I Hate Your Deck Game #77 Syr Ginger v Sauron v Kitt Kanto v Ovika || Commander Gameplay MTG EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Sauron, the Dark Lord

  Leverages amass tokens and sacrifice of legendary permanents to build a growing army while using the ring's tempt mechanic to cycle cards and maintain hand advantage, aiming for slow attrition and board control.

• OA Enigma Goliath

  Generates large Goblin token armies through casting non-creature spells and protects them with ward, enabling fast aggressive attacks and overwhelming board presence supported by a mana-heavy base.

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  Kitt Kanto, Mayhem Diva

  Creates a token swarm with citizen and goat creatures and uses combat tricks to pump and grant trample to creatures each combat, aiming to win through wide board states and combat damage enhancements.

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  Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender

  An aggressive food-themed deck that grows with artifact sacrifice triggers and uses haste and hexproof when opponents have planeswalkers, aiming for quick damage output and life gain from sacrificing herself.

Gameplay Insights

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  Sauron’s deck capitalizes on the sacrifice and ward mechanics to protect key legendary creatures while steadily building an amass army that grows with each opponent spell.

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  OA Enigma Goliath’s strategy to cast high-value non-creature spells to create large token armies combined with ward protection forces opponents to deal with multiple threats quickly or face overwhelming board presence.

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  Kitt Kanto’s ability to pump creatures each combat by tapping creatures allows for explosive combat phases that can swing the game by turning small tokens into lethal attackers.

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  Syr Ginger’s conditional haste and hexproof provide an aggressive tempo advantage against planeswalker-heavy decks, enabling surprise damage and life gain through artifact sacrifice synergies.

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  The interaction between mass token generation and combat buffs from Kitt Kanto’s deck highlights the effectiveness of wide board strategies paired with incremental creature enhancements.

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  Fast mana sources like Mana Vault and Mox Opal in Syr Ginger’s deck allow early deployment of threats despite color restrictions, balancing the lack of instant and sorcery spells.

Notable Cards

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  Gilded Drake

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  Mana Vault

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  Craterhoof Behemoth

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  Mox Opal

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  Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender

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  Kitt Kanto, Mayhem Diva

Summary

The game featured four unique and thematic decks each piloted by a different player. Sauron, the Dark Lord, utilized a Lord of the Rings-themed deck focused on amassing tokens and leveraging sacrifice mechanics with a powerful mass amass ability triggered by opponent spells. The deck also capitalized on the ring's tempt mechanic for card draw and hand control. OA Enigma Goliath’s deck revolved around casting impactful non-creature spells to generate large numbers of hasty Goblin tokens, combining ward protection to maintain board presence and threaten aggressive swings. Kitt Kanto, Mayhem Diva led a token swarm and combat enhancement deck, generating citizens and tapping creatures to pump and trample opponents’ creatures, aiming to build a wide board with goated synergy and finish with classic finishers like Craterhoof Behemoth. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender provided a food-themed aggressive build with trample, haste, and hexproof conditioned on opponents controlling planeswalkers, growing stronger with artifact sacrifices and capitalizing on fast mana to deploy threats early and aim for impactful swings or life gain through sacrificing herself.