Deck Strategies
Caesar, Legion's Emperor
This deck focuses on protecting and empowering Legendary humans. Key cards and tactics revolve around making these creatures indestructible and triggering additional effects upon attacking.
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal
This deck uses enchantments and equipment to boost Dogmeat's power. It has the ability to recover these enhancements from the graveyard, which adds flexibility and resilience to its game plan.
The Wise Mothman
The Wise Mothman deck employs a mill strategy, aiming to deplete opponents' libraries while also capitalizing on triggers from the milling. It also includes a sub-theme of proliferating counters.
Dr. Madison Li
Dr. Madison Li's deck centers around energy creation and manipulation. It features powerful energy payoff cards such as Aether Works Marvel, aiming to utilize energy for significant board impact.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
The early play of 'General's Enforcer' by the Caesar, Legion's Emperor player set the stage for their protective strategy and impacted the decisions of other players.
- 2
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal's ability to recover Aura and Equipment from the graveyard presented a significant threat that the other players had to constantly keep in check.
- 3
The milling ability of The Wise Mothman forced the other players to adapt their strategies and play around the potential depletion of their libraries.
- 4
Dr. Madison Li was able to generate a significant amount of energy, but was largely unable to convert this into a winning position, showcasing the inherent risk and reward of energy-based strategies.
Notable Cards
General's Enforcer
Shield of the Oversoul
Summary
In this special episode of Commander VS, the crew battles it out using upgraded versions of the Magic: The Gathering – Fallout Commander precons. The game started off with a quick tempo, with each player setting up their board states and revealing their Commanders. Caesar, Legion's Emperor was the first to make a big move with a 'General's Enforcer' which provided a degree of protection for their Legendary humans. However, Dogmeat, Ever Loyal stole the spotlight with its powerful ability to return an Aura or Equipment from the graveyard. The tide of the game shifted several times, with the Wise Mothman causing quite a stir with its milling abilities. Ultimately, the game concluded with a surprise win that showcased the power and unpredictability of Commander gameplay.