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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald

    Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald

    The Faldorn deck focuses on playing cards from exile to trigger Faldorn's ability, creating an army of wolves to overrun opponents.

  • Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

    Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

    The Alesha deck aims to fill the graveyard with powerful creatures with enter-the-battlefield effects, which are then reanimated with Alesha's ability.

  • Xyris, the Writhing Storm

    Xyris, the Writhing Storm

    The Xyris deck is built around card draw, helping opponents draw cards to create an army of snake tokens.

  • Yorion, Sky Nomad

    Yorion, Sky Nomad

    The Yorion deck aims to blink permanents for value, using Yorion's ability to maintain board presence and control.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Matt's overloaded Mizzium Mortars play was a significant turning point, wiping out several key creatures and changing the dynamics of the game.

  • 2

    Logan's aggressive early game with Alesha's reanimation ability put significant pressure on his opponents.

  • 3

    Chandler's play of Xyris and subsequent card draw generated a large number of tokens, creating a threatening board state.

  • 4

    Jason's effective use of Yorion's blink ability helped him maintain board control and presence throughout the game.

Notable Cards

  • Mizzium Mortars

    Mizzium Mortars

  • Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald

    Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald

  • Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

    Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

  • Xyris, the Writhing Storm

    Xyris, the Writhing Storm

  • Yorion, Sky Nomad

    Yorion, Sky Nomad

  • Solemn Simulacrum

    Solemn Simulacrum

  • Dockside Extortionist

    Dockside Extortionist

Gameplay Summary

The game started with each player setting up their board state and casting their commanders.

An early game highlight was Logan, piloting the Alesha deck, getting a strong start with multiple creatures on the battlefield, swinging for considerable damage.

However, Matt playing Faldorn managed to disrupt the board state with an overloaded Mizzium Mortars, removing several key creatures and significantly changing the game dynamics.

Chandler, commanding Xyris, also made a significant impact in the game with multiple card draws and generating an army of snake tokens.

Jason, running the Yorion deck, utilized blink strategies to maintain board presence and control.

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