Marchesa vs Kaalia vs Hamza vs Krenko | The Command Dudes #15 | Magic: the Gathering EDH Gameplay

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Queen Marchesa

  Maintain the monarchy to gain card advantage and control the board through monarch-related triggers and Assassin tokens, leveraging political attacks to retain the crown.

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  Kaalia of the Vast

  Deploy Kaalia early and equip her for haste to cheat powerful Angels, Demons, and Dragons into play, aiming to overwhelm opponents with high-impact creatures.

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  Hamza, Guardian of Arashin

  Build a board of creatures with +1/+1 counters, using Hamza’s cost-reduction ability to play increasingly powerful creatures and gain incremental advantage.

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  Krenko, Mob Boss

  Quickly cast Krenko and produce a large number of Goblin tokens, using haste and sacrifice synergies to burn opponents down through combat and triggered abilities.

Gameplay Insights

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  Marchesa’s ability to maintain the monarchy provided crucial card draw and board control, forcing opponents to target her strategically.

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  Kaalia’s deployment of equipment like Slip of Boots to grant haste and hexproof enabled her to cheat in threats efficiently while protecting her key creatures.

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  Hamza capitalized on +1/+1 counter synergies, utilizing cards like Hardened Scales and Fervor to amplify creature stats and reduce casting costs.

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  Krenko’s token generation was disrupted by Kaalia’s ability to shut down activated abilities, limiting his typical explosive turns.

• 5

  Players showed political awareness by choosing attack targets carefully, balancing between aggression and survival, especially concerning the monarch status.

Notable Cards

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  Queen Marchesa

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  Kaalia of the Vast

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  Hamza, Guardian of Arashin

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  Krenko, Mob Boss

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  Hardened Scales

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  Fervor

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  Stuffy Doll

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  Resolute Archangel

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  Mind Stone

Gameplay Summary