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

Deck 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

Summary

The game began with all four players revealing their secret Santa decks, each built around their assigned commanders: Grumgully, the Generous; Doran, the Siege Tower; Vazi, Keen Negotiator; and Jorn, God of Winter. Early turns saw players developing their mana bases and deploying key creatures like treasure generators and snow permanents to support their strategies. Vazi focused on treasure token generation to ramp and control the board, while Jorn leveraged snow permanents to trigger powerful effects during combat. Grumgully’s deck emphasized artifact synergies and board presence, with early plays including Commander deployment and artifact interactions. Doran’s deck aimed to capitalize on toughness-based combat damage, building a resilient and threatening board through high-toughness creatures. The players engaged in early skirmishes and treasure exchanges, with some players targeting perceived threats to curb their momentum.