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Anime Fairy Tale Commander | Wilds of Eldraine Box Brawl

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Deck Strategies

  • Ariette of the Charmed Apple

    Utilizes enchantments to protect herself by preventing enchanted creatures from attacking her, while steadily draining opponents' life and gaining life equal to the number of auras controlled.

  • Yenna, Redtooth Regent

    Yenna, Redtooth Regent

    Focuses on creating token copies of enchantments to multiply their effects, leveraging enchantment synergies for board advantage and incremental value.

  • The Goose Mother

    The Goose Mother

    Deploys a large flying creature that enters with +1/+1 counters based on mana spent, and generates food tokens for life gain and resource sustainability.

  • Will, Scion of Peace

    Will, Scion of Peace

    Employs Lay Line of Anticipation to cast spells with flash, enabling reactive plays and tactical timing to control the board and protect key pieces.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Utilizing Lay Line of Anticipation to cast spells with flash allowed for unexpected responses and increased board control.

  • 2

    Duplicating enchantments with Yenna, Redtooth Regent created multiple layers of protection and incremental advantages that pressured opponents.

  • 3

    Ariette’s ability to prevent enchanted creatures from attacking her effectively reduced incoming aggression while enabling life drain to wear down opponents.

  • 4

    The Goose Mother's ability to convert mana investment into a large flying creature plus food tokens provided a versatile threat and life gain engine.

  • 5

    Early deployment of lifelink and vigilance creatures helped stabilize the board and supported incremental damage and defense.

Notable Cards

  • Yenna, Redtooth Regent

    Yenna, Redtooth Regent

  • The Goose Mother

    The Goose Mother

  • Will, Scion of Peace

    Will, Scion of Peace

  • Snaremaster Sprite

    Snaremaster Sprite

  • Gumdrop Poisoner // Tempt with Treats

    Gumdrop Poisoner // Tempt with Treats

Summary

The game began with each player introducing their commanders and unique abilities, setting the stage for a strategic battle in the Wilds of Eldraine-themed commander game. Ariette of the Charmed Apple focused on enchantment control and life drain, while Yenna, Redtooth Regent aimed to generate token copies of enchantments for value. The Goose Mother leveraged its enter-the-battlefield counters and food token generation for board presence and sustainability. Will, Scion of Peace brought flash capabilities with Lay Line of Anticipation, allowing for reactive play and timing advantages. Early turns involved setting up mana bases and deploying key creatures and enchantments. Sir Ginger the Meender, Snaremaster Sprite, and Gumdrop Poisoner were among notable early plays, establishing board presence and lifegain synergies. Players carefully navigated the complex interactions between enchantments and tokens, with Ariette slowly draining opponents' life totals while securing her defenses with auras. The game featured moments of tension as players balanced aggression with preservation, using flash and instant-speed plays to maintain tempo. The interplay of enchantment duplication and token creation became a pivotal theme, with the Redtooth Regent's ability to copy enchantments threatening to overwhelm opponents if unchecked. Though the transcript ends before a clear victor emerges, the gameplay highlighted a dynamic mix of enchantment strategies, life manipulation, and tactical flash deployment. The game’s win condition appeared to revolve around incremental life drain and board control through enchantments and tokens, with players adapting their plans based on the evolving board state and the threats posed by their opponents' commanders.

Description

Waifus? Betrayal? Bruce Wayne’s Parents!? You won’t want to miss this one it’s an absolute brain buster of a game. Tune in and see you on the other side!

Join Charlie, Drew, Ryan, and Matt as we battle our way through Wilds of Eldraine.

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Box Brawl is a series of Magic: The Gathering Youtube videos that seeks to answer two questions: what would happen if we played through every single set of Magics history and who would be named its champion at the end of it? Well, Charlie “MoistCr1tikal” “penguinz0”, Matt, Ryan, and Drew are doing exactly that, playing through some modified sealed/limited rules for the commander format, almost close to brawl. The game works like this: Open a box of magic cards that hasn’t been opened yet Each player gets an amount of cards to build a 60 card deck out of, naming a commander along the way (which can be any creature, not restricted to legendary creatures) Play a game and give points out based on placements, 3 for first, 2 for second, 1 for third, and 0 for last. Also the player that opens the most expensive card gets a point for free. Eventually we will have played through all of the sets and at the end the player with the most points will be crowned the best magic player in the world, unquestionably. Along the way we’ll laugh, we’ll cry, and maybe we will have a few guests in the mean time. Stay tuned!!