4 Mana Commanders with Joe Cherries - EDH Gameplay Ep 98

Deck Strategies

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  Rosheen, Roaring Prophet

  Generate large amounts of mana and use it to cast powerful X-spells, creating overwhelming board states with multiple flying tokens and ramping lands to outpace opponents.

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  Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa

  Deploy infect creatures early to poison opponents, proliferate poison counters to increase the threat quickly, and leverage card advantage from infect synergies.

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  Satya, Aetherflux Genius

  Create multiple copies of Satya and energy tokens using clone effects and energy payoffs to generate repeated threats with menace and haste, enabling quick commander damage and board control.

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  Teysa Karlov

  Utilize aristocrat sacrifice synergies to gain life and drain opponents by triggering effects when creatures enter or leave the battlefield, growing creatures and creating lifelink tokens to sustain and pressure the board.

Gameplay Insights

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  Rosheen's ability to mill and select X-spells early combined with her token generation allowed for a massive mana build-up that fueled casting large spells and accelerated land drops, setting a powerful tempo swing.

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  The infect deck prioritized early poison damage with creatures like Glistener Elf and Plaguemire and utilized Hand of the Praetors to buff infect creatures and apply additional poison counters on casting new infect creatures, ramping up the poison threat rapidly.

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  Satya's synergy with clone effects and energy generation provided a flexible way to create multiple attacking threats with menace and haste, forcing opponents to respond quickly or suffer continuous commander damage.

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  Teysa's aristocrat build capitalized on creatures entering and dying to gain life and drain opponents, with creatures like Alenda growing large and producing many lifelink tokens upon death, ensuring resilience and sustained board presence.

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  Early combat and resource management decisions, such as choosing when to attack or sacrifice creatures, were critical in balancing aggressive poison damage, mana ramp, and board control among the different decks.

Notable Cards

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  Rosheen, Roaring Prophet

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  Glistener Elf

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  Hand of the Praetors

Summary

The game featured a four-mana commander pod where each player piloted a deck with a four-mana commander, showcasing distinct strategies. Rosheen, Roaring Prophet led an explosive X-spell deck focused on generating immense mana, casting powerful spells, and overwhelming opponents with token armies. Rosheen's early plays included milling cards to find key X-spells and using her ability to produce multiple flying tokens, enabling a significant mana ramp that culminated in casting large threats and fetching multiple lands to accelerate her game plan. Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa piloted an infect-themed deck aiming to poison opponents quickly through early infect creatures like Glistener Elf and Plaguemire, followed by proliferation to escalate poison counters while gaining incremental card advantage. Satya, Aetherflux Genius used a clone and energy synergy deck that generated multiple Satya tokens and Thopters, leveraging menace and haste to apply commander damage pressure early. Meanwhile, Teysa Karlov employed a classic aristocrat sacrifice strategy, gaining value from creatures entering and leaving the battlefield, growing powerful creatures such as Alenda, the Dusk Rose, and generating lifelink tokens to stabilize and push through damage. Key moments included Rosheen's massive mana surge and subsequent X-spell deployment, which put immense pressure on the table. The infect player applied early poison counters rapidly, forcing opponents to respond. Satya's ability to create multiple menacing attackers and energy tokens added combat threats and board presence. The aristocrat deck's synergy with sacrifice and lifegain provided resilience and incremental advantage. The game revolved around managing these overlapping threats while players sought to execute their win conditions: overwhelming board presence and big spells for Rosheen, poison counters for Ixhel, swarm and energy combos for Satya, and attrition with sacrifice for Teysa.