Commander at Home #10 - Isshin vs Ivy vs Urza vs Gavi w/ Travis Gafford and Pastrytime

Deck Strategies

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  Urza, Chief Artificer

  The deck aims to take advantage of Urza's ability to turn artifacts into mana sources, with a goal of playing powerful artifact spells, such as Mystic Forge.

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  Gavi, Nest Warden

  This deck revolves around cycling cards to trigger Gavi's abilities, aiming to generate advantage and control the board state.

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  Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief

  The Ivy deck focuses on dealing damage and drawing cards, using enchantments like Sneak Umbra to protect Ivy and enhance her abilities.

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  Isshin, Two Heavens as One

  The deck strategy is about attack triggers and creating many tokens with cards like Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin.

Gameplay Insights

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  Travis' play of Mystic Forge early in the game set him up for a powerful artifact-based strategy.

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  The use of Sower of Temptation by Travis to take control of Krenko, only for it to be subsequently stolen by Julian, demonstrated the power of control effects in Commander.

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  Olivia's play of Orvar, the All-Form set up potential for complex interactions and cloning effects.

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  Brian's casting of Bear Umbra on Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief provided protection and potential for a powerful attack.

Notable Cards

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  Mystic Forge

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  Sower of Temptation

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  Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin

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  Orvar, the All-Form

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  Bear Umbra

Summary

The game started off with each player showcasing their commanders and the strategies they planned to employ. Travis, with Urza, Chief Artificer, was the first to make a significant move by playing Mystic Forge, allowing him to cast artifacts from the top of his deck. This was followed by Brian's move, playing Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief with a Sneak Umbra attached to it. The game took a significant turn when Travis managed to take control of Brian's Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin with Sower of Temptation, only for it to be stolen by Julian 'Pastrytime' Carr's Gavi, Nest Warden. With the board state becoming more complex, the players continued to build their strategies, with Olivia playing Orvar, the All-Form and Brian casting Bear Umbra on Ivy.