Commander Adventures #16 - Greven v. Brudiclad v. Torbran v. Breya

Deck Strategies

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  Greven, Predator Captain

  Greven aims to quickly deal commander damage by pumping himself through life payments and equipment, leveraging haste and efficient aggressive attacks to eliminate opponents swiftly.

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  Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer

  Brudiclad focuses on creating token copies and utilizing sacrifice outlets with artifact synergies to generate infinite combos and overwhelming board presence.

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  Torbran, Thane of Red Fell

  Torbran’s deck centers on dealing incremental damage through red damage boosts, focusing on aggressive creatures and burn spells to chip away at opponents.

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  Breya, Etherium Shaper

  Breya leverages artifact synergies, mana rocks, and tutors to assemble combos and board control through tokens and efficient artifact interactions.

Gameplay Insights

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  Greven’s early game pump and haste enabled a lethal commander damage strike before other players could stabilize, showcasing the power of aggressive commander strategies.

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  Brudiclad’s combo involving Goblin Welder, Ashnod's Altar, and Thornbite Staff created infinite token generation and damage pings, allowing a precise and clean win after a series of artifact exchanges and sacrifices.

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  The use of equipment like Lightning Greaves and Arak Battle Horns significantly enhanced Greven's combat effectiveness and survivability, allowing multiple swings.

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  Breya’s reshaping and artifact synergy helped maintain a flexible board state but was ultimately outpaced by the infinite combo assembled by Brudiclad.

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  Glacial Chasm played a key defensive role in preserving life totals, illustrating the importance of defensive artifacts in multiplayer Commander games.

Notable Cards

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  Greven, Predator Captain

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  Goblin Welder

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  Ashnod's Altar

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  Thornbite Staff

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  Myr Battlesphere

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  Skullclamp

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  Mana Vault

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  Lightning Greaves

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Windfall

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  Glacial Chasm

Summary

The game started with a typical multi-player setup where each player developed their board with ramp and utility artifacts. Early on, Greven, Predator Captain made a strong entrance by casting himself with haste and utilizing a high life payment to pump his stats significantly. Greven's aggressive early damage led to an initial lethal strike against Torbran, Thane of Red Fell, demonstrating the potential of commander damage as a quick win condition in this game. Meanwhile, Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer focused on assembling a board state with goblin tokens and key artifacts, utilizing synergy between Goblin Welder, Ashnod's Altar, and other sacrifice outlets to generate infinite value. Breya, Etherium Shaper took a route involving artifact deployment, tutors, and reshaping the board with powerful artifact interactions and token creation.