Yawgmoth, Volrath, Urabrask, Atraxa | Commander Gameplay

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

  The Yawgmoth deck aims to utilize its commander's sacrifice ability to control the board state, generate card advantage, and proliferate -1/-1 counters. It also includes a combo with Nest of Scarabs for extra token generation.

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  Volrath, the Shapestealer

  The Volrath deck focuses on manipulating -1/-1 counters on creatures to transform Volrath into a copy of impactful creatures on the board, while maintaining his original abilities.

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  Urabrask the Hidden

  The Urabrask deck is built around an aggressive strategy, aiming to hit hard and fast with hasted creatures and artifacts to enhance combat damage.

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  Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

  The Atraxa deck seeks to control the game and incrementally gain advantage through proliferating counters. It uses disruptive elements like Null Rod to hinder opponents' strategies.

Gameplay Insights

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  The early Null Rod played by the Atraxa player was a game-changing move, significantly hindering the artifact-based strategies of the other players.

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  Yawgmoth's player demonstrated effective use of the commander's ability to control the board state and generate card advantage.

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  The Volrath player's attempt to establish a presence with their commander was hampered by the control-heavy environment, indicating the importance of timing and board assessment when playing transformative commanders.

Notable Cards

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  Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

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  Volrath, the Shapestealer

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  Urabrask the Hidden

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  Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

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  Null Rod

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  Nest of Scarabs

Gameplay Summary