Smooth Brains Playing Commander, Precon League Edition | SmoothBrainEDH | #mtg

Deck Strategies

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  Caesar, Legion's Emperor

  The strategy involved lowering the mana curve, focusing on low-drop creatures with significant abilities, and adding multiple ways to make creatures indestructible.

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  Sidisi, Brood Tyrant

  The deck focused on a blue-black reanimator strategy, adding more creatures and lands, and utilizing cards like Mesmeric Orb for a grindy engine.

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  Commodore Guff

  The deck's game plan was to cascade low CMC spells to get big spells on the field, with cards like Omniscience and Hullbreacher aiding the strategy.

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  Abaddon the Despoiler

  The focus was on upgrading the mana base and adding generically good cards, such as a white cyclonic rift.

Gameplay Insights

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  The player piloting Caesar put a focus on lowering mana costs and ensuring that their creatures could survive, this could have created a solid defense and aggressive stance.

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  Sidisi's pilot shifted to a blue-black reanimator strategy, adding more creatures and lands. This could have greatly increased the deck's versatility and ability to recover from board wipes.

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  Commodore Guff's strategy of cascading low CMC spells to get big spells on the field showed an inventive approach to utilizing the commander's ability to its fullest potential.

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  Abaddon the Despoiler's focus on upgrading the mana base first before adding other cards is a key strategic insight, emphasizing the importance of mana efficiency in Commander.

Notable Cards

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  Mesmeric Orb

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  Omniscience

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  Hullbreacher

Summary

The game kicked off with all players discussing their deck strategies and upgrades. Caesar, piloted by an unnamed player, aimed to lower the mana curve and focus on low-drop creatures with abilities that mattered, including multiple ways to make creatures indestructible. Sidisi, Brood Tyrant was piloted by an unnamed player who had shifted towards a blue-black reanimator strategy with the addition of more creatures and lands, and cards like Mesmeric Orb. Commodore Guff's strategy involved cascading low CMC spells to get big spells on the field. Finally, the player behind Abaddon the Despoiler focused on upgrading the mana base and adding generic good cards, including a white cyclonic rift. The game proceeded with high-intensity interactions and strategic decisions from all players.