Rograkh & Tevesh vs. Loot - Duel Commander - EDH│MTG│bitzelberg

Deck Strategies

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh & Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

  A Rakdos midrange deck focusing on generating incremental value through creatures and token generation, using Tevesh Szat's abilities to create Thrull tokens and control the board. The deck accelerates with rituals and Command Beacon to cast powerful threats quickly and aims to grind out advantage via combat and recurring threats.

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  Loot, the Key to Everything

  A Temur Loot midrange deck that revolves around maximizing card advantage through casting spells from exile and utilizing tokens generated by creatures like Feldon of the Third Path. The deck employs land ramp, draw engines, and synergy with casting spells to filter and generate value, aiming to out-resource opponents and win through incremental card advantage and token pressure.

Gameplay Insights

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  Utilizing Command Beacon to repeatedly bring back Tevesh Szat enabled continuous Thrull token production, which was critical for board presence and pressure.

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  The Rakdos player strategically used Morlock Ambusher to fight Rograkh, preventing excessive card draw and slowing the Loot deck’s momentum.

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  Casting spells from exile with the Loot deck synergized well with token generation but was ultimately outpaced by the Rakdos deck’s aggressive midrange threats.

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  Prioritizing the protection and growth of key creatures like Tevesh Szat and leveraging Cabal Ritual for ramp allowed the Rakdos player to maintain tempo advantage.

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  Despite the Loot deck’s ability to generate value and tokens, it lacked sufficient interaction to handle the mounting threat of the Rakdos midrange strategy.

Notable Cards

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  Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

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  Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki

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  Command Beacon

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  Cabal Ritual

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  Feldon of the Third Path

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  Oko, Thief of Crowns

Summary

The game featured a clash between a Rakdos midrange deck led by Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh and Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools, and a Temur-colored Loot deck piloted by Dan. Early turns saw both players developing their boards with key permanents and ramp, including the Rakdos player casting Tevesh Szat and generating Thrull tokens, while the Loot deck deployed value engines like Fable of the Mirror-Breaker to generate card advantage and create tokens. The Rakdos player used Command Beacon and Cabal Ritual to accelerate into Tevesh Szat, who then produced board presence with tokens and incremental advantage through his abilities. The Loot deck leveraged synergy with spells cast from exile and token generation to keep pace. A pivotal moment occurred when the Rakdos player used Morlock Ambusher to fight Rograkh and control card draw, slowing the Loot player's momentum. Despite some back and forth in combat and board state, the Rakdos deck's threats and incremental value from Tevesh Szat ultimately overwhelmed the Loot deck. The game ended as the Rakdos player prepared to close out with a lethal attack, demonstrating the strength of the midrange Rakdos strategy against the Temur Loot list.