Chulane vs Gavi vs Akiri vs Edgar [EDH/Commander Gameplay] 2020

Deck Strategies

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  Chulane, Teller of Tales

  Utilizes creature-based value and card draw by casting creatures and spells to generate incremental advantage, controlling the board through interaction and recursion.

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  Gavi, Nest Warden

  Focuses on cycling cards to trigger Gavi’s ability, creating dinosaur tokens and drawing cards to maintain a steady flow of threats and answers.

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  Edgar Markov

  Leverages vampire tribal synergies to flood the board with tokens and apply pressure quickly, using lifelink and aggressive creatures to gain life and chip away at opponents.

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  Akiri, Fearless Voyager

  A fast Boros aggro deck that ramps artifacts and equips Akiri to generate consistent damage output, aiming to dominate early combat phases.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Astral Drift to protect key enchantments and permanents from removal was a smart defensive maneuver that also synergized with Gavi’s cycling triggers.

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  Edgar Markov's use of Captain Vampire to steal an opponent's commander temporarily disrupted their strategy and forced reactive plays.

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  Chulane’s tutoring for Reclamation Sage was a crucial play to remove problematic artifacts, maintaining control of the board.

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  Akiri’s early aggressive equip and attacks helped apply steady pressure that needed to be addressed by the other players.

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  Players wisely managed their mana by leveraging fast mana artifacts and lands such as Ancient Tomb and Mana Confluence, enabling explosive early plays.

Notable Cards

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  Survival of the Fittest

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  Reclamation Sage

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  Astral Drift

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  Sword of the Animist

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  Captivating Vampire

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  Puresteel Paladin

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  Chrome Mox

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  Arcane Signet

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  Bag of Holding

Summary

The game opened with each player developing their board and ramping mana in different ways. Chulane focused on deploying creatures and using card advantage spells like Survival of the Fittest and Reclamation Sage to maintain board presence. Gavi’s deck revolved around cycling cards to generate value and create dinosaur tokens, leveraging her ability whenever a card was cycled. Edgar Markov capitalized on vampire tribal synergies, quickly generating tokens and applying pressure with lifelink creatures. Akiri aimed to aggressively equip artifacts and ramp in a non-green Boros shell to strike early and consistently. Early turns featured strategic plays including Chulane tutoring for key enchantments, Gavi cycling to trigger her commander, and Edgar creating a vampire army. A notable interaction involved Gavi using Astral Drift defensively to protect permanents from removal and to cycle cards for value. The game saw several minor skirmishes in the red zone, with Akiri and Edgar dealing steady damage through aggressive attacks. A pivotal moment came when Edgar’s Captain Vampire was used to steal Gavi, disrupting Adrian’s board state briefly. Meanwhile, Chulane used Survival of the Fittest to tutor creatures, enhancing his board. The game’s momentum swung around card advantage and tempo plays, with players balancing aggression and board control in typical multiplayer EDH fashion.