Jodah 🆚 Ovika 🆚 Mishra 🆚 Locust God | EDH Commander Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  The Locust God

  Utilizes continuous card draw to create insect tokens and generate value through synergistic effects like Kindred Discovery, aiming to combo off with infinite draws and discards to win.

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  Mishra, Eminent One

  Focuses on artifact recursion and exploiting enter and leave-the-battlefield triggers to generate incremental value and overwhelm opponents.

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  Jodah, Archmage Eternal

  Reduces the cost of casting high mana-cost spells, aiming to deploy powerful threats quickly and maintain board control through versatile spells.

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  Ovika, Enigma Goliath

  Produces numerous goblin tokens to storm off and deal massive damage through aggressive combat and combo interactions.

Gameplay Insights

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  Mark's use of Kindred Discovery combined with The Locust God created an infinite loop of drawing cards and creating insect tokens, forming a game-winning combo.

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  The user’s attempt to clear the board with Blasphemous Act while generating goblins via Ovika was a high-risk, high-reward play that was thwarted by a timely counterspell, highlighting the importance of interaction timing.

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  Will's use of Vampiric Tutor and Ristic Study helped maintain card advantage and ensure he had key spells ready, but ultimately was unable to stop the infinite combo.

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  David maximized artifact recursion and synergy with cards like Goblin Engineer and Dragon Spark Reactor to maintain pressure and value despite not assembling a decisive combo.

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  The game showcased how powerful continuous card draw engines can be in Commander, emphasizing the need for timely disruption or removal to prevent game-ending loops.

Notable Cards

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  The Locust God

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  Kindred Discovery

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  Firestorm

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  Blasphemous Act

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  Past in Flames

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  Mana Drain

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  Goblin Engineer

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  Cursed Mirror

Summary

The game began with each player establishing their mana bases and early board presence, with players casting ramp and card draw spells to set up their strategies. Mark, piloting The Locust God, quickly assembled a strong engine utilizing card draw triggers that created insect tokens and drew more cards, synergizing with his commander and cards like Kindred Discovery. David, playing Mishra, Eminent One, focused on artifact recursion and value from sacrifice effects, while Will with Jodah, Archmage Eternal aimed to cast big spells at reduced costs. The user’s Ovika, Enigma Goliath deck looked to generate goblins and storm off for a big finish.