Commander Game - Elminster, Miirym, Wilson, Ganax

Deck Strategies

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  Wilson, Refined Grizzly

  Build counters on the commander using Noble Heritage and deal damage through combat, enhanced by equipment such as Blackblade Reforged to become a large, evasive threat.

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  Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm

  Copy damage-dealing creatures like Terror of the Peaks to double damage output and apply pressure through repeated triggers.

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  Ganax, Astral Hunter

  Generate treasures to ramp mana and replay the commander multiple times to maximize treasure creation and resource advantage.

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  Elminster

  Utilize scrying and card draw to maintain a steady flow of resources while producing fairy dragon tokens to apply pressure and defend.

Gameplay Insights

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  Hunter's timely Blasphemous Act board wipe cleared the board, allowing Mirym to enter and copy powerful damage-dealing creatures, swinging the momentum.

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  Wilson's interaction with Noble Heritage and Blackblade Reforged made him a major threat that opponents had to carefully block, leveraging combat damage for chip damage.

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  Elminster's repeated scrying and card draw enabled consistent resource flow, making it easier to respond to threats and maintain board presence through tokens.

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  Ganax's treasure generation allowed for multiple recasts of the commander, providing sustained mana acceleration and enabling impactful plays each turn.

• 5

  Defensive spells like Steely Resolve granting shroud to dragons and counterspells like Arcane Denial were critical in protecting key creatures from removal.

Notable Cards

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  Noble Heritage

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  Blasphemous Act

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  Blackblade Reforged

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  Sylvan Library

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  Terror of the Peaks

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  Steely Resolve

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  Arcane Denial

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  Ganax, Astral Hunter

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  Elminster

Summary

The game began with players developing their mana bases and establishing early board presence through ramp and utility creatures. Key early plays included Noble Heritage boosting Wilson, Refined Grizzly, and Elminster being cast to enable scrying and card draw while generating fairy dragon tokens. Hunter's deck leveraged Sylvan Library for card advantage and Mirym, Sentinel Wyrm to copy damage-dealing creatures like Terror of the Peaks, resulting in significant damage output and board control. Meanwhile, Chris's Ganax, Astral Hunter generated treasures, providing mana acceleration and enabling multiple activations of his commander. A pivotal moment occurred when Hunter cast Blasphemous Act to clear the board, resetting the creature state and allowing Mirym to enter the battlefield to start copying impactful creatures. Elminster's ongoing scrying and token generation created continuous card advantage for Busterkins, while Wilson, Refined Grizzly grew large with Noble Heritage and equipment like Blackblade Reforged, dealing heavy damage and forcing opponents to block strategically. The game featured multiple interactions around protecting commanders, with spells like Steely Resolve granting shroud to dragons and defensive responses like Arcane Denial negating removal. Ultimately, the game showcased a balance of aggressive commander combat, board wipes, and value plays aimed at controlling the board and generating incremental advantages.