(EDH) Goreclaw Vs Rakdos Vs Zirda Vs Olivia - Commander Gameplay Ep.83 (Feat. Filthy MTG Casuals!)

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma

  Mono-green stompy deck focusing on ramping into large creatures and using Goreclaw's trample and combat buffs to overwhelm opponents with big, trampling attackers.

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  Rakdos, Lord of Riots

  Aggressive demon stompy deck that exploits Rakdos’s ability to reduce the cost of demons, enabling cheat-in of powerful creatures and Eldrazi to burn down opponents quickly.

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  Olivia, Crimson Bride

  Vampire tribal and reanimation deck that uses Olivia as an enabler to steal and recur legendary vampires and disrupt opponents, maintaining card advantage and board control.

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  Zirda, the Dawnwaker

  Boros tokens and activated abilities deck that generates numerous tokens and buffs them for combat damage, leveraging Zirda’s cost reduction to repeatedly activate powerful abilities.

Gameplay Insights

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  Jen’s use of Natural Order to sacrifice Goreclaw and fetch Kodama of the East Tree was a pivotal ramp and board development move, enabling large trample threats to develop rapidly.

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  Doni’s strategic casting of Dockside Extortionist early helped generate treasure tokens that fueled his demon and Eldrazi plays via Rakdos’s cost reduction.

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  Kelly’s Olivia utilized reanimation and stealing of creatures effectively to disrupt Jen’s board and maintain offensive momentum, while Jeska’s Will provided critical mana and card advantage.

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  The interaction between Captivating Crew and Deflecting Swat highlighted the importance of protecting key creatures and managing opponent’s steal effects in multiplayer EDH.

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  Anointed Procession created token doubling that threatened to overwhelm opponents, but also made Kelly a target due to the power of her token synergies.

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  The dynamic threat assessment among players shifted repeatedly as large creatures and combat damage shaped the board state, demonstrating the delicate balance of aggression and defense in multiplayer EDH.

Notable Cards

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  Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma

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  Rakdos, Lord of Riots

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  Olivia, Crimson Bride

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  Zirda, the Dawnwaker

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  Loyal Guardian

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  Kodama of the East Tree

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Anointed Procession

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  Ravenous Chupacabra

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  Jeska's Will

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  Rampaging Baloths

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  Natural Order

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  Captivating Crew

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  Deflecting Swat

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  Palace Siege

Gameplay Summary