Intense Commander Gameplay! | Rocco vs. Oskar vs. Henzie vs. Anhelo | Shuffle/Scuffle Episode 6

Deck Strategies

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  Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer

  Builds a spicy ETB-focused deck that ramps mana quickly to maximize the impact of Rocco’s abilities and generate powerful board presence.

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  Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer

  Uses Murlo Looter for card advantage to draw into big creatures and combos, with a plan to create gigantic creatures to win the game.

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  Anhelo, the Painter

  Generates numerous tokens and leverages Casualty to double instants and sorceries, aiming to cast multiple spells on opponents’ turns to overwhelm them.

• Henzie 'Toolbox' Torre

  Plays a blitz aggro deck that focuses on playing creatures with haste to quickly draw cards and deploy threats, maintaining constant pressure.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Atali, Primal Storm’s attack trigger to generate card advantage and then sacrificing it with Grim Horror Specs to draw even more cards was a key synergy for Henzie.

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  Oskar’s use of Murlo Looter to consistently draw cards allowed him to set up a powerful Madness play with Shadow-Graen Archfiend, forcing opponents to sacrifice their strongest creatures.

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  Anhelo’s token generation combined with Casualty enabled him to double his instant and sorcery spells, creating multiple spell casts on opponents’ turns and increasing storm count.

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  Rocco’s strategy to ramp quickly and build up mana to maximize the ETB impact of his commander and other creatures created a steady threat of large board swings.

Summary

Key turning points involved Henzie blitzing Atali and sacrificing it to draw cards thanks to Grim Horror Specs, while Oskar used Murlo Looter to maintain card advantage and attempted a big Madness play with Shadow-Graen Archfiend to force sacrifices. Anhelo capitalized on his token generation and storm count, casting multiple spells on opponents' turns. Rocco prepared to unleash large ETB triggers by accumulating mana for his commander. The game appeared to be a battle of tempo and card advantage, with each player leveraging their commander’s unique strengths to set up combos or overwhelming board presence. The critical interactions revolved around sacrificing creatures for explosive card draw and leveraging ETB effects to control the board and outvalue opponents.