What Do You Get When You Cross Commander, Cube + Jumpstart? 🤯 | Commander Arcade #22 - EDH Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Rashmi, Eternities Crafter

  Leverages casting spells each turn to reveal and potentially cast additional spells for free, focusing on spell-based value and ramping into a big midgame.

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  The Council of Four

  Draws additional cards and creates 2/2 Knight tokens whenever players draw or cast their second card/spell each turn, promoting a go-wide board strategy and card advantage.

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  Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen

  Elf tribal deck that buffs other elves and gains life when attacking, aiming to overwhelm opponents with a large, synergistic elf army.

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  Farideh, Devil's Chosen

  Utilizes dice rolling to grant flying, menace, and card draw, combining combat evasiveness with incremental card advantage.

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  Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice

  Aggressive red-white deck using Aurelia's mentor and combat buffs that enhance creatures with trample and vigilance to push through damage efficiently.

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  Ayula, Queen Among Bears

  Bear tribal deck focusing on populating the board with bears and using their enters-the-battlefield triggers to grow creatures or fight opposing creatures.

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  Francisco, Fowl Marauder

  Pirate tribal with flying and damage triggers that explore cards when pirates deal damage, enabling card draw and aggressive aerial attacks.

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  Obyra, Dreaming Duelist

  Fairy tribal deck with flash and flying, draining opponents' life whenever fairies enter the battlefield for steady incremental damage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Players prioritized early mana fixing through land-sacrificing fetch lands to ensure smooth casting of commanders and spells.

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  Council of Four's ability to grant extra draws and create tokens on opponents' second spells encouraged careful sequencing of plays to maximize value.

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  Aula Queen Among Bears' fight ability provided a versatile interaction tool to remove opposing creatures while growing the bear army.

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  Orbria, Dreaming Duelist's incremental life loss triggers from fairy tokens pressured opponents steadily without overcommitting to the board.

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  Deck construction using two themed packs combined with a set of staple cards led to interesting synergies and forced players to adapt to unexpected combinations.

Notable Cards

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  Path of Ancestry

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  Terramorphic Expanse

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  Arcane Signet

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  Thriving Moor

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  Environmental Sciences

Summary

The game started with players assembling diverse and synergistic decks from a unique Jumpstart Commander Cube, blending two themed packs with basic staples. Early turns involved setting up mana bases and deploying commanders like Rashmi, Eternities Crafter and The Council of Four, each offering card advantage and board presence through spells and tokens. Key early plays included ramp spells such as Path of Ancestry and Arcane Signet, as well as tactical land sacrifices for mana fixing. Midgame saw players leveraging their commanders' abilities to generate incremental advantages: Council of Four rewarded extra draws and created tokens for board development, while Aula Queen Among Bears synergized with bear tribal strategies to build powerful creatures capable of fighting opposing threats. Orbria, Dreaming Duelist's triggers began chipping away at opponents' life totals as fairies entered the battlefield. The game displayed a balance between aggressive board development and resource accumulation, with players focusing on casting multiple spells and triggering their commanders' abilities to maintain momentum. Although the transcript cuts off before any decisive combat or finishing move, the game was clearly heading toward a battle of attrition using tribal synergies, incremental card draw, and versatile commanders who could both protect their boards and pressure opponents' life totals. The win condition likely revolves around overwhelming the table with efficient creatures and leveraging continuous card advantage to outpace opponents.