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Crim Hates Mia's Deck | Mirko vs Uro vs Pantlaza vs Brudiclad | Magic the Gathering Commander

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Mirko, Obsessive Theorist

    Mirko, Obsessive Theorist

    Uses surveil to fill the graveyard and grow Mirko with +1/+1 counters while reanimating small creatures from the graveyard each turn, gaining incremental board presence.

  • Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

    Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

    Floods the battlefield with dinosaurs, using evolve triggers to grow key creatures and Pantlaza’s discover ability to generate card advantage and control the battlefield by tapping opponent creatures.

  • Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer

    Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer

    Produces many small tokens and then uses Brudiclad’s ability to transform all tokens into a single large threat, overwhelming opponents with a sudden power spike.

  • Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

    Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

    Focuses on ramping lands and casting Uro repeatedly by escaping from the graveyard, gaining life and card advantage, with the option to animate lands as a win condition.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Crim’s use of surveil with Mirko to reanimate creatures and grow Mirko counters created a steady value engine that pressured opponents incrementally.

  • 2

    Tyler’s careful sequencing on evolve triggers and discover to maximize Pantlaza’s card advantage and board control, including tapping down opposing creatures, proved a key tempo advantage.

  • 3

    Mia’s token generation combined with Brudiclad’s ability to morph tokens into a large threat was a potential turning point but required setup and protection to succeed.

  • 4

    Beezy’s repeated casting and escaping of Uro sustained life gain and card draw while ramping mana, setting up for a late-game land animation win condition that frustrated opponents.

  • 5

    Players targeted each other strategically to manage threats, with combat damage exchanged to control board state without overcommitting early.

  • 6

    The interplay of graveyard synergies, mana ramp, and incremental advantage spells demonstrated the importance of timing and sequencing in Commander multiplayer games.

Notable Cards

  • Mirko, Obsessive Theorist

    Mirko, Obsessive Theorist

  • Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

    Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

  • Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer

    Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer

  • Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

    Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

  • Starving Revenant

    Starving Revenant

  • Elvish Dreadlord

    Elvish Dreadlord

  • Dinosaur Egg

    Dinosaur Egg

Gameplay Summary

The game started with each player developing their board states and ramping mana to cast their commanders and key spells.

Crim on Mirko, Obsessive Theorist, focused on surveilling to generate incremental value and reanimate small creatures from the graveyard, slowly growing Mirko with +1/+1 counters.

Tyler on Pantlaza aimed to flood the board with dinosaurs, leveraging the evolve mechanic and his commander’s ability to discover new cards and tap down opponents’ creatures.

Mia piloted Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer, aiming to create numerous small tokens and then morph them into powerful threats using Brudiclad’s ability.

Beezy’s Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath deck revolved around ramping lands and recurring them for value, animating lands as a potential win condition.

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