Can You Ever Pay Too Much Life??? | Commander/EDH Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Breeches, Brazen Plunderer

  The deck aims to generate value through Malcolm's ability to create Treasure tokens and Breeches' ability to exile cards from opponents' libraries and cast them. This combination allows for both mana ramp and potential card advantage.

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  Teysa Karlov

  Teysa's deck focuses on manipulating death triggers for value. The deck aims to set up potent combos involving sacrificing creatures for recurring benefits, such as the one with Nested Shambler and Gift of Immortality.

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  Adeline, Resplendent Cathar

  Adeline's strategy revolves around creating a wide board state and buffing her creatures. Utilizing cards like Brave the Sands to provide her creatures vigilance and additional blocking capabilities, along with card draw engines like Welcoming Vampire.

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  Sidisi, Undead Vizier

  Sidisi's deck appears to be a control strategy, using her exploit mechanic to tutor for key cards while maintaining a defensive posture.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Breeches, Brazen Plunderer player taking advantage of their commanders' synergy to both ramp and disrupt opponents' decks.

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  The Teysa Karlov player's choice to hold off on casting Gift of Immortality, potentially setting up a powerful combo with Junji.

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  The Sidisi, Undead Vizier player's decision to use Sidisi's exploit mechanic, tutoring for a potentially game-changing card.

Notable Cards

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  Nested Shambler

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  Gift of Immortality

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  Brave the Sands

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  Welcoming Vampire

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  Paradise Mantle

Summary

The game starts off with all players gradually building up their board states. The player piloting Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Breeches, Brazen Plunderer gets off to a good start with a Soul Ring and early creatures, setting up a strong mana base and potential card advantage engine. The Teysa Karlov player, despite a slow start, begins setting up a potentially potent combo with Nested Shambler and Gift of Immortality. Adeline, Resplendent Cathar, starts setting up defenses with Brave the Sands and a card draw engine with Welcoming Vampire. Sidisi, Undead Vizier player seems to be biding their time, setting up a Paradise Mantle and tutoring with Sidisi.