Atraxa vs Ramos vs Ishkanah vs Vorel EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

  Focuses on proliferate and +1/+1 counter synergies, using Doubling Season and spore counters to grow creatures and enhance board presence.

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  Ramos, Dragon Engine

  Builds around accumulating +1/+1 counters to generate large amounts of colored mana, enabling multiple spells and casting commanders multiple times for value.

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  Ishkanah, Grafwidow

  Utilizes Liliana, Test of Majesty for board control and token generation, combining with zombie synergies and board wipes to maintain dominance.

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  Vorel of the Hull Clade

  Leverages +1/+1 counter doubling and synergy with creatures like Scavenging Ooze to ramp mana, draw cards, and control the graveyard.

Gameplay Insights

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  Devin's use of Simic Ascendancy to add multiple +1/+1 counters and generate mana allowed casting multiple powerful spells including a second copy of Vorel.

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  Kyle's timely use of Liliana's ultimate to wipe the board reset the battlefield but left his zombie tokens intact, providing a foundation for recovery.

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  Steve effectively combined Vorel's counter doubling with Scavenging Ooze's graveyard control and card draw to maintain card advantage despite early land struggles.

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  John's Atraxa deck leveraged proliferate and Doubling Season to steadily grow his creatures and counters, though he was cautious to avoid overextending against Ramos's growing board.

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  The interplay of +1/+1 counter synergies across multiple decks created dynamic board states, with delayed triggers from Marquesa enabling creatures to return after board wipes, maintaining pressure.

Notable Cards

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  Simic Ascendancy

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  Doubling Season

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  Scavenging Ooze

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  Swiftfoot Boots

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  Second Harvest

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  Rishkar, Peema Renegade

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  Sage of Fables

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  Altar of Dementia

Gameplay Summary