Deck & Commander Strategies
Yurlok of Scorch Thrash
Aggressive tribal strategy leveraging Goblins and sacrifice to generate value and pressure opponents, aiming to win via combat damage and synergy-driven combos.
Fblthp, the Lost
Artifact-based combo/control deck that uses disruption and card draw manipulation to control the game while assembling combos to win.
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
Mono-blue artifact combo deck that seeks to assemble a monolith-based infinite mana combo, leveraging artifact synergies and control elements to protect its combo.
Obeka, Brute Chronologist
Midrange combo deck focused on taking multiple extra turns with Obeka's ability to remove delay counters, combined with card advantage engines like Necropotence and Dark Confidant to out-resource opponents and close out the game.
Gameplay Insights
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Playing Chalice of the Void on one early effectively slows down many decks reliant on low-cost spells and ramp, shaping the game's pace.
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Obeka's interaction with Warrior's Oath to take extra turns is pivotal in maintaining momentum despite heavy disruption.
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Chain of Mephistopheles imposes significant hand size and card draw restrictions, forcing players to carefully sequence plays and discard optimally.
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Necropotence combined with Dark Confidant provides a resilient draw engine that bypasses Chain of Mephistopheles' restrictions, allowing Jesper to maintain card advantage.
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Toxic Deluge is used strategically to reset the board state, buying time and clearing out threats but also forcing players to rebuild their resources.
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Players must balance aggressive mana and card usage with the risk of discard effects and counters, making timing and sequencing crucial for success.
Notable Cards
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Chalice of the Void
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Necropotence
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Dark Confidant
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Toxic Deluge
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Warrior's Oath
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Lotus Petal
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Ensnaring Bridge
Gameplay Summary
Key turning points include Obeka successfully taking extra turns via interaction with Warriors' Oath, allowing Jesper to push through the stax effects and maintain card advantage.
Meanwhile, the board state remains controlled with spells like Toxic Deluge wiping the board, forcing players to rebuild.
Fblthp attempts to maintain pressure with artifact synergy and disruption, while Zirda looks to assemble her monolith combo.
However, the early stax and discard effects keep hands low, limiting explosive plays.
The game reaches a critical phase where players must balance resource management, disruption, and timing to find a winning line.
The win condition centers around Obeka capitalizing on extra turns and combos enabled by artifact mana and card filtering, while others look to assemble their respective combos or lock pieces.
![Obeka vs Varina vs Zurgo vs Skithiryx [EDH/Commander, Magic The Gathering Gameplay] 2021 thumbnail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lpVA-DQkfyc/sddefault.jpg)
