Deck & Commander Strategies
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
Control-oriented deck focused on board wipes and disruption, aiming to shut down opponents' boards while protecting its own key pieces with interaction spells.
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Mana acceleration combo deck leveraging creatures like Badger Cub and mana-enhancing lands to generate large amounts of mana quickly and cast high-impact spells or combos.
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist
Deck with the ability to selectively remove problematic permanents such as Ob Nixilis, relying on targeted removal and disruption to maintain board control.
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Aggressive elemental tribal or combo deck focused on leveraging elemental synergies and powerful spells to overwhelm opponents swiftly.
Gameplay Insights
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Utilizing Badger Cub combined with mana-enhancing lands and cloning effects to create exponential mana growth without relying on traditional cards like Gaia's Cradle.
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Choosing to run minimal interaction except for protective spells in the Ob Nixilis list to streamline the deck's efficiency and maximize its shutdown capability.
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Inclusion of cards that can remove or counter Ob Nixilis to mitigate its board control impact, ensuring the deck can operate despite its presence.
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Experimenting with tutor spells like Gamble despite their risks because of their unparalleled ability to find key combo pieces in cEDH environments.
Notable Cards
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Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
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Deflecting Swat
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Hidden Strings
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Gamble
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Training Grounds
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Biomancer's Familiar
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Volcanic Island
Gameplay Summary
The gameplay session featured a competitive Commander (cEDH) multiplayer game with a variety of powerful commanders in play.
The players discussed deck-building strategies and card inclusions, particularly focusing on mana acceleration and interaction spells.
One player emphasized the importance of having efficient mana generation combos, such as using Badger Cub alongside mana-enhancing lands and effects to create explosive turns.
The game saw key interactions involving board control elements, notably Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin's ability to disrupt opponents' boards effectively, with players prepared to counter or remove it when necessary.
There was also mention of protective spells like Deflecting Swat to safeguard important permanents and maintain tempo.
The players experimented with tuning their decks, including considering cards like Gamble for tutor effects and various clones or removal tools to manage threats.
Throughout the game, the dynamic revolved around generating sufficient resources to execute powerful spells while maintaining control over the board state to ultimately secure victory through incremental advantage and well-timed interactions.
