WHO'S THE STRONGEST KINDRED COMMANDER?

Deck Strategies

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  Chatterfang, Squirrel General

  Builds a wide board of squirrel tokens by doubling any token creation and uses token synergy to overwhelm opponents with numbers and incremental value.

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  Ulalek, Fused Atrocity

  Utilizes Eldrazi spells and copying mechanics to cast large threats and control the board, aiming to dominate through raw power and disruptive effects.

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  Krenko, Mob Boss

  Focuses on rapid Goblin token generation and synergy with sacrifice and treasure creation to swarm opponents and create explosive damage output.

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  The First Sliver

  Leverages Sliver tribal synergies to grant all Slivers abilities like poisonous and menace, aiming to control the board and deliver lethal poison damage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Chatterfang’s ability to create additional squirrel tokens from any token creation, including food tokens, allowed the Squirrel player to quickly build a threatening board state.

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  The Sliver player’s deployment of Virulent Sliver and Two-Headed Sliver made all Slivers poisonous and granted menace, creating a strong defensive and offensive synergy that pressured opponents.

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  Krenko’s token generation combined with treasure creation from Goblin sacrifices enabled fast mana acceleration and overwhelming board presence, making the Goblin deck a constant threat.

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  The Eldrazi deck’s reliance on colorless mana and the devoid mechanic presented complexity but copying spells with Ulalek provided opportunities for powerful plays and removal.

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  Players made informal alliances and deals during the game, notably avoiding attacks against each other to manage threats posed by toxic poison counters and overwhelming board states.

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  Prismatic Omen turned lands into all basic land types, enabling versatile mana production and supporting multicolor strategies.

Notable Cards

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  Chatterfang, Squirrel General

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  Virulent Sliver

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  Two-Headed Sliver

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  Krenko, Mob Boss

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  Adaptive Automaton

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  Mind Stone

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  Prismatic Omen

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  Canopy Vista

Summary

The game featured a four-player tribal Commander battle with decks centered around Squirrels, Eldrazi, Goblins, and Slivers. Early turns saw players developing their boards with minimal tribal presence, but soon each deck began to showcase their synergies. The Squirrel player leveraged Chatterfang, Squirrel General, to generate multiple tokens from any token creation, quickly building a wide board presence. Meanwhile, the Sliver deck established board control through Virulent Sliver and Two-Headed Sliver, granting all Slivers toxic and menace, posing a lethal threat with poison counters. The Goblin player utilized Krenko, Mob Boss, to flood the board with Goblin tokens, creating explosive turns with token generation and treasure synergies. The Eldrazi deck relied on Ulalek, Fused Atrocity, to copy spells and deploy large Eldrazi threats, although colorless mana and devoid mechanics complicated interactions.