FRIENDSHIP is MAGIC | Tarkir Dragonstorm | Teval vs Ureni vs Zurgo vs Felothar | MTG Commander

Deck Strategies

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  Teval, the Balanced Scale

  Utilizes graveyard milling combined with land recursion and token generation to build board presence and value, leveraging zombie druid tokens as incremental advantage.

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  Felothar the Steadfast

  Focuses on toughness-based combat damage, enabling creatures with defender to attack and drawing cards through sacrificing high-toughness creatures, synergizing with dragons for additional effects.

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  Ureni of the Unwritten

  Aims to cheat dragons onto the battlefield from the top of the library either upon entering or attacking, generating a powerful flying trample army quickly.

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  Zurgo Stormrender

  Aggressively creates and attacks with warrior tokens using Mobilize, drawing cards and causing opponents to lose life through token sacrifice and combat damage triggers.

Gameplay Insights

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  Felothar’s use of creatures assigning combat damage based on toughness allows for unique combat interactions, especially combined with defender creatures attacking as though they didn't have defender.

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  Zurgo’s Mobilize ability synergizes well with token sacrifice triggers to both pressure opponents and generate card draw, maintaining momentum.

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  Bastion of Remembrance creates a punishing environment for opponents by inflicting life loss whenever creatures die, synergizing well with token creation and sacrifice mechanics.

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  Teval’s milling and land recursion enables continuous token generation, providing sustained board presence and resilience.

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  Ureni’s ability to cheat dragons into play from the library’s top can quickly shift board state and tempo, creating high-impact flying threats early on.

Notable Cards

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  Ureni of the Unwritten

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  Felothar the Steadfast

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  Teval, the Balanced Scale

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  Zurgo Stormrender

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  Parapet Thrasher

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  Bastion of Remembrance

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  Mindblade Render

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  Arcane Signet

Summary

The game started with a slow mana development phase as each player set up their board, carefully deploying lands and early creatures. Ureni of the Unwritten's player leveraged the commander’s ability to reveal and potentially put dragons directly onto the battlefield, while Teval, the Balanced Scale focused on milling and generating zombie druid tokens through graveyard interactions. Zurgo Stormrender’s player created warrior tokens via the Mobilize ability, gaining card advantage and dealing incremental damage through combat and token sacrifice triggers. Felothar the Steadfast’s player used a unique combat approach by assigning damage based on toughness and generating card draw through sacrificing creatures. Key turning points included Felothar’s player swinging with a dragon-themed flyer that triggered damage and card draw effects across multiple opponents, showcasing the deck’s synergy with dragons and combat damage triggers. Meanwhile, Zurgo’s warrior token generation and attack sequences created pressure, drawing cards and chipping away at opponents’ life totals. The presence of Bastion of Remembrance notably punished opponents for creature deaths, adding to the attrition strategy. Throughout the game, players maintained a balance of aggression and resource development, with the game’s outcome hinging on the ability to leverage combat damage triggers and token synergies effectively.