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Commander VS S10E9: Liliana vs Sram vs Kaseto vs Admiral Beckett Brass

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Deck Strategies

  • Admiral Beckett Brass

    Admiral Beckett Brass

    This deck aims to quickly swarm the board with pirates, utilizing their synergy to generate value and control the game. The ultimate goal is to use Admiral Beckett Brass's ability to steal opponent's permanents.

  • Kaseto, Orochi Archmage

    Kaseto, Orochi Archmage

    The Kaseto deck revolves around snake tribal synergies and token generation. The main strategy is to overrun opponents with a multitude of snake tokens.

  • Sram, Senior Edificer

    Sram, Senior Edificer

    Sram's deck uses equipment and aura cards to create powerful creatures and generate card advantage. The win condition is a massive, buffed-up creature that can take out opponents in a single blow.

  • Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer

    Liliana, Heretical Healer

    This deck focuses on mana generation and black magic shenanigans. The main strategy is to outvalue opponents by exploiting the abilities of Liliana and other key black cards.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    The early game was dominated by Admiral Beckett Brass and Kaseto, but Liliana's mana ramp and Sram's card draw eventually turned the tides.

  • 2

    The strategic decision to focus on controlling the board and maintaining card advantage was a crucial factor in the game's outcome.

  • 3

    The game was heavily influenced by several key card interactions, most notably the synergy between Sram and various zero-cost equipment cards.

Notable Cards

  • Sosuke's Summons

    Sosuke's Summons

  • Snake Basket

    Snake Basket

  • Cathar's Shield

    Cathar's Shield

  • Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

    Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

  • Treachery

    Treachery

Summary

The game began with each player confidently presenting their commanders and discussing their strategies. However, as the game progressed, it took numerous surprising turns. Players engaged in a back-and-forth power struggle, with each attempting to assert dominance and control the board. Kaseto and Admiral Beckett Brass managed to get some early hits in, but were eventually thwarted by Liliana's powerful mana generation capabilities and Sram's efficient artifact synergies. The game concluded with a dramatic final showdown, the outcome of which was determined by some clever strategic decisions and a couple of lucky card draws.

Description

It’s the season finale of VS! One lucky winner has chosen four decks for the crew to play. Who will take down the game…and who will claim the season crown?

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