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PLAY TO WIN vs YOU'RE DEAD ON MY NEXT TURN - URZA VS RAGAVAN VS OBZEDAT VS WILL|LUCAS|LURRUS

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Deck Strategies

  • Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

    Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

    Aggressive early game tempo and resource denial through dealing damage, generating treasures, and exiling opponents’ top cards to disrupt their plans and accelerate its own game plan.

  • Urza, Lord High Artificer

    Urza, Lord High Artificer

    Utilizing artifact synergies and mana generation to assemble combo pieces, generate card advantage, and control the board through multiple artifact interactions.

  • Obzedat, Ghost Council

    Obzedat, Ghost Council

    Combining life drain, control elements, and recursion to stabilize the board and slowly whittle down opponents’ life totals while protecting its own board state.

  • Lurrus of the Dream-Den

    Lurrus of the Dream-Den

    Leveraging persistent value from recurring low-cost permanents and spells with a focus on incremental advantage and resilience.

  • Will

    Midrange value with card draw engines and incremental advantage, aiming to control the pace of the game and capitalize on attrition effects.

  • Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist

    Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist

    Aggressive tempo and incremental advantage through damage and card draw synergies, aiming to pressure opponents while maintaining board presence.

  • Wernog, Rider's Chaplain

    Wernog, Rider's Chaplain

    Life gain and sacrifice synergies to control the board and generate value through recurring creatures and incremental advantage.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Ragavan’s ability to exile the top card of opponents’ libraries and generate treasures created constant tempo pressure and disrupted key plays, which forced opponents into reactive positions early on.

  • 2

    Urza’s artifact ramp and card draw engines allowed for powerful turns, but sequencing issues and lack of land drops slowed the deck’s combo potential.

  • 3

    Obzedat’s life drain and recursion combined with control elements provided a strong midgame presence that helped stabilize and convert incremental advantages into lethal damage.

  • 4

    The decision to cast Demonic Consultation to exile the library rather than searching for a specific card was a critical moment that bought a single turn but ultimately was insufficient to turn the tide.

  • 5

    Players effectively used Mystics Remora and Scroll Rack to maintain card advantage despite aggressive early damage.

  • 6

    Ragavan’s aggressive attacks combined with life loss effects rapidly depleted opponents’ life totals, culminating in a swift elimination and securing the win condition through combat damage and attrition.

Notable Cards

  • Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

    Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

  • Urza, Lord High Artificer

    Urza, Lord High Artificer

  • Obzedat, Ghost Council

    Obzedat, Ghost Council

  • Mystic Remora

    Mystic Remora

  • Jeweled Lotus

    Jeweled Lotus

  • Brainstorm

    Brainstorm

  • Scroll Rack

    Scroll Rack

  • Demonic Consultation

    Demonic Consultation

  • Submerge

    Submerge

  • Ghostly Prison

    Ghostly Prison

  • Fierce Guardianship

    Fierce Guardianship

  • Humble Defector

    Humble Defector

Summary

The game started with Ragavan quickly establishing early pressure by dealing incremental damage and generating treasures, while Urza ramped through artifact synergies to establish board presence and card advantage. Mystic Remora and other card draw engines kept players cycling through cards rapidly. Obzedat, Ghost Council's player utilized life manipulation and control elements such as Ghostly Prison to stabilize, slowly draining opponents' life totals and recurring threats. Ragavan’s aggressive early plays forced opponents to take significant damage, while Urza's artifact mana and combo potential threatened to overwhelm the table. A pivotal moment occurred when Ragavan's player leveraged Underworld Breach (exiled under Ragavan’s ability) and a succession of mana rocks and draw spells to gain tempo, but the lack of land drops and a stalled hand limited the follow through for some players. Obzedat’s player orchestrated lethal swings combined with life loss triggers to reduce opponents’ life totals, culminating in the elimination of one player at 1 life after a devastating Ragavan attack and subsequent triggers. The game ended shortly after, with aggressive damage and attrition from Ragavan combined with life drain from Obzedat proving decisive before Urza and other players could fully assemble their combos.

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