Tarkir Booster Box Commanders | Meaty Magic

Deck Strategies

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  Zurgo, Thunder's Decree

  Aggressive warrior tribal deck that generates warrior tokens via mobilize and applies early pressure to opponents while using combat tricks and efficient creatures.

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  Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan

  Abzan midrange strategy focusing on graveyard recursion, life gain, and value creatures that can return from the graveyard to maintain board presence and outlast opponents.

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  Betor, Kin to All

  Balanced deck leveraging synergy between lands and creatures, generating treasure tokens and using creatures with useful abilities to maintain board control and resource advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Allowing multiple copies of cards from the booster box changes the usual singleton dynamic of Commander, enabling more consistent strategies and combos.

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  Zurgo’s mobilize ability to create warrior tokens provides a strong board presence that pressures opponents early and does not require sacrificing tokens, increasing resilience.

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  Felothar’s ability to return creatures from the graveyard encourages aggressive trading and value-oriented plays, maintaining card advantage over time.

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  Players made strategic decisions on mana base construction, with some regretting not including more dual lands to improve color fixing.

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  Early combat exchanges were calculated, with players sometimes choosing not to block to preserve creatures or set up better trades later.

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  Treasure token generation and energy mechanics were used to ramp mana and enable bigger plays in subsequent turns.

Notable Cards

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  Avenger of the Fallen

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  Bloodfell Caves

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  Stalwart Successor

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  Foundation Breaker

Summary

The game features three players each piloting a unique commander deck built from a Tarkir booster box, allowing multiple copies of cards except commanders. The players choose Zurgo, Thunder's Decree, Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan, and Betor, Kin to All as their commanders. Early turns involve establishing board presence with mana and creatures, including dual lands and creatures with death touch and mobilize abilities. Zurgo decks focus on aggressive board development with warrior tokens, while Felothar leverages graveyard recursion and life gain. Betor’s deck appears to focus on a balance of spells and creatures, likely aiming to gain incremental advantages through synergy with lands and token creatures. The gameplay sees typical early skirmishes with minor combat exchanges and strategic deployment of creatures that can generate tokens or treasure tokens, setting up for mid-game plays.