To B or Not to B - Commander A-Z - EDH Gameplay Ep 141

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Baral, Chief of Compliance

  Control and tempo with cheap instants and sorceries, leveraging spell cost reduction and card draw/discard to maintain advantage. Utilizes a combo with Fantasmal Bear and endurance bobbleheads to create resilient threats.

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  Baru, Wurmspeaker

  Beats and ramp focused on creating and buffing large worm tokens with trample, overwhelming opponents with brute force and heavy board presence.

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  Beluna Grandsquall // Seek Thrills

  Adventure-centric deck generating value by casting adventure spells multiple times, creating tokens, and ramping lands to build a strong board state for sustained aggression.

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  Black Waltz No. 3

  Burn and life-drain control, managing the board with removal and incremental damage to opponents, aiming to dominate with spells and resilient creatures.

Gameplay Insights

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  Lucky Clover was a pivotal card that doubled the effect of adventure instant and sorcery spells, accelerating Beluna's value engine.

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  Baru's use of For the Ancestors to tutor multiple worms created a significant board presence early, enabling a strong offensive posture.

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  Baral's combo with Fantasmal Bear and endurance bobbleheads provided a resilient and recurring threat that could be difficult to remove.

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  Players carefully managed creature types and token synergies to maximize buffs and triggers, particularly with changelings and worms.

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  Strategic attacks and blocking decisions were influenced by the presence of tokens and indestructibility buffs, requiring players to weigh risks of combat damage carefully.

Notable Cards

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  Baru, Wurmspeaker

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  Baral, Chief of Compliance

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  Beluna Grandsquall // Seek Thrills

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  Black Waltz No. 3

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  Endurance Bobblehead

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  Lucky Clover

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  For the Ancestors

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  Witch's Mark

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  Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest

Gameplay Summary