I Hate Your Deck #122 Zidane v Rev v Zurgo Helmsmasher v Karador || Commander Gameplay MTG EDH

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Rev, Tithe Extractor

  Aggressively attack with creatures to grant them deathtouch and generate treasure tokens, exiling opponents’ cards to gain card advantage and cast spells from exile. Utilizes tutors and sacrifice outlets to maintain pressure and draw cards.

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  Karador, Ghost Chieftain

  All-creature graveyard recursion deck using companion mechanics to reduce costs and maximize creature value. Employs sacrifice outlets, milling, and tutoring to maintain board presence and execute combo synergies.

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  Zurgo Helmsmasher

  Fast, aggressive red deck with orcs, goblins, and vehicles focusing on haste and indestructibility. Builds incremental advantage through combat damage triggers and goblin token production, aiming for quick and continuous pressure.

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  Zidane, Tantalus Thief

  Control and theft strategy that temporarily gains control of opponent creatures, untaps them for an immediate attack with lifelink and haste, then sacrifices them for additional advantage. Generates treasures and incremental value through theft and sacrifice synergies.

Gameplay Insights

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  Rev’s treasure generation and exile of opponents’ cards provided significant card advantage, enabling access to spells from opponents’ libraries.

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  Karador’s reliance on all-creature deck and companion synergy allowed for powerful recursion and combo potential, especially with Braids, Cabal Minion forcing sacrifices.

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  Zurgo’s deck capitalized on haste and indestructible triggers to maintain aggressive board state and pressure opponents quickly.

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  Zidane’s ability to steal creatures, untap them, and grant lifelink and haste created flexible threats and disrupted opponents’ tempo.

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  The interaction between card exile, graveyard recursion, and temporary creature theft led to a dynamic and complex battlefield where resource management was key.

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  Tutors played a crucial role for Rev and Karador to find their essential combo pieces and maintain momentum.

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  Sacrifice synergies across multiple decks created tension and forced players to carefully consider attacks and blocks.

Notable Cards

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  Rev, Tithe Extractor

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  Braids, Cabal Minion

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  Zidane, Tantalus Thief

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  Zurgo Helmsmasher

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  Karador, Ghost Chieftain

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  Humble Defector

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

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  Paradise Druid

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  Thalia, Guardian of Thraben

Gameplay Summary