PANTLAZA 🆚 AHAU 🆚 ADMIRAL BRASS 🆚 XAVIER | The Lost Caverns of Ixalan EDH / Casual Commander

Deck Strategies

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  Xavier Sal, Infested Captain

  This deck aims to use the synergy of pirates and treasure tokens to generate a strong board presence and attack multiple times.

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  Sovereign Okinec Ahau

  This deck focuses on ramping up with lands and mana dorks to cast powerful creatures and spells.

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  Admiral Brass, Unsinkable

  Aiming to control the board with a sturdy commander and powerful sea-themed spells.

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  Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

  This deck seeks to exploit the value from Pantlaza's ability to discover and cast spells, combined with impact triggers and ETB effects to create a devastating board state.

Gameplay Insights

• 1

  Sam's strategy of multiple attacks and use of treasure tokens to fuel his spells was effective early on but wasn't able to overpower Jon's deck.

• 2

  Extra's Tender Shoot Dryad provided some defense and board presence, but it wasn't enough to outlast Jon's combo.

• 3

  Tom's use of counters and his commander's abilities to enhance his creatures showed promise, but he wasn't able to fully capitalize on it before Jon's winning turn.

• 4

  Jon's successful execution of his game-winning combo demonstrated the high synergy and power level of his deck.

Notable Cards

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  Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

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  Impact Tremors

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  Molten Echoes

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  Felidar Guardian

Summary

This was a swift and action-packed Commander game, where each player tried to establish board presence and push their strategies. However, the game turned on its head when Jon, playing Pantlaza, Sun-Favored, started to trigger a series of powerful effects. He successfully utilized the combination of impact tremors, molten echoes, and a series of potent creatures to create a dominating board state. This culminated in a game-winning combo where he used Felidar Guardian and Presto the Bisher to continuously trigger impact tremors, taking out everyone at the table and crowning himself the winner.