Memnarch, Yarok, Rafiq, Sedris | Commander Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Sedris, the Traitor King

  The Sedris deck focuses on milling and graveyard recursion, aiming to bring powerful creatures back from the dead.

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  Yarok, the Desecrated

  The Yarok deck is built around landfall and value from ETB triggers, seeking to out-value opponents over the course of the game.

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  Rafiq of the Many

  The Rafiq deck aims to deal lethal commander damage through boosted, double-strike attacks. This is aided by equipment like the Sword of Hearth and Home.

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  Memnarch

  The Memnarch deck is all about control and resource theft, using Memnarch's abilities to take over opponents' permanents.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Memnarch player stealing the Birds of Paradise disrupted the mana of the player it was taken from.

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  The Rafiq player's early acquisition of the Sword of Hearth and Home allowed them to ramp quickly and deal significant damage.

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  The Sedris player used Stitcher's Supplier and other mill effects to fill their graveyard for later recursion.

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  The Single Combat played by the Rafiq player was a pivotal moment, forcing each player to sacrifice all but one creature and preventing them from casting more, which cleared the way for lethal attacks.

Notable Cards

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  Memnarch

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  Rafiq of the Many

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  Sword of Hearth and Home

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  Emry, Lurker of the Loch

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  Perennial Behemoth

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  Single Combat

Summary

In this game of Commander, the players brought out their first-ever commanders for a nostalgic battle. Early on, the Memnarch player focused on stealing other players' resources, even taking control of a Birds of Paradise. However, the Rafiq player quickly became a major threat, wielding a Sword of Hearth and Home to ramp up their mana and deal significant combat damage with their double-striking commander. As the game progressed, the Sedris player utilized their graveyard, milling cards and pulling creatures back from the dead. Despite these strategies, the Rafiq player's aggressive attacks ultimately dominated the game, knocking out the other players with commander damage.