Jumpstart Home Brew ED. EP:56 Plagon V Taeko V Aphelia V Rev [EDH] #mtggameplay #mtg #mtggaming

Deck Strategies

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  Plagon, Lord of the Beach

  Utilizes a toughness-matters theme by playing creatures with high toughness and low power, drawing cards based on toughness, and assigning combat damage equal to toughness to control the board and generate card advantage.

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  Taeko, the Patient Avalanche

  Focuses on unblockable creatures and ninjutsu mechanics to sneak attacks through, accumulating counters and using scry effects to maintain control and pressure.

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  Aphelia, Viper Whisperer

  Aggressively produces snake tokens with deathtouch, leveraging combat damage triggers to halve opponents' life totals, aiming for a swift and punishing combat presence.

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  Rev, Tithe Extractor

  Employs deathtouch-enabled attackers to generate treasure tokens and exile cards from opponents’ decks, using those exiled cards to cast spells and maintain card advantage while pressuring opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Plagon’s ability to assign combat damage based on toughness forced opponents to reconsider blocking strategies, effectively leveraging defensive creatures offensively.

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  Taeko’s unblockable and ninjutsu synergy allowed for consistent damage through evasive creatures, creating pressure despite board walls.

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  Aphelia’s combat damage triggered life-halving effect with snakes provided a steep threat escalation, making every attack potentially devastating.

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  Rev’s combination of deathtouch and exiling opponents’ cards created a tempo advantage by disrupting opponents’ draws and enabling flexible casting options.

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  Using Scheming Symmetry to manipulate card top decks was a key strategic decision to influence opponents’ draws, particularly targeting aggressive players to slow their momentum.

Notable Cards

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  Plagon, Lord of the Beach

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  Taeko, the Patient Avalanche

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  Aphelia, Viper Whisperer

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  Rev, Tithe Extractor

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  Scheming Symmetry

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  Wall of Runes

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  Glistener Seer

Summary

The game featured four players each piloting unique Jumpstart commanders with distinct strategies. Early turns saw players setting up their boards with defensive creatures and mana bases, including walls and lands that synergize with their deck themes. Plagon, Lord of the Beach, focused on a toughness-matters strategy, deploying creatures with high toughness and leveraging Plagon’s ability to draw cards and assign damage based on toughness. Taeko, the Patient Avalanche, utilized an unblockable ninja and ninjutsu theme, aiming to sneak through damage and generate incremental value with counters and scry effects. Aphelia, Viper Whisperer, adopted an aggressive approach centered on creating snake tokens with deathtouch and leveraging combat damage to halve opponents’ life totals, applying pressure quickly. Meanwhile, Rev, Tithe Extractor, employed a tactical hit-and-run style, making attacking creatures deathtouch and capitalizing on combat damage triggers to generate treasure tokens while exiling opponents’ cards to cast later, blending aggression with card advantage. The gameplay was shaped by players carefully balancing defense and aggression, using their commanders’ unique abilities to maintain board presence and generate value, setting the stage for explosive combat phases and strategic plays.