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WHO'S THE BEST COMMANDER FROM ALL WILL BE ONE - ELESH NORN - OVIKA - ATRAXA - GLISSA - cEDH GAMEPLAY

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Deck Strategies

  • Atraxa, Grand Unifier

    Atraxa, Grand Unifier

    Ramp quickly into combo spells like Food Chain, using Atraxa's proliferate and multiple colors to generate huge mana and finish the game with infinite or overwhelming value.

  • Glissa Sunslayer

    Glissa Sunslayer

    Aggressive combat-oriented midrange deck that leverages artifact synergy and disruption to control the board while dealing consistent damage through combat.

  • Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines

    Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines

    Stacks-based strategy that doubles enter-the-battlefield triggers to generate massive value and tempo advantage, aiming to outvalue opponents and control the board.

  • Ovika, Enigma Goliath

    Ovika, Enigma Goliath

    Control shell that uses counterspells and bounce effects to slow opponents down, leveraging Ovika’s utility to create disruption and maintain board presence.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Elesh Norn’s ability to double ETB triggers significantly increased Christian’s value generation, forcing opponents to expend more resources to keep up.

  • 2

    Tyler’s use of counterspells like Force of Negation and Dispel effectively slowed down combo attempts, especially targeting Food Chain and Dark Ritual plays.

  • 3

    Cam’s aggressive use of Glissa to repeatedly pressure Christian limited Elesh Norn’s impact early on and disrupted the stacks strategy.

  • 4

    Christian’s bounce of Deathrite Shaman with Chain of Vapor and subsequent combo attempts showcased the importance of timing and interaction in managing threats.

  • 5

    The group’s early turns were slower and more interaction-heavy than typical cEDH games, likely due to the new commanders’ nature and the meta adapting to them.

Notable Cards

  • Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines

    Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines

  • Linvala, Keeper of Silence

    Linvala, Keeper of Silence

  • Food Chain

    Food Chain

  • Dark Ritual

    Dark Ritual

  • Force of Negation

    Force of Negation

  • Necropotence

    Necropotence

  • Chromatic Lantern

    Chromatic Lantern

  • Chain of Vapor

    Chain of Vapor

  • Priest of Titania

    Priest of Titania

  • Collector Ouphe

    Collector Ouphe

Summary

The game began with all four players establishing their mana bases and early board presence, with a focus on ramp and disruption. Early plays like Esper Sentinel and Priest of Titania accelerated mana production, while cards such as Linvala, Keeper of Silence and Dark Ritual set the stage for impactful spells. Christian, piloting Elesh Norn, struggled with a slow start but leveraged Elesh Norn's powerful ability that doubles ETB triggers, which became a key turning point in the midgame. Tyler on Ovika used control elements and counterspells to manage threats, while Cam on Glissa focused on aggression and board control through combat damage and utility creatures. Dylan on Atraxa aimed to ramp and eventually cast Food Chain for combo turns but faced heavy disruption from the group.

Description

This week we’re playing some new All Will Be One commanders to find out which is best in cEDH!

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