EDH/Commander Gameplay #4 - Awaken the Blood Avatar vs Xyris vs Sliver Legion vs Obosh

Deck Strategies

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  Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar

  Utilizes enchantments like Underworld Dreams to inflict damage as opponents draw cards, combining aggressive card draw and burn effects to whittle down opponents' life totals quickly.

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  Xyris, the Writhing Storm

  Builds up +1/+1 counters to overwhelm opponents with large creatures while leveraging spells and abilities to proliferate counters and maintain board dominance.

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  Sliver Legion

  Floods the board with synergistic slivers that reduce casting costs, grant evasion, and deal damage, aiming to win through overwhelming creature presence and continuous card advantage.

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  Obosh, the Preypiercer

  Focuses on odd converted mana cost creatures to double damage dealt, creating explosive damage output by maximizing odd-cost spells and creatures.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Awaken the Blood Avatar player's use of Underworld Dreams created a looming threat that punished opponents' card draws, forcing careful consideration of draw-heavy plays.

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  Sliver Legion's synergy with sliver cycling and cost reduction allowed rapid deployment of key slivers, increasing pressure and card advantage steadily.

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  Obosh's damage doubling with odd CMC creatures made even small damage increments highly impactful, making removal of odd-cost permanents a priority.

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  The timing of Ruinous Ultimatum by Xyris' player wiped opponents’ boards but generated significant treasure tokens, enabling a strong comeback turn.

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  Double Vision amplified the impact of instants and sorceries, forcing players to anticipate doubled spell effects in combat and removal phases.

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  Players had to carefully navigate damage triggers from multiple sources, balancing aggression with defense to avoid being overwhelmed by cumulative damage.

Notable Cards

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  Underworld Dreams

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  Spiteful Sliver

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  Hibernation Sliver

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  Double Vision

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  Ruinous Ultimatum

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  Pillar of Origins

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  Diabolic Intent

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  Tormenting Voice

Summary

The game begins with a typical ramp and setup phase, where players develop their mana bases and start deploying key pieces to support their commanders' strategies. The Sliver Legion player quickly establishes a growing army of synergistic slivers, using cards like Spiteful Sliver and Hibernation Sliver to draw cards and gain incremental advantages. Meanwhile, the Awaken the Blood Avatar deck aggressively pursues card draw and damage through enchantments like Underworld Dreams, steadily pressuring opponents with damage triggered by their card draws. The Obosh player leverages the odd converted mana cost theme, doubling damage on creatures and spells with odd costs, creating a volatile board state that punishes opponents each time they draw or play cards. Xyris, the Writhing Storm focuses on proliferating +1/+1 counters and maintaining a threatening presence on board, adding incremental value with each attack and spell cast.