MTG Commander Gameplay | Thrasios/Kodama, Sauron, Gandalf & Zhulodok | Magic: The Gathering EDH MTG

Deck Strategies

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  Zhulodok, Void Gorger

  Cascade into big colorless Eldrazi spells and value artifacts, building a resilient board state with ramp and combo pieces like Darksteel Forge.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero & Kodama of the East Tree

  Use flash creatures and ramp to generate value and card advantage, leveraging partners synergy to control the board and set up combos.

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  Sauron, the Dark Lord

  Utilize wheel effects and discard pressure to disrupt opponents’ hands while gaining incremental advantages through value creatures and spells.

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  Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

  Play mono-blue cantrips and flash-speed spells on opponents’ turns to build card advantage and eventually combo off with powerful spells like Expropriate.

Gameplay Insights

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  Wizard’s use of Metalworker early enabled explosive mana generation, allowing multiple large spells and cascades in a single turn, significantly accelerating his board development.

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  Tarren’s strategic discard with Fell Specter and Orcish Bowmasters created pressure by reducing opponents’ hand resources while triggering life loss and damage.

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  Beef’s use of flash creatures like Thrasios and Kodama provided reactive plays on opponents’ turns, maintaining tempo and protecting his board state.

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  Elio’s mono-blue deck capitalized on flash-speed cantrips and sorceries to maintain card advantage and pressure opponents, aiming to combo with spells like Expropriate.

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  The interaction surrounding Reforge the Soul was pivotal; it was countered to prevent replenishing Wizard’s hand, showing high table awareness and reactive play.

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  Casting Darksteel Forge on Zhulodok maximized the cascade value and protected key combo pieces, highlighting synergy exploitation within Wizard’s deck.

Notable Cards

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  Metalworker

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  Darksteel Forge

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  Zhulodok, Void Gorger

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  Fell Specter

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  Orcish Bowmasters

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  Brainstorm

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  Reforge the Soul

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  Expropriate

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  Fabled Passage

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  Talisman of Dominance

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  Mana Crypt

Summary

The game features four players piloting highly synergistic and value-driven decks. Wizard's Zhulodok, Void Gorger Eldrazi deck quickly establishes a powerful mana base with Metalworker, casting large colorless spells, and utilizing cascade triggers to generate additional value and combo pieces like Darksteel Forge and Fellwar Stone. Beef's Simic partners deck with Thrasios and Kodama leverages flash and value creatures to control the board while ramping and drawing cards, setting up for mid-to-late game combos. Tarren's Grixis wheels deck with Sauron, the Dark Lord focuses on wheel effects and disruption, using creatures like Fell Specter to force discards and gain life advantage. Elio runs an aggressive mono-blue combo deck with Gandalf, Friend of the Shire, aiming to string together cantrips and flash-speed spells to generate card advantage and combo off with high-impact spells like Expropriate. Key turning points include Wizard casting Zhulodok and Darksteel Forge, which triggered multiple cascades, gaining significant board presence and ramp. Beef's timely flash creatures and counterspells kept the table reactive, while Tarren’s use of Fell Specter and wheel spells created pressure on opponents’ hands. Elio's deck sought to disrupt and combo on opponents' turns, contributing to a dynamic and interactive game state. The game featured heavy use of reactive spells, cascades, and resource denial, with players maneuvering to assemble their combos or value engines while controlling opponents’ tempo.