Budget Brews from Dominaria United [Commander VS 307] | Magic: the Gathering Commander Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful

  The deck strategy revolves around casting instants and sorceries to chip away at opponents' life totals, with a recursion mechanic allowing Rona to be cast from the graveyard.

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  General Marhault Elsdragon

  This deck focuses on leveraging creature combat, with the commander's ability to grow creatures when they become blocked.

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  Jasmine Boreal of the Seven

  This deck appears to play creatures with no abilities to take advantage of the commander's ability that prevents these creatures from being blocked.

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  Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim

  This deck runs a life gain strategy, leveraging Elas il-Kor's abilities to gain life whenever a creature enters the battlefield under their control and make opponents lose life when a creature they control dies.

Gameplay Insights

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  The decision by the Elas il-Kor player to focus on a life gain strategy put pressure on the other players, forcing them to adjust their gameplay to handle the incremental life gain.

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  The Rona player's focus on instants and sorceries provided a consistent damage source that slowly whittled down opponents' life totals.

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  The strategic decision to attack Jeremy, the Elas il-Kor player, by the General Marhault Elsdragon player showcased the careful considerations players had to make when choosing attack targets.

Notable Cards

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  Kodama's Reach

Summary

The gameplay showcased four unique strategies from the commanders Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful; General Marhault Elsdragon; Jasmine Boreal of the Seven; and Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim. The game started off with each player setting up their board presence, with early game ramp spells like Kodama's Reach. Notably, Elas il-Kor, piloted by Jeremy, was able to leverage a life gain strategy, gaining incremental life through creatures entering the battlefield and dying. Stephen, running Rona, showcased a strategy revolving around instants and sorceries, with each spell cast chipping away at the opponent's life totals. The game was marked by several key interactions and strategic decisions, with players carefully choosing their targets and timing their spells for maximum impact.