Titania vs Rakdos vs Gaddock vs Sliver Overlord EDH / CMDR for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Titania, Protector of Argoth

  Ramp aggressively to deploy Titania early, then use land destruction or board wipes combined with Titania’s ability to generate a large army of elemental tokens from lands, overwhelming opponents with massive damage.

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  Rakdos, Lord of Riots

  Ramp mana using fetchlands and artifacts to cast powerful demons and creatures cheaply, dealing damage quickly and leveraging Rakdos’s ability to reduce costs based on opponents’ life totals.

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  Sliver Overlord

  Establish a board of slivers that buff each other and disrupt opponents, utilizing synergistic sliver creatures and ways to tutor or cheat them into play, evolving board state to control the game.

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  Gaddock Teeg

  Control the game by restricting noncreature spells above cost three and noncreature, nonartifact spells, slowing down opponents’ combo and control strategies while deploying impactful creatures.

Gameplay Insights

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  Casting Natural Affinity immediately after Blasphemous Act turned an opponent’s board wipe into a powerful token generation play, showcasing excellent timing and synergy with Titania.

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  The use of multiple fetchlands and ramp spells early ensured a fast mana base, enabling quick deployment of threats and responses.

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  Fred’s repeated use of Land Tax and Toer Orb helped maintain board presence and prevent opponent's easy recovery.

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  The quick exploitation of land destruction effects to generate creatures emphasized the importance of synergy between commander and supporting spells in this game.

Notable Cards

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  Titania, Protector of Argoth

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  Natural Affinity

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  Blasphemous Act

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  Exploration

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  Elvish Mystic

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  Grim Monolith

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  Hushwing Gryff

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  Land Tax

Summary

The game started with each player developing their board and ramping mana in typical fashion, with early plays like Exploration, Elvish Mystic, Grim Monolith, and various fetch lands setting the pace. Titania, Protector of Argoth, quickly established a strong presence by generating multiple elemental tokens from her lands after a pivotal board wipe. The key turning point occurred when Adam cast Blasphemous Act, a massive board wipe, but the caster of Titania responded by casting Natural Affinity, turning all lands into 2/2 creatures. Thanks to Titania’s ability, the land destruction resulted in seven elemental tokens, swinging the game heavily in her favor by establishing a threatening board state that dealt significant damage each turn. With all opponents set back and unable to recover quickly, the game ended in a scoop shortly afterward.