Our FAVORITE Commanders of 2024 BATTLE

Deck Strategies

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  Ezio Auditore da Firenze

  A five-color Assassin tribal deck that leverages free-running assassin creatures to efficiently reduce opponents' life totals and close out the game with direct damage and combat tricks.

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  Aurelia, the Law Above

  A boros token and combat-focused deck that generates numerous tokens and uses Aurelia’s double combat ability to swing aggressively and control the board through damage and life gain.

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  Olivia, Opulent Outlaw

  A treasure and aggressive creature-based deck that uses Olivia’s synergy with treasures and unblockable creatures to chip away at opponents’ life totals while ramping mana and applying continuous pressure.

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  Riku of Many Paths

  A spell-copying deck that maximizes value from instants and sorceries by doubling their effects through Riku, drawing cards, ramping mana, and maintaining control of the game state.

Gameplay Insights

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  The use of Eagle Vision followed by its copying generated significant card advantage early, highlighting the power of spell-copy synergies in Riku’s deck.

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  Ezio’s assassin creatures provided immediate threat and removal potential, with combat damage triggering game-ending abilities once opponents’ life totals dropped below a threshold.

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  Aurelia’s strategy focused on token creation via Forbidden Orchard and other token generators, pairing well with her double combat ability to maximize damage output.

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  Olivia’s early deployment of unblockable creatures and treasure generation built a steady pressure that forced opponents to react, demonstrating the effectiveness of evasive threats combined with mana acceleration.

Notable Cards

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  Eagle Vision

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  Forbidden Orchard

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  Grenzo, Havoc Raiser

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  Assassin Initiate

Summary

The game features a dynamic four-player Commander battle among Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Aurelia, the Law Above, Olivia, Opulent Outlaw, and Riku of Many Paths. Early turns see players developing mana bases and deploying key pieces, with Olivia quickly establishing a threatening board presence through unblockable creatures and treasure generation. Ezio's deck revolves around powerful assassin creatures capable of finishing opponents swiftly once damage is dealt, demonstrated by casting multiple impactful assassins and leveraging their abilities for removal and life manipulation. Aurelia focuses on creating and bolstering tokens, aiming to capitalize on double combat phases and aggressive boros-style combat to overwhelm opponents. Riku plays a reactive and copy-oriented game, using spells like Eagle Vision and their commander’s ability to double value on instants and sorceries, drawing cards and maintaining board presence.