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Will the Salubrious Snail Prevail?! | Extra Turns 59 | Magic: the Gathering Commander EDH Gameplay

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck Strategies

  • Glissa, Herald of Predation

    Glissa, Herald of Predation

    Builds a synergistic engine using incubate, artifact interactions, and proliferate to manipulate counters and control the board over time.

  • Isshin, Two Heavens as One

    Isshin, Two Heavens as One

    Aggressively doubles attack triggers to maximize damage output, ramping for early pressure and overwhelming opponents quickly.

  • Zimone, Mystery Unraveler

    Zimone, Mystery Unraveler

    Utilizes landfall triggers and ramp to cheat out large permanents and overwhelm opponents with high-impact threats.

  • Khârn the Betrayer

    Khârn the Betrayer

    Equips and passes around the commander to attack on multiple turns, combining chaos and direct damage effects to disrupt opponents while maintaining defense.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Glissa's use of incubate and proliferate mechanics to incrementally build a powerful board presence was a key engine for attrition and control.

  • 2

    Isshin's doubling of attack triggers created intense early combat pressure that forced opponents to respond defensively, shaping the pace of the game.

  • 3

    Zimone's ramp and landfall enabled casting large threats ahead of curve, shifting board dominance in mid to late game phases.

  • 4

    Khârn's strategy of equipping and passing the commander around maximized attack opportunities across turns but required careful management to avoid self-damage.

  • 5

    The interplay between aggressive damage and methodical board development highlighted the importance of balancing tempo with resource accumulation in multiplayer Commander games.

Notable Cards

  • Glissa, Herald of Predation

    Glissa, Herald of Predation

  • Isshin, Two Heavens as One

    Isshin, Two Heavens as One

  • Zimone, Mystery Unraveler

    Zimone, Mystery Unraveler

  • Khârn the Betrayer

    Khârn the Betrayer

  • Manifest Dread

    Manifest Dread

Summary

The game features a competitive four-player Commander match with decks led by Glissa, Herald of Predation; Isshin, Two Heavens as One; Zimone, Mystery Unraveler; and Khârn the Betrayer. Glissa's deck focuses on artifact synergies and manipulating one-one counters with proliferate and incubate mechanics, aiming to build a powerful engine that gradually chips away at opponents. Isshin's deck plays aggressively, leveraging doubled attack triggers to ramp up damage output quickly and apply pressure early on. Zimone's deck aims to generate value through landfall triggers and cheat out large permanents with manifest dread, ramping heavily to dominate the late game. Khârn's deck is centered on equipping and passing around the commander to attack on multiple turns, combining chaos and direct damage to disrupt opponents while maintaining safety through ping effects and command zone recursion. Early turns see development of board presence and strategic positioning, with key plays involving artifact and counter synergies from Glissa, aggressive combat from Isshin, and incremental ramp and threats from Zimone. Khârn's player makes tactical use of equipment and command attacks to destabilize opponents. The pivotal moments include Glissa assembling her incubate-based engine and leveraging proliferate to snowball her board state, while Isshin's aggressive assaults force opponents to respond or fall behind. Zimone’s landfall triggers enable the casting of formidable threats that shift the board state. The match revolves around balancing aggression and resource development, with Glissa’s engine and Isshin’s doubled attacks emerging as major threats. The game’s conclusion hinges on Glissa’s methodical attrition and artifact synergies outpacing the aggressive damage and chaos tactics of the other players.

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Show Notes:

In this exciting new episode of Extra Turns, a new challenger is slowly slithering his way into the fray: it’s SALUBRIOUS SNAIL!

He’s joining Becca Scott (Good Time Society, Parlor Room), Jimmy Wong, and Jordan Pridgen in a good old-fashioned Commander slugfest featuring some of their favorite decks. This game is full of awesome synergies and wild interactions, so come out of your shell and give it a watch!

It’s Glissa vs. Isshin vs. Zimone vs. Kharn


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Deck Lists: Jimmy’s Zimone: archidekt.com/decks/12008413/jimmys_zimone_extra_turns_59

Jordan’s Kharn: archidekt.com/decks/12092666/jordans_kharn_extra_turns_59

Salubrious Snail’s Glissa: archidekt.com/decks/12092618/salubrious_snails_glissa_extra_turns_59

Becca’s Isshin: archidekt.com/decks/12009015/beccas_isshin_extra_turns_59


Credits:

Directed by: Jake Boss Executive Producer: Josh Lee Kwai Co-Producer: Jimmy Wong Edited by: Gilberto Navarro Additional Editing: Jake Boss, Josh Murphy VFX, GFX: Gilberto Navarro Assistant Editors: Eric Lem, Rachel Kendra, Gaurav Gulati Production/Post Production Supervisor: Jake Boss Rules Expert: Jamie Block Deck Coordinators: Jamie Block, Rachel Weeks Intro Theme Arrangement: Jake Boss


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