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All Will Be One: Ixhel vs Ezuri vs Urtet vs Chiss-Goria | Game Knights 60 | Magic Commander MTG EDH

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Decklists

Deck Strategies

  • Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa

    Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa

    Utilizes infect creatures and poison counter synergies to quickly apply poison counters to opponents, aiming to win by reaching 10 poison counters on a single player. Uses pump spells and card advantage to accelerate the poison clock.

  • Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant

    Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant

    Focuses on artifact affinity to reduce the cost of deploying powerful artifact creatures and spells, enabling early board presence and value generation to dominate the mid to late game.

  • Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch

    Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch

    A mirror tribal deck that ramps and draws cards by tapping and multiplying mirror tokens, leveraging mana and board presence to overwhelm opponents and maintain long-term advantage.

  • Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres

    Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres

    Centers around proliferating and distributing plus one plus one counters to grow a large, resilient army. Uses the commander’s ability to draw cards and maintain pressure through continuous counter synergies.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Early application of poison counters by Ixhel pressured opponents to alter their attack and block patterns, highlighting the threat of poison as a fast alternate win condition.

  • 2

    Rachel’s use of artifact affinity enabled her to cast powerful creatures ahead of curve, applying significant board pressure before opponents could stabilize.

  • 3

    Josh’s strategy of ramping with mirror tokens allowed for explosive mana generation and card draw, setting up a resilient mid-game engine.

  • 4

    Jimmy’s Ezuri leveraged proliferate and counter distribution to maintain card advantage and build a threatening board state, forcing players to respond to multiple growing threats.

  • 5

    Players prioritized defensive plays and target selection carefully to avoid falling victim to poison counters early, demonstrating the importance of managing alternate win conditions in multiplayer Commander.

Notable Cards

  • Skrelv, Defector Mite

    Skrelv, Defector Mite

  • Glistener Elf

    Glistener Elf

  • Talisman of Unity

    Talisman of Unity

Summary

The game featured four players piloting distinct commanders with synergistic and thematic decks centered around the new Phyrexia: All Will Be One set. Early turns saw Craig aggressively deploying toxic creatures with Ixhel, setting a poison clock that pressured opponents to be wary of taking early hits. Rachel's Chiss-Goria deck leveraged artifact affinity to accelerate into powerful threats, aiming to dominate through efficient artifact synergies. Josh’s Urtet deck focused on mirror tribal synergies, generating ramp and board presence through tapping mirrors and proliferating counters. Jimmy’s Ezuri deck built around plus one plus one counters and proliferate effects, aiming to overwhelm with a growing army and card advantage from distributed counters. Key moments included Craig’s early poison token pressure forcing defensive plays from the table, while Rachel built a strong artifact base to bring out her commander and heavy hitters. Josh’s mirror synergies began establishing a mana engine that could fuel mid-game explosive turns. Jimmy’s Ezuri steadily grew a threat board with counter synergies, drawing cards to maintain momentum. The game’s tension revolved around managing poison counters, artifact board states, and proliferate effects. The poison decks posed immediate threats that shaped combat and targeting decisions, while artifact and counter synergies dictated resource development. Ultimately, the game demonstrated the dynamic interplay between aggressive poison strategies and board control via counters and artifacts, highlighting the distinct win conditions and timing windows of each deck.

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Show Notes:

Ready for a Commander game that’s out of this world? No trip to the poisonous plane of New Phyrexia would be compleat without the one and only “Mr. Infect.” That’s right, in this exciting new episode of Game Knights, Craig Blanchette faces off against Rachel, Jimmy, and Josh with toxically terrifying decks featuring the brand new cards from Phyrexia: All Will Be One. Who will rise to perfection and who will be compleately crushed?

It’s Ixhel vs. Chiss-Goria vs. Ezuri vs. Urtet

All Will Be One…. but ONLY ONE MAY STAND! (Don’t overthink it, people.)


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Deck Lists:

Rachel’s Chiss-Goria Decklist: www.archidekt.com/decks/4664184/rachels_chissgoria_game_knights_60

Jimmy’s Ezuri Decklist: www.archidekt.com/decks/4664188/jimmys_ezuri_game_knights_60

Craig’s Ixhel Decklist: www.archidekt.com/decks/4664187/craigs_ixhel_game_knights_60

Josh’s Urtet Decklist: www.archidekt.com/decks/4664186/jlks_urtet_game_knights_60


Credits:

Directed by: Jake Boss Executive Producer: Josh Lee Kwai Co-Producer: Jimmy Wong Lead Editor: Josh Murphy Edited by: Manson Leung Lead VFX: Sam Waldow VFX Artist: Evan Limberger Production Design: Ladee Danger Assistant Art Director: Steve Winsett Post Production Supervisor: Jake Boss Assistant Editor: Arthur Meadowcroft Director of Photography: Jon Salmon Key Grip: Jamie Sutor Sound Mix: Jake Boss & Josh Murphy Theme Music: Post Malone Judge: Jamie Block Writers: Jordan Pridgen & Jamie Block Production Assistant: Gabriel Pozos, Eric Lem Special FX PAs: Gaurav Gulati, Damen Lenz, Megan Yip, Evan Limberger, Arthur Meadowcroft, Gabriel Pozos, Eric Lem, Josh Murphy, Manson Leung, Ladee Danger, Sam Waldow, Jordan Pridgen, Jamie Block, Jake Boss

Jhoira, Elesh Norn (voice): Ladee Danger Urza (voice): Jordan Pridgen Ezuri (voice): Damen Lenz


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