Every Card Must Start with the Same Letter (Alphabet Week) | Commander Clash S16 E28

Deck Strategies

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  Progenitus

  The deck's strategy is to ramp up quickly and deploy Progenitus. The deck has efficient ramp tools and a few powerhouses like Prosper, Tome-Bound.

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  Liliana, Heretical Healer

  This deck aims to utilize Liliana's transformation ability by ensuring other non-token creatures die. The use of a Liquimetal Torque suggests the deck may have artifact synergy or rely on artifact destruction.

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  Captain N'ghathrod

  This deck is built to leverage the commander's ability to generate value from horrors dealing combat damage. However, the strategy's effectiveness is hampered by the lack of horrors in the deck.

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  Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh

  The Chandra deck aims to control the board with Chandra's direct damage abilities. It also employs ramp elements like Chandra's Embercat to accelerate into larger plays.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Laser Screwdriver was used effectively to slow down Seth's ramp strategy by tapping down his Shandra's Embercat.

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  Phil's deployment of Pilgrim's Eye for basic land fetching was an efficient ramp strategy, ensuring land drops and deck thinning.

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  The deployment of commanders, particularly Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh, and Captain N'ghathrod, were key in setting up players' strategies and board presence.

Notable Cards

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  Chandra's Embercat

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  Liquimetal Torque

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  Prosper, Tome-Bound

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  Pilgrim's Eye

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  Captain N'ghathrod

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  Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer

Summary

The game kicked off with a unique challenge: each player had to build a deck where every card, excluding basic lands, began with the same letter. The players were Phil with a Progenitus deck, Richard with Liliana, Heretical Healer, an anonymous player with Captain N'ghathrod, and Seth with Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh. The early game was dominated by steady land drops and ramping up with artifacts like Chandra's Embercat and Liquimetal Torque. The game heated up with the deployment of commanders, including Captain N'ghathrod and Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh, and other key creatures like Prosper, Tome-Bound. Pivotal moments included the use of a Laser Screwdriver to tap down Seth's ramp, and Phil's deployment of Pilgrim's Eye to fetch a basic land.