Arahbo Cats / Abdel Blink / Yawgmoth / Atraxa Infect | The Worst Possible Commander Show 24 EDH MTG

Deck Strategies

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  Arahbo, Roar of the World

  Build a large Cat tribal board, boost creatures with anthem effects and combat buffs, and finish with infect damage using cards like Triumph of the Hordes.

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  Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

  Utilize proliferate and poison counters to quickly poison opponents; use planeswalkers and control to maintain board presence and repeatedly increase poison counters.

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  Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

  Execute an aristocrats combo by sacrificing undying creatures repeatedly to drain life from opponents, while controlling the board with removal and disruption.

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  Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward

  Leverage blink/flicker effects to generate card advantage and control the board, using value creatures and spells to out-resource opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Shea’s use of Eminence and anthem effects made the Cat tribal deck a constant combat threat, forcing opponents to adjust their defenses.

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  Ben’s proliferate synergy combined with Karn's Bastion enabled multiple poison counters to stack each turn, accelerating his infect win condition.

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  Blake’s aristocrats combo required careful setup but was a potent threat once the undying creatures and sacrifice outlets were in place, applying constant pressure through life drain.

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  CGB’s blink strategy with Abdel Adrian provided resilience and incremental advantage, aiming to disrupt opponents' plans while maintaining steady card flow.

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  The interaction between infect strategies and aristocrats sacrifice combos created tension, with players needing to balance aggression and defense carefully.

Notable Cards

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  Triumph of the Hordes

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  Feline Sovereign

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  Karn's Bastion

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  Blood Artist

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  Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

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  Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward

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  Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

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  Arahbo, Roar of the World

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  Candlekeep Sage

Summary

The game featured a dynamic four-player Commander match with distinctly different strategies that shaped the flow of play. Early on, Shea's Arahbo, Roar of the World deck focused on developing a formidable Cat tribal board, leveraging anthem effects and combat tricks like Eminence and Triumph of the Hordes to create large, threatening creatures with infect and trample. Ben's Atraxa, Praetors' Voice deck pursued an infect and proliferate plan, aiming to poison opponents quickly by doubling poison counters each turn, supported by powerful planeswalkers and control elements. Blake piloted a mono-black Yawgmoth, Thran Physician sacrifice deck, seeking to assemble an aristocrats combo involving undying creatures and blood artist effects to drain opponents' life through repeated sacrifices. Meanwhile, CGB played a blue-white blink deck led by Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward with the Candlekeep Sage background, focusing on value through repeated flickering and control.