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Double Masters Commander Battle | Game Knights 38 | Magic: The Gathering Gameplay EDH

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Decklists

Deck Strategies

  • Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter

    Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter

    Focuses on creating tokens, reanimating creatures, gaining life, and causing life loss. The deck aims to sacrifice creatures repeatedly for value and drain opponents' life.

  • Kaalia of the Vast

    Kaalia of the Vast

    The deck is designed to cheat out powerful angels, demons, and dragons from hand to the battlefield, aiming to overtake the game with large flying threats.

  • Bosh, Iron Golem

    Bosh, Iron Golem

    The game plan revolves around amassing artifacts to fuel Bosh's ability, hurling them at opponents for lethal damage.

  • The Scarab God

    The Scarab God

    Built around zombie tribal with a mill sub-theme, aiming to fill opponents' graveyards and reanimate their best creatures while applying pressure with a horde of zombies.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Joseph's early setup of Phyrexian Altar and Cruel Celebrant hinted at a potent sacrifice combo that could potentially lead to massive life swings.

  • 2

    Jimmy's setup for a hasty Kaalia using Stoneforge Mystic to grab Lightning Greaves indicated a potential for high-power creatures hitting the board early.

  • 3

    Ashlen's explosive first turn of Sol Ring and Thought Vessel, followed by a Mind's Eye, demonstrated the strong ramp and card draw capabilities of her deck.

Notable Cards

  • Phyrexian Altar

    Phyrexian Altar

  • Cruel Celebrant

    Cruel Celebrant

  • Sol Ring

    Sol Ring

  • Thought Vessel

    Thought Vessel

  • Mind's Eye

    Mind's Eye

  • Chromatic Lantern

    Chromatic Lantern

  • Stoneforge Mystic

    Stoneforge Mystic

  • Kaalia of the Vast

    Kaalia of the Vast

  • Lightning Greaves

    Lightning Greaves

Summary

The game kicked off with a strong start, with players quickly ramping up their mana bases. Joseph Johnson playing Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter, started off with a combo of Phyrexian Altar and Cruel Celebrant, setting up potential for massive life loss. Meanwhile, Jimmy Wong with Kaalia of the Vast, managed to get a Chromatic Lantern and Stoneforge Mystic, setting up for a hasty Kaalia play in the next turn. Ashlen Rose, piloting Bosh, Iron Golem, began with an impressive first turn drop of Sol Ring and Thought Vessel, followed by a Mind's Eye, setting an early game advantage. Josh piloting The Scarab God had a comparatively slower start with a Fellwar Stone on his second turn. The early game clearly demonstrated that all players had set up their respective deck strategies efficiently and were ready to execute their game plan.

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Show Notes:

Get ready for more twists, more turns and more huge plays (roughly twice as many as usual) because this episode is a classic Commander clash featuring the awesome reprints from DOUBLE MASTERS. Featuring special guests Joseph Johnson and Ashlen Rose.

It’s Vish Kal vs The Scarab God vs Kaalia of the Vast vs Bosh, Iron Golem

Who will emerge victorious?! ONLY ONE MAY STAND!!


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Where to find our guests online:

Ashlen Rose: Twitter: @AshlenRose Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ashlen_rose Instagram: @RawrItsAshlen

Joseph Johnson: IMDB: www.imdb.com/name/nm3858390/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Instagram: @Blackneto


Deck lists:

Ashlen’s Bosh: www.archidekt.com/decks/4663889/ashlens_bosh_game_knights_38

JLK’s Scarab God: www.archidekt.com/decks/4663885/jlk_scarab_god_game_knights_38

Jimmy’s Kaalia: www.archidekt.com/decks/4663886/jimmys_kaalia_game_knights_38

Joseph’s Vish Kal (me, maybe): www.archidekt.com/decks/4663883/joes_vish_kal_game_knights_38


Credits:

Director: Josh Lee Kwai Editors: Jake Boss and Josh Murphy VFX, Animations and GFX: Sam Waldow Assistant VFX: Patrick Nan Director of Photography: Jake Boss Sound Recording: Kim Kylland Sound Mix: Jake Boss Additional GFX: Grant Aldrich and Geoffrey Palmer Set Design: Bonnie Vacevich

Cruel Celebrant (Voice): Ashlen Rose Bosh (Voice): Jake Boss Vish Kal (Voice): Josh Lee Kwai


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