Commander VS S9E3: Xira vs Mageta vs Kamahl vs Rorix

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Rorix Bladewing

  This deck relied on big red creatures, aiming to overwhelm the opponents with sheer power. Key interactions involved leveraging the high power of red creatures, and using cards like Temporal Aperture and Seething Song for potential explosive turns.

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  Kamahl, Fist of Krosa

  The Kamahl deck focused on ramp and large green creatures, with an elf sub-theme. The deck planned to utilize Kamahl's overrun ability to buff its creatures for a massive attack.

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  Mageta the Lion

  Mageta's deck was a mono-white control strategy, aiming to manage the board state with cards like Wrath of God and gain card advantage through Land Tax and Scroll Rack. The deck also had an angel sub-theme.

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  Xira Arien

  The Xira deck was a Jund (Black/Red/Green) deck with a focus on card advantage and creature-based combat. The deck included a variety of enchantments to control the game and big creatures to finish off opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  The use of Temporal Aperture in the Rorix Bladewing deck provided an interesting source of card advantage and unpredictability.

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  Kamahl, Fist of Krosa's overrun ability was a constant threat that opponents had to carefully play around.

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  Mageta the Lion's deck showcased how mono-white can use cards like Land Tax and Scroll Rack to mitigate the color's traditional weaknesses in card draw.

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  The Xira Arien deck demonstrated the classic Jund strategy of incremental advantage and versatile responses.

Notable Cards

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  Temporal Aperture

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  Seething Song

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  Kamahl, Fist of Krosa

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  Land Tax

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  Scroll Rack

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  Wrath of God

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  Xira Arien

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  Grave Pact

Gameplay Summary