Decembonus Video #1 Archelos vs Xyris vs Faldorn vs Ian EDH / CMDR game

Deck Strategies

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  Archelos, Lagoon Mystic

  This deck focused on manipulating the battlefield with land synergies to draw cards, ramp, and establish a strong board presence.

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  Xyris, the Writhing Storm

  The Xyris deck sought to generate a multitude of snake tokens through forced draws, and then used these tokens to pressure opponents. It also utilized cards like Treacherous Terrain to punish opponents with high land counts.

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  Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald

  The Faldorn deck aimed to play cards from exile and generate value through wolf tokens and cascading spells.

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  Ian the Reckless

  Ian's deck revolved around equipping the commander and dishing out high amounts of damage, with a focus on artifact synergies.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Xyris player intelligently capitalized on the Archelos player's card draw strategy to generate a large amount of snake tokens.

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  The use of Treacherous Terrain by the Xyris player was a key turning point in the game, leading to the elimination of the Archelos player.

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  The table's collective decision to eliminate the Archelos player showcases the importance of threat assessment in Commander games.

Notable Cards

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  Koma, Cosmos Serpent

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  Cultivator Colossus

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  Treacherous Terrain

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  Silent Arbiter

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  Bloodthirsty Blade

Summary

The game started off with players setting up their boards and ramping up their resources. The player controlling Archelos, Lagoon Mystic, used various land synergies to manipulate the battlefield and draw multiple cards, thus allowing for a massive board presence with creatures such as Koma and Cultivator Colossus. However, this drew the attention of the other players, leading to a collective effort to take out the Archelos player. Max, controlling Xyris, the Writhing Storm, took advantage of the numerous draw triggers from the Archelos player to create a swarm of snake tokens. The Xyris player then played Treacherous Terrain, capitalizing on the high land count of the Archelos player to eliminate them from the game. The game ended with the Xyris player overwhelming the remaining players with their army of snake tokens.