MTG EDH Gameplay | Burakos v Yoshimaru & Reyhan v Urza v Ruric | EP91

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Reyhan, Last of the Abzan & Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful

  Builds and transfers plus one counters on legendary creatures to enable powerful sacrifice combos and incremental damage through creatures like Walking Ballista and Triskelion.

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  Burakos, Party Leader & Folk Hero

  Leverages the 'party' tribal theme to generate treasure tokens and card draw by casting spells sharing creature types, focusing on aggressive combat damage and value from card advantage.

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  Ruric Thar, the Unbowed

  Punishes opponents for casting non-creature spells by dealing damage, while forcing attacks each turn to maximize pressure and disrupt opponent plans.

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  Urza, Lord High Artificer

  Utilizes artifact synergy to generate blue mana and value by producing construct tokens and leveraging artifact creatures, blink effects, and copy effects for board presence and combo potential.

Gameplay Insights

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  Edward's decision to hold off on counterspells early allowed other players to develop their boards but risked enabling potential combos.

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  Brad’s aggressive treasure token generation through Burakos and Folk Hero's card draw enabled sustained pressure and resource advantage.

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  Richie’s Ruric Thar forced opponents to consider their non-creature spells carefully, as each cast would result in damage, shaping the pace and style of spells played.

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  Brandon’s use of artifact ramp with Urza allowed faster deployment of artifact creatures and combo pieces, creating a solid foundation for mid-game threats.

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  Tybalt’s ability to prevent life gain was a tactical choice aimed at weakening opponents' defensive options.

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  Players carefully managed damage assignment and resource trades to maintain board presence while avoiding premature losses.

Notable Cards

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  Walking Ballista

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  Triskelion

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  Heliod, Sun-Crowned

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  Sin Prodder

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  Etherium Sculptor

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  Golden Hind

Gameplay Summary