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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Liberator

    Liberator's strategy revolves around playing impactful artifacts and going infinite with sneak attacks during the opponent's turns.

  • Gandalf the White

    Gandalf the White

    Gandalf's deck is an eggs strategy where the aim is to cast low-cost artifacts, draw cards, and generate infinite mana with Gandalf's double triggered ability.

  • Huatli, Poet of Unity // Roar of the Fifth People

    Huatli, Poet of Unity

    Huatli's deck focuses on generating and buffing dinosaur tokens to overrun opponents.

  • Lord Windgrace

    Lord Windgrace

    Lord Windgrace's deck is combo-centric, using cards like Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle, Scapeshift, and Dryad of the Ilysian Grove to bolt opponents to death.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Chandler's use of Huatli's dinosaur generation and Apex Altisaur's fight mechanic to disrupt the opponents' boards was a key moment in the game.

  • 2

    Ethan's decision to exile Chandler's Apex Altisaur with Into the Annihilation was a crucial play that prevented further board disruption.

  • 3

    Alex's Scapeshift play was a pivotal moment, triggering multiple Valakut landfall triggers that changed the tide of the game in his favor.

Notable Cards

  • Hangarback Walker

    Hangarback Walker

  • Arcane Signet

    Arcane Signet

  • Birds of Paradise

    Birds of Paradise

  • Sol Ring

    Sol Ring

  • Scapeshift

    Scapeshift

  • Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle

    Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle

  • Apex Altisaur

    Apex Altisaur

Gameplay Summary

The game kicks off with all players setting up their boards, focusing mainly on mana ramp and setting up their deck strategies.

Ethan, playing Liberator, starts building up counters on his Hangarback Walker.

Cameron, playing Gandalf, casts Arcane Signet while Chandler, on Huatli, gets a quick start with Birds of Paradise and a topdecked Sol Ring.

Alex, with Lord Windgrace, takes a slower approach, setting up his land base for future turns.

The turning point comes when Chandler casts his commander Huatli and starts generating dinosaur tokens.

He follows up with an Apex Altisaur, which triggers a chain of fights that decimates the opponents' creatures.

In response to the threat, Ethan uses Into the Annihilation to exile Chandler's Apex Altisaur.

The game reaches a climax when Alex casts Scapeshift, triggering multiple Valakut landfall triggers that wipe the board and put him in a commanding position.

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