Queen Marchesa vs Azor vs Sliver Queen vs Riku EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Queen Marchesa

  Gain and maintain the monarch status to draw extra cards and generate assassin tokens, using political control and incremental advantage to dominate the board.

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  Sliver Queen

  Utilize sliver tribal synergy to create numerous sliver tokens that deal damage and overwhelm opponents while benefiting from shared sliver abilities.

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  Riku of Two Reflections

  Copy instant and sorcery spells and creatures to ramp mana, generate card advantage, and create powerful board states through spell replication.

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  Azor, the Lawbringer

  Control the game by detaining opponents’ creatures and locking down their ability to cast instants and sorceries, while slowly building card advantage and board presence.

Gameplay Insights

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  Max's use of Child of Alara combined with Michiko Konda's trigger to sacrifice his own permanents served as a powerful board reset that hindered opponents while maintaining his own board presence through slivers.

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  Nick effectively locked down the board by repeatedly detaining creatures and preventing opponents from casting instants and sorceries during their turns, slowing down aggressive strategies.

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  Jameson's Riku enabled explosive turns through copying ramp spells like Cultivate and card draw spells such as Brainstorm, as well as key combo spells like Echo Storm and Sunbird's Invocation for generating multiple mana sources and card advantage.

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  Martin's strategic use of the monarch mechanic on Queen Marchesa provided a steady stream of card advantage and assassin tokens, allowing him to maintain pressure and defense simultaneously.

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  The interaction between Mogis triggers and multiple players added a consistent damage clock, forcing players to carefully manage life totals and board presence.

Notable Cards

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  Queen Marchesa

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  Sliver Queen

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  Riku of Two Reflections

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  Azor, the Lawbringer

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  Mogis, God of Slaughter

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  Child of Alara

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  Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker

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  Martial Law

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  Dovin, Architect of Law

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  Sunbird's Invocation

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  Echo Storm

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  Glacial Chasm

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  Blind Obedience

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  Stolen Goods

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  Lavinia, Azorius Renegade

Summary

The game began with all four players setting up their mana bases and early plays, including ramp and utility lands. Martin, playing Queen Marchesa, established early board presence while securing the monarch status to leverage card draw and token generation. Nick, piloting Azor, the Lawbringer, focused on controlling the board by detaining threats with cards like Martial Law and detaining nonland permanents, while also locking down opponents’ instant and sorcery plays. Max, on Sliver Queen, used his synergy to produce multiple sliver tokens, dealing incremental damage and applying pressure with his tribal strategy. Jameson on Riku of Two Reflections utilized spell copying to ramp mana and generate value, exemplified by his use of Echo Storm and Sunbird's Invocation to create multiple Soul Rings and maintain card advantage. As the game progressed, key turning points included Max using Child of Alara combined with Michiko Konda to clear the board of nonland permanents, significantly resetting the board state while rebuilding with his sliver tokens. Nick's repeated detaining of Mogis and creatures slowed aggressive plays and maintained control. Jameson's Riku enabled powerful spell duplication combos, allowing him to generate mana and card advantage rapidly. Martin's use of Glacial Chasm and other defensive enchantments provided protection as he tried to stabilize, while Queen Marchesa's monarch mechanic continuously rewarded him with card advantage and token creation. The game featured a dynamic balance of control, tribal aggression, and spell synergy, with players leveraging their commanders' unique strengths to maintain tempo and board presence.