Wednesday Night Live 24 | MTG EDH | Commander Gameplay

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Aminatou, the Fateshifter

  Focuses on flickering permanents to generate value and manipulate the board state through repeated enters-the-battlefield effects.

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  Xyris, the Writhing Storm

  Creates 1/1 snake tokens whenever opponents draw extra cards and draws cards equal to combat damage dealt, aiming to overwhelm opponents with a growing army and card advantage.

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  Oloro, Ageless Ascetic

  Plays a controlling game by gaining life incrementally, stabilizing the board, and leveraging card draw to outlast opponents.

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  Mayael the Anima

  Cheats large creatures into play quickly to apply pressure and close out the game with powerful threats.

Gameplay Insights

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  Xyris’s ability to generate a snake token each time an opponent draws more than their first card in a turn steadily increased board presence.

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  The interaction where Xyris draws cards equal to combat damage dealt allowed for explosive card advantage, accelerating the deck’s win condition.

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  Mayael’s strategy of cheating large creatures into play was temporarily stalled by board wipes, providing opponents time to stabilize.

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  Oloro utilized incremental life gain and card draw to maintain a defensive posture, buying time against aggressive decks.

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  Aminatou’s flicker effects were used strategically to maximize value from permanents, but could not fully disrupt the growing threat from Xyris.

Notable Cards

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  Xyris, the Writhing Storm

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  Aminatou, the Fateshifter

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  Oloro, Ageless Ascetic

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  Mayael the Anima

Gameplay Summary