THE TERROR OF TEMUR I UNHOLY HAND EDH Commander #11 Rashmi & Ragavan / Sauron / Surrak / Frodo & Sam

Deck Strategies

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  Rashmi and Ragavan

  Focus on generating multiple artifact tokens (Food, Treasure, Clue) to gain card advantage, steal opponent's cards, and use their resources to win.

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  Sauron, the Dark Lord

  Assemble the Nazgûl to disrupt opponents, accumulate influence counters, and deal incremental damage to control the game.

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  Surrak Dragonclaw

  Play large creatures with trample and make all creature spells uncounterable to push through big damage.

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  Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit & Sam, Loyal Attendant

  Generate and utilize Food tokens to gain life, draw cards, and trigger combat abilities for incremental damage and card advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Rashmi and Ragavan's generation of multiple artifact tokens provided strong card draw and resource denial through stealing opponent's cards.

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  Sauron's use of influence counters and damage triggered by opponents' card draws applied steady pressure and forced difficult choices.

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  Surrak Dragonclaw's commander ability made creature spells uncounterable and gave trample, allowing even smaller creatures like Haywire M to threaten significant damage.

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  Frodo's ring ability triggering after life gain enabled him to become a large, vigilance attacker that was difficult to block effectively.

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  Sam's ability to create Food tokens at the beginning of combat and reduce activation costs synergized well with life gain and card draw engines.

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  Players prioritized mana ramp and utility lands early to accelerate their commander and key spells deployment.

Notable Cards

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  Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit

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  Sam, Loyal Attendant

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  Sauron, the Dark Lord

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  Rashmi and Ragavan

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  Surrak Dragonclaw

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  Rampant Growth

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  Sol Ring

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  Nature's Lore

Summary

The game began with players establishing their mana bases and early board presence, setting up for their respective strategies. Rashmi and Ragavan focused on generating various artifact tokens like Food, Treasure, and Clue tokens to leverage card advantage and steal opponent's resources. Sauron, the Dark Lord aimed to assemble the Nazgûl to apply pressure and disrupt opponents. Surrak Dragonclaw established a strong creature-based board with uncounterable spells and trample to push through damage. Frodo and Sam worked on a life gain and Food token synergy plan to draw extra cards and deal damage over time. Early interactions involved players deploying ramp and utility lands, setting up powerful enchantments and creature-based threats. Key turning points included Surrak's casting of powerful creatures with trample, and Frodo's ring ability activating after life gain, turning him into a formidable attacker. Sam's Food token creation and life gain enabled steady card draw, fueling further plays. Meanwhile, Sauron's influence counters and damage-dealing abilities pressured opponents while working to assemble a winning board state. The game featured a dynamic interplay of resource generation, life gain, and combat interactions with players leveraging their commanders' unique abilities. The win conditions revolved around overwhelming opponents through sustained damage via trample creatures, continuous life gain and card advantage from Food tokens, artifact and token synergies, and assembling thematic combos like the Nazgûl to control the board and finish the game.