Generic Commander Ep. 5 - Opposite Day

Deck Strategies

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  Ghalta, Primal Hunger

  Ramp aggressively with monogreen mana sources to cheat large creatures into play quickly, aiming to win with a big alpha strike, especially using Craterhoof Behemoth to push through lethal damage.

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  Zevlor, Elturel Exile

  Disrupt opponents by stealing and copying spells that target players or permanents, turning single-target spells into multi-target effects to control the board and players simultaneously.

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  Muldrotha, the Gravetide

  Self-mill key creatures and reanimate them repeatedly from the graveyard, focusing on a combo or value win condition centered around Craterhoof Behemoth.

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  Hinata, Dawn-Crowned

  Play a spellslinger deck that reduces the cost of multi-target spells while increasing opponents' spell costs, leveraging flying and trample threats to pressure opponents and control the game.

Gameplay Insights

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  Zevlor's ability to multiply single-target spells into multi-target effects creates a strong political and disruptive presence at the table, forcing opponents to play cautiously.

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  Muldrotha's self-mill approach is a challenging strategy for the pilot but offers resilience through repeated reanimation of powerful creatures, aiming for a late-game finishing combo with Craterhoof.

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  Ghalta’s deck leverages fast mana ramp and cheat mechanics to accelerate large threats, putting early pressure on opponents to respond quickly or risk being overwhelmed.

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  Hinata’s deck taxes opponents’ spells, which can slow down aggressive or combo strategies, while benefiting from cost reduction on its own multi-target spells to maintain tempo.

Notable Cards

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  Craterhoof Behemoth

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  Bribery

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  Invoke Despair

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  Thought Vessel

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  Assassin's Trophy

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  Rampant Growth

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  Watery Grave

Summary

The game begins with each player piloting decks that represent their personal Magic 'demons'—strategies they dislike playing. Zevlor, Elturel Exile leads a Grixis control and theft deck focused on disrupting opponents by copying or stealing spells that target others, aiming to overwhelm the table with cards like Bribery and Invoke Despair. Ghalta, Primal Hunger’s deck is a monogreen ramp and cheat-into-play strategy that seeks to deploy big creatures quickly, especially focusing on Craterhoof Behemoth for a lethal alpha strike. Muldrotha, the Gravetide’s deck is a self-mill reanimator archetype, attempting to mill key creatures like Craterhoof into the graveyard and recur them for value, despite being the pilot's least favorite style. Hinata, Dawn-Crowned is piloted with a spellslinger and interaction-heavy build that taxes opponents' spells and reduces the cost of its own, aiming to leverage multiple targets for powerful effects.