Purphoros, Gitrog, Atraxa, Sliver Overlord | Commander Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Purphoros, God of the Forge

  The strategy for this deck is to generate a large number of tokens, using Purphoros's ability to deal damage to each opponent whenever another creature enters the battlefield under their control.

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  Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

  Atraxa's deck was built with a Superfriends strategy in mind, using a variety of Planeswalkers and spells that synergize with them. They won the game through a combo using Demonic Consultation to exile their entire library, and Jace, Wielder of Mysteries to win the game.

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  The Gitrog Monster

  The Gitrog Monster deck's strategy revolves around land recursion for card advantage and value.

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  Sliver Overlord

  The Sliver Overlord deck aims to get out as many slivers as possible to take advantage of their shared abilities. It also used a land destruction strategy with Armageddon to disrupt opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Armageddon play from the Sliver Overlord deck was a significant turning point, resetting the board and significantly slowing down the game. This allowed for more control-oriented strategies to take the forefront.

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  The Gitrog Monster deck's consistent land cycling allowed for a steady stream of card advantage, keeping their hand full despite the Armageddon.

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  Atraxa's successful Demonic Consultation into Jace, Wielder of Mysteries combo was the game-ending play, demonstrating the high risk-high reward nature of the deck.

Notable Cards

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  Purphoros, God of the Forge

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  Armageddon

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  Mirrorweave

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  Demonic Consultation

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  Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

Summary

In this game, the early stage was marked by players ramping up their mana and setting their boards, with some aggressive moves by the Purphoros deck, which created a significant number of goblin tokens to deal damage to all opponents through Purphoros's ability. The mid-game saw a sudden twist when the Sliver Overlord deck played an Armageddon, wiping out all lands on the board. This was followed by a Mirrorweave from Atraxa, resetting the board state by making all creatures copies of a chosen creature. The Gitrog Monster deck continued to cycle through lands using its commander's ability to generate card advantage. The game ended abruptly when the Atraxa deck pulled off a surprise combo, using Demonic Consultation to name a card not in their library, effectively exiling their entire library to set up a Jace, Wielder of Mysteries win condition on their next turn.