Queza vs. Rocco vs. Cormela vs. Orfeo | Commander Clash S12E14

Deck Strategies

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  Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder

  A big green stompy deck that focuses on making creatures huge by doubling their power on attacks, aiming to win through overwhelming combat damage and forcing opponents into difficult blocks.

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  Queza, Augur of Agonies

  An Esper life-gain deck that emphasizes continuous life gain and card draw triggers without relying on wheel effects, aiming to leverage life gain synergies and a powerful hidden combo to outvalue opponents.

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  Cormela, Glamour Thief

  A combo/control deck that steals opponents' permanents and recurs instants and sorceries from the graveyard, using sacrifice outlets and value engines to create loops and maintain control of the board.

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  Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer

  An elf-ball deck with a toolbox approach, using Rocco's ability to tutor creatures of varying sizes to assemble a key combo or powerful board state, supported by elf ramp and synergy as a reliable backup plan.

Gameplay Insights

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  Mr. Orfeo’s strategy of doubling creature power creates a strong combat threat that pressures opponents to either block and potentially lose creatures or take large damage.

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  Queza’s focus on life gain instead of wheel effects offers a fresh take on the commander, with nearly every card contributing to life gain synergy, which can lead to powerful combos if a key card is found.

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  Cormela leverages her ability to recycle instants and sorceries upon death to enable combos and continuous value, especially when paired with sacrifice outlets and spells like Melira Rebirth.

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  Rocco’s ability to tutor creatures based on the mana paid allows the deck to adapt to the game state by fetching key combo pieces or ramp creatures, making the elf-ball strategy versatile and resilient.

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  The inclusion of old powerful cards like Cradle in the elf-ball deck emphasizes the deck’s reliance on explosive mana acceleration to execute its game plan quickly.

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  Players prioritized ramp and board setup early, with notable uses of Demonic Tutor for ramp spells, setting the stage for later powerful plays.

Notable Cards

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  Priest of Titania

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Sol Ring

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  Mana Crypt

Summary

The game featured four new commanders from the Streets of New Capenna set, each piloting distinct archetypes that showcased unique strategies. Mr. Orfeo, the Boulder led a big green stompy deck focusing on doubling creature power to overwhelm opponents in combat. Queza, Augur of Agonies was built as a life-gain focused Esper deck that synergized heavily with life gain triggers, avoiding common wheel strategies and aiming to leverage a specific powerful synergy. Cormela, Glamour Thief piloted a unique combo/control deck centered around stealing opponents' permanents and recurring instants and sorceries from the graveyard, utilizing sacrifice outlets and value engines to maintain board presence and disrupt others. Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer led an elf-ball style deck with a toolkit approach, using Rocco's ability to tutor for important creatures and aiming to assemble a key combo but with a strong fallback of elf synergy and ramp.