing Prime Speaker Zegana, focused on ramp and drawing cards through efficient creatures and spells, eventually deploying Zegana to dig deeply into his deck and replenish his hand. Jason utilized Chainer, Dementia Master to repeatedly reanimate creatures from his graveyard, enabling recurring threats and combos with cards like Gray Merchant of Asphodel and Altar of Dementia to drain opponents' life totals and mill cards.