Commander VS S7E8: Wrexial vs Rakdos vs Zur vs Feldon [MTG]

Deck Strategies

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  Wrexial, the Risen Deep

  Leverages opponents' spells by casting them from their libraries and graveyards, relying on disruption and recursion to overwhelm the table.

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  Rakdos, Lord of Riots

  Aggressive Eldrazi tribal deck that uses disruptive enchantments like Ward of Bones to restrict opponents while deploying large threats to dominate the board.

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  Zur the Enchanter

  Focuses on enchantment synergies and new cycling cards to generate card advantage, control the game, and create tokens or force life loss on opponents.

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  Feldon of the Third Path

  Utilizes artifact and creature recursion to rebuild board presence and generate incremental advantage through reanimation effects.

Gameplay Insights

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  Wrexial’s deck was built to capitalize on opponents’ cards, making his gameplay heavily reactive and reliant on others staying active.

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  Rakdos’s use of Ward of Bones early in the game was aimed at locking down creature and artifact plays to slow opponents’ development.

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  Zur’s inclusion of cycling-focused enchantments like New Perspectives and Fluctuator provided continuous value and card filtering.

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  The players' awareness of the point system influenced their risk-taking and strategic decisions throughout the match.

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  The game featured a mix of aggressive board development and strategic disruption, with each player trying to leverage their deck’s unique strengths to score points.

Notable Cards

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  Ward of Bones

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  Desolation Twin

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  Astral Slide

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  Fluctuator

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  New Perspectives

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  Thousand-Year Elixir

Summary

The final episode of the Commander VS Season 7 pits four fan-requested decks against each other: Feldon of the Third Path, Zur the Enchanter, Rakdos, Lord of Riots, and Wrexial, the Risen Deep. The game began with players discussing their previous performances and strategies, highlighting the unique challenges and synergies of each deck. Wrexial's player emphasized that his deck's power relies heavily on interacting with opponents' cards, casting spells from their libraries and graveyards, making his success dependent on others' actions. Rakdos's deck focused on aggressive Eldrazi tribal themes and disruptive elements like Ward of Bones to stifle opponents' creature plays. Zur's deck incorporated powerful cycling interactions and enchantment synergies, aiming to leverage new cycling cards to generate value and control. Feldon's deck was not detailed extensively but is known for its artifact recursion and reanimation strategies.