Deck Strategies
Muxus, Goblin Grandee
This deck aims to flood the board with goblins, using cards that generate goblin tokens, pump goblin stats and cheat goblins onto the battlefield.
Niv-Mizzet Reborn
This deck exploits multi-color cards, aiming to maximize card draw and power through Niv-Mizzet's trigger, and leveraging the wide range of options provided by gold spells.
Samwise Gamgee
This is a food and legends deck, making use of the synergy between food tokens and legendary creatures. The deck aims to go wide and tall, with a resilient board presence.
Edgar Markov
This deck aims to generate and maintain a board presence with vampires, utilizing Edgar's token-generating ability. It also makes use of lords to enhance the vampire army, and life drain effects to deplete opponents' life totals while increasing its own.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Edgar Markov's early vampire generation proved a potent force, quickly dominating the board and pressuring the other players.
- 2
The Niv-Mizzet deck showcased the power of multi-color spells, leveraging Niv-Mizzet's ability for maximum card advantage.
- 3
The Muxus deck demonstrated the potential for explosive plays with goblins, but struggled to keep up with the rapid pace set by the Edgar Markov deck.
- 4
The use of Samwise Gamgee's ability to recur legendary creatures provided a resilient board presence, but it required careful management of resources to keep up with the aggressive strategies of the other decks.
Notable Cards

Cosmic Intervention

Blood Artist
Summary
In a thrilling match of Magic: The Gathering, four players brought their unique decks to the table, featuring Muxus, Goblin Grandee, Niv-Mizzet Reborn, Samwise Gamgee, and Edgar Markov. The game kicked off with everyone quickly deploying their strategies, with Edgar Markov taking a strong early lead by generating a sizable vampire army. The game continued with numerous twists and turns, with a series of strategic plays and counterplays, each player trying to outmaneuver the others. Ultimately, the game concluded with a surprising endgame swing, proving once again that in MTG, the tide of battle can turn in an instant.
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Show Notes:
Get ready for a colorful Commander showdown as Magic artist Wizard of Barge (Dakota Cates) brings a legendary creature he illustrated himself for his first bout on Extra Turns! He’ll be facing down Nitpicking Nerds (Mia & Beezy), along with The Command Zone’s very own Jimmy Wong. So don’t miss out as our players paint the town red – and all the other colors of the pie – with some epic plays and massive swings.
It’s Muxus vs. Edgar Markov vs. Niv-Mizzet Reborn vs. Samwise
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Deck Lists:
Jimmy’s Samwise Gamgee:
www.archidekt.com/decks/6540733/jimmys_samwise_extra_turns_48
Mia’s Edgar Markov:
www.archidekt.com/decks/6540840/mias_edgar_extra_turns_48
Beezy’s Niv-Mizzet Reborn:
www.archidekt.com/decks/6540824/beezys_nivmizzet_extra_turns_48
Dakota’s Muxus, Goblin Grandee:
www.archidekt.com/decks/6540851/wizard_of_barges_muxus_extra_turns_48
Credits:
Directed by: Jake Boss
Executive Producer: Josh Lee Kwai
Co-Producer: Jimmy Wong
Edited by: Gilberto Navarro and Eric Lindvall
VFX, GFX: Eric Lindvall
Sound Mix: Eric Lindvall
Production/Post Production Supervisor: Jake Boss
Deck Coordinator: Rachel Weeks
Intro Theme Arrangement: Jake Boss
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