Yoshi & Kraum - FACT #13 - QUARTERFINAL - Duel Commander│MTG│bitzelberg

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful

  A Jeskai-colored deck focused on casting multiple legendary spells to trigger Yoshimaru’s ability, creating value and pressure through synergy with artifacts and tokens while controlling the board.

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  Lonis, Cryptozoologist

  A green deck that utilizes clues and token generation to build a resilient board state, often aiming to overwhelm opponents with incremental advantage and value generated from sacrificing clues and creatures.

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  Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

  Though less visible in this game, Kraum typically supports a tempo and card draw strategy in Jeskai colors, leveraging spells and combat damage to maintain pressure and card advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Yoshi’s deck failed to trigger its commander ability early due to poor land drops and lack of legendary spells on the battlefield, hampering its usual synergy and board development.

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  Lonis leveraged clues and token synergy effectively, creating a board state that was difficult for Yoshi to overcome.

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  Casting Detective's Phoenix early without the ability to properly leverage its discard synergy indicated a suboptimal line of play for Yoshi.

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  The use of Solitude to remove blockers and searching for key equipment like Swords enhanced Lonis’ defensive and offensive potential.

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  Exchanging Gilded Drake for Yoshi was a debated choice, as it potentially traded a flexible threat for the commander itself, which was not growing as expected.

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  The game highlighted the importance of mana consistency and curve in multicolor decks like Jeskai Yoshi, where missing triggers can significantly set back the deck's game plan.

Notable Cards

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  Lonis, Cryptozoologist

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  Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful

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  Detective's Phoenix

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  Skullclamp

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  Wall of Roots

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  Solitude

Gameplay Summary