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Deck Strategies

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  Kardur, Doomscourge

  Forces creatures to attack each other and prevents opponents from attacking the Kardur player, gaining life for each creature that dies in combat and draining opponents’ life, creating chaos and attrition on the board.

• Glenn

  Draws cards equal to the attacking creature's power when dealing combat damage and prevents creatures with higher power from blocking, enabling aggressive combat and card advantage.

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  Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit & Sam, Loyal Attendant

  Leverages adventure and food token synergies to reduce activation costs, gain life, and put +1/+1 counters on Frodo, generating incremental value and a growing board presence through food and combat triggers.

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  Fynn, the Fangbearer

  Deals combat damage to players to draw cards and gain advantage, focusing on aggressive combat and removal to maintain pressure and card flow.

Gameplay Insights

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  Kardur's ability to force creatures to attack each other created chaotic combat phases that drained life from multiple players and disrupted defensive plans.

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  Frodo and Sam's synergy with food tokens allowed repeated activation cost reductions, enabling multiple life gain triggers and +1/+1 counter placements, steadily building a resilient board.

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  Glenn’s mechanic of drawing cards equal to the attacking creature's power rewarded aggressive combat and made successful attacks highly valuable for replenishing resources.

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  Political interactions and timing of removal spells played a crucial role in managing threats and shaping combat outcomes, with players targeting key creatures to prevent lethal damage or combos.

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  Incremental advantage through life gain, token generation, and card draw was prioritized over immediate combo wins, leading to a strategic, attrition-based gameplay experience.

Notable Cards

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  Kardur, Doomscourge

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  Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit

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  Sam, Loyal Attendant

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  Fynn, the Fangbearer

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  Exotic Orchard

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  Royal Assassin

Summary

The Commander game featured a dynamic multiplayer match with five players piloting diverse decks. Olaf led a Kardur, Doomscourge deck focused on forcing creatures to attack each other, leveraging damage and life gain from those battles. Sandra piloted Glenn, a commander that benefits from attacking and drawing cards equal to the attacking creature's power, while disabling blocks from creatures stronger than itself. Marc controlled the Frodo and Sam partner commanders, utilizing adventure and food token synergies to generate incremental value and life gain, which fueled additional token and +1/+1 counter generation. Robert played Fynn, the Fangbearer, aiming to deal combat damage to players to generate card advantage and apply pressure. The game developed with early board establishment, token creation, and incremental life gain interactions, particularly around food tokens and combat damage triggers. Key turning points included Olaf's use of Kardur's ability to incite forced attacks, creating chaotic combat that drained life from opponents. Marc's combo of Frodo and Sam generated multiple food tokens, reducing activation costs and enabling repeated life gain and counter placement, steadily building board presence. Sandra's Glenn deck applied pressure with card draws and combat tricks, while Robert's Fynn triggered card draws through combat damage and removal of creatures. The board state saw several impactful plays, including removal spells and token generation spells that shifted tempo. The players navigated political interactions, with some creatures and enchantments forcing attacks and limiting blocks, leading to complex combat phases. The game was marked by incremental advantage gained through combat synergies rather than a single combo, with life gain and card advantage fueling sustained pressure toward victory.