GAME 2 WHO'S THE BEST COMMANDER FROM COMMANDER LEGENDS: BATTLE FOR BALDUR'S GATE IN cEDH-PLAY TO WIN

Deck Strategies

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  Zevlor, Elturel Exile

  Focuses on card advantage and disruption through drawing multiple cards and leveraging graveyard recursion to maintain resource advantage.

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  Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward

  Utilizes sacrifice and recursion combos, particularly with artifacts like Grim Monolith, to generate infinite mana and enable powerful spells or combos.

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  Agent of the Iron Throne

  Leverages control elements and incremental advantage through token generation and synergy with other permanents to pressure opponents.

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  Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy

  Uses graveyard spells and abilities to cast impactful board wipes and control the battlefield, gaining card selection and tempo.

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  Scion of Halaster

  Focuses on board control and value generation, using creatures and spells to disrupt opponents and maintain a strong board presence.

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  Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss

  Aggressively pressures opponents with efficient creatures and generates incremental damage through combat and synergistic interactions.

Gameplay Insights

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  Sacrificing Abdel Adrian to recur Grim Monolith enabled a powerful infinite mana combo, showcasing synergy between artifact recursion and mana acceleration.

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  Casting Massacre from the graveyard via Gale's ability effectively reset the board, changing the tempo and forcing players to rebuild.

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  Using Zevlor's draw ability to peek at opponents' hands and draw multiple cards provided critical card advantage throughout the game.

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  Leveraging Dockside Extortionist treasure tokens combined with black rituals allowed for explosive mana generation and large card draws.

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  The Underworld Breach combo sequence was a turning point, as resolving this spell enabled casting from the graveyard and set up potential infinite loops.

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  Counterspell interactions during high-stakes combo turns were crucial, with the failure to counter Underworld Breach marking a significant advantage shift.

Notable Cards

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  Grim Monolith

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  Massacre

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Peer into the Abyss

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  Underworld Breach

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Cabal Ritual

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  Dark Ritual

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  Chrome Mox

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  Jeska's Will

Summary

The game began with players quickly setting up mana bases and early board presence, including ramp spells and creatures such as Priest of Titania and Bird of Paradise. Early interaction was limited, but strategic plays like casting Zevlor to draw cards and using utility lands like Metamorphose set the stage for deeper combos. A pivotal moment came when a player utilized Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward's ability to sacrifice and recur Grim Monolith, enabling infinite mana generation potential. Another key play was casting Massacre from the graveyard with Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy’s ability, wiping the board and shifting the tempo significantly. The game escalated as multiple players began generating vast amounts of mana and drawing large numbers of cards, exemplified by casting Dockside Extortionist for multiple treasures and drawing 37 cards off Peer into the Abyss. The late game featured a high-power combo involving Dark Ritual, Cabal Ritual, Chrome Mox, Bribery, Demonic Tutor, and Underworld Breach, aiming to generate infinite mana and lock the board using a combination of spells and graveyard recursion. Counterspell interaction was crucial during this sequence, but Underworld Breach resolved, indicating a strong board position for the combo player. The game was defined by intricate resource management, graveyard synergies, and high-impact board wipes that reshaped the battlefield multiple times.