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RE-MATCH! Jared, Miku, Omnath, Go-Shintai Commander Gameplay

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Deck Strategies

  • Go-Shintai of Life's Origin

    Go-Shintai of Life's Origin

    Focuses on drawing cards through enchantment synergies and recurring enchantments from the graveyard to maintain tempo and value, aiming to assemble the Coalition Victory by playing multiple shrines.

  • Omnath, Locus of All

    Omnath, Locus of All

    Leverages landfall abilities and elemental synergies to generate mana, card draw, and board presence, accelerating the path toward Coalition Victory with efficient ramp and elemental tokens.

  • Jared Carthalion

    Jared Carthalion

    Utilizes a human tribal build with enchantment and artifact support, focusing on steady ramp and board development, disrupting opponents while assembling Coalition Victory components.

  • Child of Alara

    Child of Alara

    Centers on powerful creature-based effects with a focus on enchantments and graveyard interactions, aiming to control the board state and assemble Coalition Victory by playing diverse enchantments.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Using Shifting Woodlands with delirium to copy powerful creatures from the graveyard created a strong recursion loop that repeatedly returned impactful permanents to the battlefield.

  • 2

    Gifts Ungiven was utilized effectively to tutor key lands and enchantments, allowing players to sculpt their hands and accelerate their game plans.

  • 3

    The synergy between enchantment-cost reducers like Starfield Mystic and enchantment recursion from Goshi of Life's Origin helped players maintain a steady flow of threats and utility.

  • 4

    Players carefully managed life loss from shock lands and other costs to stay in the game while ramping aggressively, showing the high-risk/high-reward nature of enchantment and land-focused strategies.

  • 5

    Board wipes and targeted removal spells such as Rapid Hybridization and Broken Bonds were timely used to disrupt opponents’ key creatures and enchantments, preventing early snowballing.

Notable Cards

  • Omnath, Locus of All

    Omnath, Locus of All

  • Starfield Mystic

    Starfield Mystic

  • Aftermath Analyst

    Aftermath Analyst

  • Gifts Ungiven

    Gifts Ungiven

  • Rapid Hybridization

    Rapid Hybridization

Summary

The game featured a competitive four-player match centered around assembling the Coalition Victory, with each player piloting a deck led by commanders focused on enchantments and synergy. Early turns saw players ramping mana aggressively with lands like Overgrown Tomb, Breeding Pool, and various fetch lands, while deploying creatures that support enchantment strategies or generate value such as Birds of Paradise and Impending Overlord. Goshi of Life's Origin was instrumental in recurring enchantments from the graveyard, helping maintain board presence. Omnath, Locus of All, leveraged landfall and elemental synergies to generate additional resources and pressure opponents. Meanwhile, coalition-related enchantments and cards like Starfield Mystic reduced spell costs and built counters, accelerating the enchantment-heavy game plan. Key turning points included the casting of Gifts Ungiven to sculpt hands and the use of Aftermath Analyst to mill and return lands, which facilitated explosive mana plays. The interaction of Shifting Woodlands with delirium and graveyard enabled a powerful recursion loop, returning impactful creatures to the battlefield. Removal spells and counters were traded to maintain tempo, while players carefully managed life totals amidst the aggressive land plays and damage. The game was a back-and-forth battle of building enchantment synergies, resource advantage, and board control, culminating in the struggle to fulfill the Coalition Victory condition by assembling and maintaining the required enchantments on the battlefield.

Description

Time for another go at Coalition Victory with Jared Carthalion vs. Miku, Child of Song (Child of Alara) vs. Omnath, Locus of All vs. Go-Shintai of Life’s Origin!

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