So Much Naya! Chaotic Commander MTG EDH Gameplay

Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Deck & Commander Strategies

Marneus Calgar
A token and equipment synergy deck that generates multiple token creatures on attack, draws cards, and leverages double strike to apply heavy combat pressure.
Yuma, Proud Protector
A land-focused deck that ramps aggressively, utilizes desert lands to trigger damage pings, and maximizes value from lands in both play and graveyard.
Shalai and Hallar
A counters and damage synergy deck that buffs creatures with +1/+1 counters, pings opponents for damage, and uses flying and vigilance to control combat.
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
A Naya deck that focuses on landfall triggers and recursion using creatures like Sun Titan to retrieve permanents from the graveyard, building a resilient board presence.

Gameplay Insights

1
Marneus Calgar's token creation on attack combined with double strike and equipment like Inquisitorial Rosette significantly increases damage output and card draw, maintaining pressure and resource advantage.
2
The heavy use of desert lands in Yuma’s deck enables incremental damage pings to opponents, creating early game pressure and board control.
3
Sun Titan's recursion ability is critical in restoring key permanents from the graveyard, ensuring sustained board presence and value generation.
4
Shalai and Hallar’s synergy with +1/+1 counters and ping damage provides consistent incremental damage while enabling evasive attacks with flying and vigilance.
5
Sacrificing creatures to The Golden Throne to create multiple copies of Sakaaran Infiltrator maximizes card draw and board presence in a single turn, showcasing efficient resource use.

Notable Cards

Marneus Calgar
Inquisitorial Rosette
Bristling Backwoods
Dunes of the Dead
Sun Titan
Eccentric Farmer
Shalai and Hallar
The Golden Throne

Gameplay Summary

The game begins with players deploying lands and setting up their mana bases, with the Naya precons focusing heavily on land synergy and ramp.

Early plays include various utility lands and creatures that support their strategies, such as Wayfinder and Sader Wayfinder to fill graveyards and fetch lands.

Marneus Calgar makes an impactful entrance, leveraging his token creation and double strike abilities to apply pressure, drawing cards and forcing opponents to take damage.

The Naya decks emphasize synergy with deserts and landfall effects, using cards like Bristling Backwoods and Dunes of the Dead to generate additional value and creatures. As the game progresses, players begin to develop board states with key creatures and equipment, such as Inquisitorial Rosette boosting Marneus Calgar's token attacks and Shalai Hallar's counters and damage synergy starting to deal incremental damage through ping effects.

The interaction between Sun Titan and graveyard recursion helps bring back valuable permanents, increasing board resilience.

A pivotal moment occurs when Marneus Calgar’s combat triggers multiple token creations and card draws, showcasing the deck's ability to sustain pressure while maintaining card advantage.

The game features dynamic combat phases with multiple attacks distributing pressure among players, and strategic use of equipment and abilities to maximize damage output and control the board.

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