Commander VS S19E5: Kess VS Tawnos VS Zaxara VS Zacama | EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Zacama, Primal Calamity

  This deck's strategy revolves around cheating out large creatures into play and giving them haste to quickly overwhelm opponents.

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  Zaxara, the Exemplary

  The Zaxara deck focuses on casting X-cost spells and benefits from creating Hydra tokens. The goal is to amass a board of large creatures and potentially win with Simic Ascendancy's alternate win condition.

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  Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice

  Tawnos is built around the unban of Painter's Servant, aiming to execute the Grindstone combo. It also features a secondary strategy of copying large artifact triggered abilities.

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  Kess, Dissident Mage

  This is an artifact and planeswalker focused deck, aiming to get value out of Kess's ability to flash back artifact-related spells. It has an alternate win condition using Nicol Bolas, God Eternal.

Gameplay Insights

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  The early game was dominated by aggressive strategies aimed at controlling the board and establishing a strong board presence.

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  The mid-game saw several attempts to execute combo win conditions, leading to a strategic back-and-forth as players attempted to disrupt each other's plans.

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  The endgame was characterized by a decisive execution of a deck's win condition, showcasing the importance of timing and strategic planning in Commander.

Notable Cards

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  Zacama, Primal Calamity

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  Zaxara, the Exemplary

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  Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice

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  Kess, Dissident Mage

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  Painter's Servant

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  Grindstone

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  Simic Ascendancy

Summary

In this tightly contested game of Commander, we saw a diverse range of strategies from the decks led by Zacama, Primal Calamity, Zaxara, the Exemplary, Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice, and Kess, Dissident Mage. The game was punctuated by several high-intensity moments as each player attempted to gain control of the board and execute their deck's unique strategy. Despite the strong contest, the game ended with a decisive victory as one player managed to outmaneuver their opponents and execute their win condition to perfection.