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Dargo & Tevesh vs. Malcolm & Kraum [Duel Commander-EDH] - Magic: The Gathering

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklist

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Dargo, the Shipwrecker Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

    Dargo, the Shipwrecker & Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

    A Rakdos sacrifice and treasure synergy deck that aims to produce mana and card advantage through sacrificing creatures and artifacts. The deck uses Dargo's death triggers and Tevesh's abilities to generate treasures and repeatedly cast spells or creatures, building a strong board presence and overwhelming opponents.

  • Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

    Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator & Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

    An Izzet tempo deck focused on card draw, efficient creatures with flash, and burn spells to control the board and apply pressure. It relies on Malcolm and Kraum to maintain card advantage and tempo, aiming to chip away at opponents and disrupt their strategies.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Sacrificing Dargo multiple times to create treasures was crucial for generating mana and enabling the casting of big spells and commanders despite the commander tax.

  • 2

    The Rakdos deck's synergy between sacrifice outlets and treasure generation created a powerful looping engine that outpaced the Izzet deck's tempo and burn strategy.

  • 3

    The Izzet deck’s lack of sufficient removal or bounce spells limited its ability to disrupt the Rakdos deck’s board development.

  • 4

    Choosing when to attack and block carefully was important, especially with creatures like Malcolm that could draw cards and Kraum that added damage pressure.

  • 5

    The flash creatures like Brazen Borrower allowed the Izzet deck to respond to threats, but were insufficient without more removal to handle high-toughness creatures like Dargo.

Notable Cards

  • Dargo, the Shipwrecker

    Dargo, the Shipwrecker

  • Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

    Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

  • Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

    Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

  • Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

    Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

  • Implement of Combustion

    Implement of Combustion

  • Hangarback Walker

    Hangarback Walker

  • Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft

    Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft

  • Skysovereign, Consul Flagship

    Skysovereign, Consul Flagship

Gameplay Summary

The game featured a matchup between two partner decks: a Rakdos deck led by Dargo, the Shipwrecker paired with Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools, and an Izzet tempo deck led by Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator paired with Kraum, Ludevic's Opus.

Early on, the Rakdos deck focused on building board presence with creatures and utilizing sacrifice synergies, particularly leveraging treasure tokens generated from Dargo's death and other sacrifice outlets like Training with the Gaston and Implement of Combustion.

The Izzet deck played a tempo game with burn spells, flash creatures, and card draw from its commanders, aiming to control the board and chip away at opponents’ life totals.

Key plays involved casting Malcolm and Kraum to maintain card advantage and pressure, while the Rakdos player worked on setting up a combo or large board state with value creatures and mana ramp via treasures.

A pivotal moment came when Dargo was cast and then sacrificed multiple times to produce treasures, enabling further explosive plays and reducing casting costs for Tevesh Szat.

The Rakdos deck's ability to produce and sacrifice permanents synergized strongly with its commanders and created a powerful mana engine.

The Izzet side struggled to keep up due to a lack of efficient removal and bounce spells, which allowed the Rakdos player to stabilize and eventually close the game by overwhelming with threats and repeated value plays.

The game concluded relatively quickly once the Rakdos deck established board dominance and the tempo deck was unable to respond effectively.

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