We Play Tarkir: Dragonstorm | Commander Clash S18 E6

Deck Strategies

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  Teval, Arbiter of Virtue

  This deck aims to use the delve mechanic to play high-cost spells for a low mana investment.

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  Betor, Ancestor's Voice

  Betor's deck revolves around losing life to fuel reanimation effects, and gaining life to put +1/+1 counters on creatures.

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  Shiko and Narset, Unified

  Shiko and Narset's deck aims to cast multiple spells per turn and benefit from copying and recurring spells.

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  Neriv, Heart of the Storm

  The Neriv deck aims to play big creatures with haste and Enter the Battlefield abilities, potentially doubling damage for high impact plays.

Gameplay Insights

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  Phil's successful use of cheap and free spells to trigger powerful effects and disrupt opponents' strategies.

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  Tomer's risky strategy of willingly losing life to activate powerful effects shows the power of a high-risk, high-reward strategy.

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  Crim's use of Blind Obedience to slow down opponents and create defensive advantage.

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  The use of new cards such as Potato Farmer illustrated how players adapt and innovate with new sets and releases.

Notable Cards

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  Gitaxian Probe

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  Sylvan Library

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  Blind Obedience

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  Arcane Signet

Summary

The game began with each player outlining their strategies and executing their game plans. Phil caused an early stir with his Shiko and Narset deck, making use of cheap and free spells to trigger powerful effects, and even peeking at Tomer's hand using Gitaxian Probe. Tomer, on the other hand, took a risky strategy with his Betor deck, willingly losing life to activate powerful effects and drawing additional cards with Sylvan Library. Meanwhile, other players played more defensively, with Crim setting up a Blind Obedience and another player deploying Arcane Signet for ramp. The game saw a variety of new cards being played, and the tension built as the players tried to outmaneuver each other's strategies.