Any Partner Commander | Big Deck Energy

Deck Strategies

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  Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm

  Generates dragon tokens whenever another dragon enters the battlefield, building a large dragon army quickly and using Ureni, the Song Unending to deal damage based on land count, controlling the board.

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  Ureni, the Song Unending

  Serves as a flying protection creature that deals damage to opponents’ creatures and planeswalkers proportional to lands controlled, supporting the dragon token swarm.

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  Sefris of the Hidden Ways

  Utilizes dungeon crawling triggered by putting creatures into the graveyard to gain value and reanimate creatures from the graveyard upon dungeon completion.

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  Hama Pashar, Ruin Seeker

  Enhances dungeon abilities by triggering dungeon effects an additional time, synergizing with Sefris to accelerate dungeon progression and maximize returns.

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  Narset, Jeskai Waymaster

  A spell-slinger focused on casting multiple spells to force discard and redraw, gaining card advantage and powering up Rielle for potential commander damage kills.

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  Rielle, the Everwise

  Draws cards whenever cards are discarded, amplifying the spell-slinging strategy by replenishing resources and enabling high-impact plays.

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  Tifa Lockhart

  Aggressive Celestine-based deck that doubles power with landfall, aiming to close games through large trample attackers.

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  Aerith, Last Ancient

  Life gain and graveyard recursion, returning large creatures to hand or battlefield to sustain pressure and maintain board presence.

Gameplay Insights

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  Leveraging dungeon crawling with Sephris and Hama Pashar to repeatedly trigger powerful graveyard recursion created a strong engine for sustained board presence.

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  Copying Narset with Fantasmal Image allowed for doubling the spell-slinging effect, enhancing card draw and discard synergy significantly.

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  Playing Encroaching Dragonstorm early removed mana constraints for the dragon deck, enabling explosive plays and rapid token generation.

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  Players carefully timed discards and draws to maximize Rielle's card draw triggers without prematurely depleting resources.

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  Monastery Mentor's prowess tokens added incremental pressure, synergizing well with the spell-heavy decks to generate board presence.

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  Avoidance of early Soul Ring usage showed a conscious effort to rely on natural ramp and synergy rather than quick explosive starts, emphasizing strategic pacing.

Notable Cards

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  Hama Pashar, Ruin Seeker

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  Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm

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  Ureni, the Song Unending

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  Narset, Jeskai Waymaster

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  Rielle, the Everwise

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  Tifa Lockhart

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  Aerith, Last Ancient

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  Dragonstorm Globe

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  Monastery Mentor

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  Relic of Legends

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  Encroaching Dragonstorm

Summary

The game opened with players setting up their mana bases cautiously, reflecting the high-powered nature of the partner commander format. Early turns saw mana rocks and land drops with some players ramping aggressively to deploy powerful threats quickly. Key plays included the casting of Sephris of the Hidden Ways combined with Hama Pashar, Ruin Seeker, enabling multiple dungeon ventures and value from graveyard interactions. Another pivotal moment was the deployment of Miram, Sentinel Wyrm alongside Ureni, the Song Unending, which promised an explosive dragon token synergy and a potent damage distribution effect tied to land count. Midgame featured a strong spell-slinger strategy led by Narset, Jeskai Waymaster and Rielle, the Everwise, leveraging discard and draw mechanics to generate card advantage and build up to lethal commander damage. Meanwhile, the Celestine reanimator pairing of Tifa Lockhart and Aerith, Last Ancient focused on life gain and graveyard recursion with high power creatures. The gameplay highlighted careful timing of plays to avoid disruption, with instances of copying commanders (via Fantasmal Image) and managing hand sizes to maximize the effect of discard-draw synergies. Overall, the game revolved around exploiting partner commanders' unique interactions—whether through dungeon crawling, token generation, spell casting, or life gain—to create overwhelming board states and close out through commander damage or resilient board presence.