Commander at Home #16 - Smeagol vs Pramikon vs Slogurk vs Anowon ft TheAsianAvenger and OneMoreMana

Deck Strategies

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  Anowon, the Ruin Thief

  This deck aims to use small, evasive creatures to chip away at the opponents' life totals and draw cards off Anowon's ability. It also utilizes a mill strategy to whittle down opponents' libraries.

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  Slogurk, the Overslime

  This deck focuses on lands entering and leaving the graveyard to grow Slogurk into a massive threat. It uses a variety of landfall and graveyard recursion strategies to achieve this.

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  Sméagol, Helpful Guide

  This deck tries to take advantage of landfall and other land-based synergies. It seeks to ramp quickly and then deploy powerful threats that can take over the game.

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  Pramikon, Sky Rampart

  This deck uses Pramikon as a defensive measure, while attacking with a host of vehicles and equipment. It aims to create a strong defense and then strike back with powerful, equipped creatures.

Gameplay Insights

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  The early game aggression from the Anowon player put pressure on the board.

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  Slogurk's growth potential made it a looming threat that opponents had to be mindful of.

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  The use of Cavern of Souls by the Anowon player provided both mana fixing and uncounterable creatures, ensuring their key plays would resolve.

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  The Tireless Tracker played by Smeagol's player hinted at a strategy revolving around landfall and drawing additional cards.

Notable Cards

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  Slither Blade

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  Anowon, the Ruin Thief

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  Slogurk, the Overslime

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  Tireless Tracker

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  Cavern of Souls

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  Search for Azcanta // Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin

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  Tainted Wood

Summary

The game kicked off with some early threats in the form of Slither Blade and Anowon, the Ruin Thief. Anowon was particularly potent, milling cards and drawing extra ones whenever it dealt damage. Slogurk, the Overslime came on board early as well, growing larger as lands hit the graveyard and setting up for a potential massive attacker in the future. Smeagol, Helpful Guide and Pramikon, Sky Rampart had slower starts, setting up their board with cards like Tireless Tracker and building their mana base. The game continued with players maneuvering their strategies, trying to build up their forces while keeping threats in check.