CHRISTMAS COMMANDER SECRET SANTA EDH GAME FT GATHERING THE MAGIC! DORAN vs JORN vs VAZI vs GRUMGULLY

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Grumgully, the Generous

  Leverages artifact synergies and treasure generation to build board presence and pressure opponents with efficient creatures and recursion.

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  Doran, the Siege Tower

  Focuses on creatures with high toughness to maximize combat damage output, turning defensive stats into offensive power.

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  Vazi, Keen Negotiator

  Generates and utilizes treasure tokens to ramp mana and control the board, gaining incremental advantage through resource denial and treasure economy.

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  Jorn, God of Winter

  Uses snow permanents to trigger powerful combat-related effects, ramping through snow lands and applying pressure with efficient threats.

Gameplay Insights

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  Vazi’s early treasure generation and artifact sacrifice synergies allowed for strong early ramp and incremental advantage.

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  Jorn’s use of snow permanents enabled effective combat triggers, keeping pressure on opponents while maintaining resource consistency.

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  Grumgully’s deployment on turn two with artifact interactions demonstrated an aggressive tempo approach leveraging treasure and artifact recursion.

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  Doran’s toughness-based damage shifted typical combat dynamics, forcing opponents to reconsider blocking strategies and target prioritization.

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  Players quickly identified and targeted the biggest threats early, with Vazi attacking Christian’s threats to curb his board development.

Notable Cards

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  Ravenous Squirrel

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  Ingenious Artillerist

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  Ash Barrens

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  Doran, the Siege Tower

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  Grumgully, the Generous

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  Jorn, God of Winter // Kaldring, the Rimestaff

Gameplay Summary