DINOS GO RAWR!!! Commander / EDH Gameplay 110 - Jodah VS Wilhelt VS Gishath VS Elminster

Deck Strategies

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  Gishath, Sun's Avatar

  Ramp quickly into big dinosaurs to flood the board, using Growing Rites of Itlimoc to accelerate mana and leveraging enrage triggers to generate tokens and control combat.

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  Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

  Build a resilient zombie tribal army that benefits from sacrifice and death triggers, using cards like Rooftop Storm to reduce costs and Lich Lord of Unks for card advantage and pressure.

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  Jodah, the Unifier

  Utilize a legends tribal deck focused on generating treasures and exiling cards to find and cast powerful legendary creatures and planeswalkers, enabling a diverse set of threats and value engines.

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  Elminster

  Play a control/wizard-themed deck using planeswalkers and spells to manipulate the board state, draw cards, and utilize Supreme Verdict to reset the battlefield when needed.

Gameplay Insights

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  The use of Supreme Verdict by Elminster's player was a crucial board wipe that temporarily stalled Wilhelt's zombie token advantage, shifting the tempo in favor of the dinosaur player.

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  Jodah's deck leveraged exile and treasure token mechanics effectively to ramp into high-impact legendary creatures, demonstrating the strength of layering multiple synergistic effects.

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  Wilhelt's player sacrificed zombie tokens strategically to generate value and trigger beneficial effects, maintaining pressure despite board wipes.

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  The dinosaur player’s use of enrage triggers and token generation created a resilient board presence that was difficult to clear, allowing for consistent aggression and control of combat phases.

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  Targeted attacks on planeswalkers helped reduce opposing players' long-term advantage, showcasing an awareness of priority threats on the battlefield.

Notable Cards

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  Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun

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  Rooftop Storm

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  Supreme Verdict

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  Vega, the Watcher

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  Savage Stomp

Summary

The game featured a clash between four thematic decks: a Dinosaur tribal led by Gishath, Sun's Avatar; a Zombies tribal led by Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver; a Legends tribal led by Jodah, the Unifier; and a control/wizardly deck helmed by Elminster. Early turns saw players developing their mana bases and setting up their board states with minor rocks and key creatures. Wilhelt quickly established a strong zombie presence with synergistic cards like Rooftop Storm and Lich Lord of Unks, while Jodah focused on generating treasures and exiling cards to find powerful legends, including Archmage Eternal to fuel his spells. Gishath's player ramped into a massive dinosaur army, using Growing Rites of Itlimoc to transform into Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun, and cast high-impact dinosaurs like Godzilla Doom Inevitable and Polukranos. A turning point came when Jack, playing Elminster, cast a Supreme Verdict to clear the board, disrupting Wilhelt's zombie swarm and slowing the pace. However, the dinosaur player recovered quickly, casting Gishath and utilizing enrage triggers to generate tokens and control the board. The game saw repeated interactions involving the exile and treasure token mechanics from Jodah's deck, combined with aggressive tribal synergies from Wilhelt and Gishath. Key combat phases involved targeted attacks to weaken opponents' planeswalkers and creatures, shifting momentum. Ultimately, the dinosaur deck's ability to quickly flood the board with powerful threats and synergistic creatures positioned it as the dominant force, putting immense pressure on the other players.