Can the Best Commander Player In the World Handle the Hijinks? | Ep 159

Deck Strategies

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  Lord Windgrace

  This deck focused on land recursion and ramp strategies, with key cards like Ramunap Excavator and Tempt with Discovery.

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  Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful and Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

  This deck seemed to focus on controlling the board state and slowing the game down, using cards like Meekstone to limit the actions of players with larger creatures.

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  Arcades, the Strategist

  While not much is known about this deck from the transcript, typically, Arcades decks rely on defender creatures and use their toughness as a form of attack.

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  Aragorn, the Uniter

  The deck aimed to cast as many multicolored spells as possible to take full advantage of Aragorn's abilities, with the objective of creating numerous soldier tokens and buffing creatures.

Gameplay Insights

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  The play of Meekstone by the Yoshimaru and Tevesh Szat deck demonstrated a strategic attempt to control the board and slow down opponents with larger creatures.

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  The Lord Windgrace player's use of Tempt with Discovery resulted in an unexpected ramp benefit for all players, which could have significantly impacted the game's progression.

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  The Aragorn player's focus on casting multicolored spells allowed them to maximize their commander's abilities, creating a formidable board state.

Notable Cards

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  Fellwar Stone

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  Ramunap Excavator

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  Meekstone

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  Tempt with Discovery

Summary

The game kicked off with players ramping and setting up their boards, notably with plays like Soul Ring and Fellwar Stone. The player with the Lord Windgrace deck used a Ramunap Excavator to start an early land recursion strategy. However, the game quickly heated up when the Aragorn deck began to cast multicolored spells, capitalizing on Aragorn's abilities. The player with the Yoshimaru and Tevesh Szat deck tried to slow the tempo with a Meekstone, but the game took an unexpected turn when the Lord Windgrace player played Tempt with Discovery, allowing everyone to ramp even further. The game ended with a tense standoff, leaving viewers in suspense for the next episode.