Rakdos, the Muscle vs Francisco | Malcolm vs Gonti vs Doric EDH / CMDR game play

Deck Strategies

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  Rakdos, the Muscle

  Rakdos, the Muscle deck relies on controlling the board state through creature removal and taking advantage of the commander's draw ability.

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  Francisco, Fowl Marauder

  Francisco, Fowl Marauder deck focuses on building a board state with pirates and exploiting Francisco's explore ability for card advantage and board presence.

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  Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

  Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator deck appears to focus on flying creatures and evasion strategies.

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  Casal, Lurkwood Pathfinder // Casal, Pathbreaker Owlbear

  This deck's strategy is unclear based on the available transcript.

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  Gonti, Canny Acquisitor

  Gonti, Canny Acquisitor deck uses the commander's ability to steal cards from opponents' libraries and use them for your own benefit.

Gameplay Insights

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  Matu's early play of Omnath, Locus of Mana set him up for a strong start but was unable to capitalize on it due to AR's aggressive strategy.

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  Max's use of Fleshbag Marauder to control the board state was an effective response to the mounting threat from AR's board.

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  AR's use of Francisco's explore ability allowed him to build a significant advantage in both board presence and card advantage.

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  The use of Ashiok to exile all opponents' graveyards followed by the reanimation of Lord of Change and Dusk Mangler was a decisive turn that led to AR's victory.

Notable Cards

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  Omnath, Locus of Mana

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  Fleshbag Marauder

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  Francisco, Fowl Marauder

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  Ashiok, Dream Render

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  Lord of Change

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  Dusk Mangler

Summary

The game started with each player setting up their board state, with Matu commanding Doric and casting Omnath, Locus of Mana early on. AR, commanding Francisco and Malcolm, started building an impressive board with Francisco, Malcolm, Greedy Freebooter, and Storm Fleet Navigator, and began to exert pressure with his pirate deck. Max, with Rakdos, the Muscle deck, managed to keep up, utilizing Fleshbag Marauder to control the board state. However, it was AR's effective use of Francisco's explore ability and aggressive strategy that began to tilt the game in his favor. Max attempted to fight back with Rapose, Patron of Chaos, but the advantage AR had gained was too much. The game ended with AR using Ashiok to exile all of his opponents' graveyards and then reanimating Lord of Change and Dusk Mangler to deliver the finishing blows.