Marrow Gnawer Vs Atraxa 1v1 EDH/CMDR Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

  Focuses on proliferating +1/+1 counters and generating incremental value through creatures like Winding Constrictor and Evolution Witness to outvalue opponents and stabilize the board.

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  Marrow-Gnawer

  Leverages Rat Colonies and token generation to swarm the board, using sacrifice synergies to create a flood of rat tokens and overwhelm opponents with sheer numbers and continuous pressure.

Gameplay Insights

• 1

  Sacrificing a Rat Colony to Marrow-Gnawer generated a large number of rat tokens, turning the tide of board presence significantly in Tyler's favor.

• 2

  Evolution Witness was used effectively to bounce Winding Constrictor back to hand, allowing repeated application of +1/+1 counters.

• 3

  Despite Atraxa's potential for board control and value through counters, the timely removal of Atraxa itself disrupted the opponent's strategy.

• 4

  The use of Thrumming Stone to cascade into more rat colonies accelerated the rat token swarm and increased pressure on the opponent.

• 5

  Blocking Rat Colony with Winding Constrictor multiple times helped mitigate damage but was ultimately insufficient against the overwhelming rat token swarm.

Notable Cards

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  Marrow-Gnawer

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  Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

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  Rat Colony

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  Winding Constrictor

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  Evolution Witness

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  Thrumming Stone

Summary

The game started with typical setup plays, both players developing their mana bases and early board presence. Tyler, piloting Marrow-Gnawer, quickly established a swarm of Rat Colonies, leveraging their synergies to generate multiple rat tokens each turn. The opponent, playing Atraxa, Praetors' Voice, focused on developing a board with +1/+1 counter synergies using creatures like Winding Constrictor and Evolution Witness to sustain value and protect their board state. A key turning point occurred when the Atraxa player cast their commander and tried to build counters on it, but Tyler responded effectively by removing Atraxa from the battlefield, severely limiting the opponent's ability to recover and leverage their strategy. Meanwhile, Marrow-Gnawer capitalized on rat token generation and sacrifice effects to maintain pressure and chip away at the opponent's life total. Ultimately, Tyler's aggressive rat swarm overwhelmed the Atraxa player, finishing the game with a lethal attack featuring a large Rat Colony supported by numerous rat tokens and synergy triggers.