"I Got Family" Ziatora vs. Shorikai vs. Gandalf vs. Tuvasa EDH Gameplay | Commander Arcade #17

Deck Strategies

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  Tuvasa the Sunlit

  Build around enchantment synergy to buff creatures and draw cards, using auras and enchantment creatures to create an aggressive and resilient board state.

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  Gandalf the White

  Utilize flash and blinking of legendary creatures and artifacts to double triggered abilities, generating incremental value and control through repeated effects.

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  Ziatora, the Incinerator

  Generate and sacrifice treasure tokens to ramp into powerful spells, leveraging artifact synergies and exile-from-top-of-library effects to maintain card advantage.

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  Shorikai, Genesis Engine

  Focus on vehicles and artifact ramp, crewing vehicles to draw cards and create pilot tokens, aiming to outvalue opponents through efficient artifact and vehicle interactions.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Alter of the Brood to mill opponents whenever a permanent enters the battlefield under Tuvasa's control added a steady mill pressure alongside the enchantment strategy.

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  Professional Facebreaker's ability to generate treasure tokens from combat damage and then exile cards to play provided Ziatora a flexible ramp and card advantage engine tied to combat success.

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  Shorikai's crew ability to create pilot tokens and draw cards by crewing itself with multiple vehicles was a key incremental advantage, encouraging artifact deployment and aggressive board development.

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  Early artifact ramp such as Mindstone and Inventor's Fair enabled players to accelerate into their core strategies and find pivotal artifacts quickly.

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  Gandalf's focus on flashing in legendary creatures and artifacts to double triggered abilities aimed to maximize value from each permanent but required careful timing and synergy to be effective.

Notable Cards

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  Tuvasa the Sunlit

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  Gandalf the White

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  Ziatora, the Incinerator

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  Shorikai, Genesis Engine

Summary

The game began with players setting up their mana bases and early board presence, with Maria on Tuvasa the Sunlit establishing enchantment synergy and milling opponents slightly via Alter of the Brood. Aaron on Gandalf the White aimed to capitalize on legendary synergies and blink effects, while Megan on Ziatora, the Incinerator focused on treasure generation and artifact interactions. Nels on Shorikai, Genesis Engine prioritized vehicles, seeking to crew them and draw cards through Shorikai's abilities. Early turns featured incremental development, including artifact ramp like Mindstone and key lands like Inventor's Fair to tutor artifacts. Midgame saw the board develop with Tuvasa boosting enchantment creatures and drawing cards on enchantment casts, while Ziatora leveraged treasure tokens from combat damage and the Professional Facebreaker to exile and play cards from the top of the library. Shorikai crewed multiple vehicles to generate card advantage and board presence. Gandalf aimed to blink legendary creatures repeatedly to double triggered abilities, although specific plays were not detailed. Milling from Alter of the Brood and additional artifact synergies shaped the resource game, with players preparing for impactful combat phases. The game’s tension revolved around leveraging their respective synergies—vehicles, enchantments, treasures, and legendary triggers—to outvalue opponents and push for victory.