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Teysa v Garth v Niv-Mizzet v Shorikai | featuring @MTGMuddstah and @MTGNerdGirl | K&F 38 | MTG

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Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Teysa, Orzhov Scion

    Teysa, Orzhov Scion

    Focuses on token generation, lifelink creatures, and leveraging death triggers to create additional value. Utilizes small creatures and token synergies to control the board and gain incremental advantages.

  • Garth One-Eye

    Garth One-Eye

    A five-color vehicle deck that prioritizes artifact lands and mana acceleration to quickly deploy and crew powerful vehicles. Uses artifact sacrifice and treasure generation to maintain card advantage and board presence.

  • Niv-Mizzet Reborn

    Niv-Mizzet Reborn

    Leverages multi-colored spells and creatures with bounty counters to generate card draw and life gain. Uses recursion and treasure tokens to maintain sustained resource advantage and control the game tempo.

  • Shorikai, Genesis Engine

    Shorikai, Genesis Engine

    Centers around vehicles and artifact creatures, utilizing crew synergies and card draw mechanics. Employs creatures like Katori Pilot Prodigy to boost vehicles and generate tokens that support aggressive attacks and board control.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Shorikai's crew ability combined with vigilance and lifelink significantly boosts combat presence and life totals, allowing for powerful attacks and defensive plays.

  • 2

    Niv-Mizzet's use of bounty counters on creatures like Emery Lurker creates a recurring advantage through life gain and card draw when those creatures die.

  • 3

    Garth One-Eye's artifact sacrifice mechanic to generate flying Inklings adds a resilient flying threat and maintains pressure on opponents.

  • 4

    Teysa's strategic use of Doomsayer to create tokens and flip Legion's Landing demonstrates effective board development and incremental advantage.

  • 5

    Players carefully manage aggression, choosing when to attack or hold back to avoid strengthening opponents, indicating strong political awareness in multiplayer Commander gameplay.

Notable Cards

  • Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort

    Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort

  • Prismari Command

    Prismari Command

  • Shorikai, Genesis Engine

    Shorikai, Genesis Engine

  • Skysovereign, Consul Flagship

    Skysovereign, Consul Flagship

  • Talisman of Creativity

    Talisman of Creativity

  • Talisman of Dominance

    Talisman of Dominance

  • Seat of the Synod

    Seat of the Synod

Gameplay Summary

The game begins with a diverse board state featuring artifact synergy, token generation, and multi-colored spells.

Early plays include Teysa Orzhov Scion creating vampire tokens and deploying a Legion's Landing, while Garth One-Eye sets up with artifact lands and mana acceleration tools like Talisman of Creativity.

Niv-Mizzet Reborn focuses on multi-colored spells and creatures with bounty counters, aiming for card advantage and life gain, and Shorikai Genesis Engine establishes vehicle synergy with cards like Katori Pilot Prodigy to crew vehicles and grant vigilance and lifelink. Key turning points include a strategic exchange where Shorikai's crew ability and vigilance/lifelink grants significant life gain and board presence, while Teysa uses Doomsayer to generate human tokens and flip Legion's Landing, enhancing her board strength.

Garth One-Eye leverages artifact sacrifice to create flying tokens and generate value, and Niv-Mizzet Reborn utilizes Prismari Command repeatedly through recursion for card draw and treasure generation.

The game features careful targeting and board control, with players selectively attacking and blocking to manage threats.

The interaction involving bounty counters on Emery Lurker of the Loch, combined with artifact tokens and card draw, sets up a slow but steady advantage for Niv-Mizzet.

The gameplay showcases a balance between aggressive combat phases and resource development, with vehicles and tokens playing central roles.

The game remains open with multiple players developing their boards and preparing for impactful plays in subsequent turns.

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