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Decks We've Been Too Scared to Play | Commander Clash S16 E12

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Deck Strategies

  • Yes Man, Personal Securitron

    Yes Man, Personal Securitron

    This deck uses a cycling strategy, creating tokens and gaining advantages from cycling cards. The commander, Yes Man, Personal Securitron, is circulated around the table for additional benefits.

  • Kros, Defense Contractor

    Kros, Defense Contractor

    This deck aims to manipulate opponents into conflict while profiting from the chaos. The deck utilizes Kros, Defense Contractor's abilities to propagate war and profit from it.

  • Sergeant John Benton

    Sergeant John Benton

    This deck uses a risky strategy where the player attacks and lets the opponent draw cards, hoping they won't retaliate.

  • Rakdos the Defiler

    Rakdos the Defiler

    The deck's strategy is high risk, high reward. The player attacks with Rakdos, sacking all their permanents in the process, hoping the high risk will pay off with high rewards.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Seth used his Astro Drift to prevent anyone from getting hit by Rakdos, displaying a clever use of card mechanics for defensive purposes.

  • 2

    Richard successfully utilized his Field of the Dead, generating a significant number of zombie tokens and escalating his board presence.

  • 3

    Phil's deck strategy was interesting as it revolved around causing conflicts among the other players and profiting from the ensuing chaos.

  • 4

    The player with Rakdos the Defiler had a highly risky strategy that involved attacking and sacking all their permanents, showing the high-stakes nature of their gameplay.

Notable Cards

  • Field of the Dead

    Field of the Dead

  • Rakdos the Defiler

    Rakdos the Defiler

  • Yes Man, Personal Securitron

    Yes Man, Personal Securitron

  • Kros, Defense Contractor

    Kros, Defense Contractor

Summary

In this game, four players pushed their boundaries and played decks crafted around some of the riskiest legends in Magic. Phil, playing with Kros, Defense Contractor, attempted to manipulate the other players into conflicts while profiting from it all. Richard, with Sergeant John Benton, took a risky approach of giving the person he's attacking a ton of cards, hoping they wouldn't retaliate. The player controlling Rakdos the Defiler took a risky strategy of attacking and sacking all his permanents. Seth, controlling Yes Man, Personal Securitron, circulated his commander around the table in a unique cycling token shell. The game was packed with strategic plays, like Seth using his Astro Drift to ensure no one gets hit by Rakdos, and Richard taking advantage of his Field of the Dead to generate a significant number of zombie tokens.

Description

This week the crew builds around some of the riskiest legends in all of Commander!

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