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

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Zacama, Primal Calamity

    Zacama, Primal Calamity

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

  • Zaxara, the Exemplary

    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.

  • Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice

    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.

  • Kess, Dissident Mage

    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

  • 1

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

  • 2

    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.

  • 3

    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

  • Zacama, Primal Calamity

    Zacama, Primal Calamity

  • Zaxara, the Exemplary

    Zaxara, the Exemplary

  • Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice

    Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice

  • Kess, Dissident Mage

    Kess, Dissident Mage

  • Painter's Servant

    Painter's Servant

  • Grindstone

    Grindstone

  • Simic Ascendancy

    Simic Ascendancy

Gameplay 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.

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