DON'T WAKE DEMON #2 | Magic: the Gathering Jank EDH Commander Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Trostani Discordant

  Generate a wide board of tokens and pump them to overwhelm opponents, while gaining life to sustain longevity.

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  Bruenor Battlehammer

  Utilize dwarves and equipment to generate treasure tokens and apply incremental pressure through combat and mana advantage.

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  Kamiz, Obscura Oculus

  Leverage unblockable ninjas and connive triggers to deal damage and outvalue opponents through drawing and discarding.

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  Aegar, the Freezing Flame

  Focus on giant tribal synergies and use excess damage mechanics with X-cost removal spells to control the board and finish opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Disaster Radius to clear the board at a critical moment allowed for a reset and opened opportunities for token strategies to shine.

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  Equipping Spirit Mantle on a key attacker protected it from blockers, enabling significant commander damage to be dealt.

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  Generating treasure tokens through dwarves and equipment accelerated mana development, allowing for casting high-cost spells and commanders quickly.

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  Connive mechanics on unblockable creatures provided card draw and incremental buffs, increasing pressure while maintaining hand resources.

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  Players carefully managed excess damage triggers from Aegar, using X-cost spells to maximize damage output and control the battlefield.

Notable Cards

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  Disaster Radius

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  Spirit Mantle

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  Everflowing Chalice

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  Mirror Entity

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  Inferno Titan

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  Renata, Called to the Hunt

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  Brittle Effigy

Summary

The game began with players establishing their mana bases and early board presence, with tokens and small creatures being deployed to set up their strategies. Trostani Discordant focused on creating and pumping tokens while gaining life, steadily building an army. Bruenor Battlehammer deployed equipment and dwarves to generate treasure tokens and apply pressure, while Kamiz, Obscura Oculus aimed to deal tricky unblockable damage with ninjas and connive mechanics. Aegar, the Freezing Flame leveraged giant tribal synergies and excess damage mechanics, casting X-cost removal spells to control the board and finish off creatures. Key turning points included a well-timed board wipe with Disaster Radius, which dealt significant damage to all creatures and cleared the board, allowing players to reset and rebuild. There were also strategic uses of equipment and combat tricks such as Spirit Mantle to protect key attackers and ensure damage output. The tokens generated by Trostani Discordant and the treasure generation by Bruenor synergized to ramp mana and enable powerful plays. The game featured a dynamic combat phase where commanders and creatures dealt commander damage, steadily wearing down opponents’ life totals. The interplay of token growth, removal, and unblockable damage attempts created a tense and interactive midgame with multiple players vying for control.