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Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Legends (Part 2) | Commander VS Gameplay | Commander VS #263

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Deck Strategies

  • Tovolar, Dire Overlord // Tovolar, the Midnight Scourge

    Tovolar, Dire Overlord // Tovolar, the Midnight Scourge

    This deck aims to flood the board with werewolves and use Tovolar's ability to draw cards and flip werewolves, maximizing their destructive potential.

  • Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia

    Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia

    Jadar's strategy revolves around creating a horde of zombie tokens to overwhelm the opponents. The deck also includes sacrifice outlets and recursion to maximize the power of the zombie tokens.

  • Sigarda, Champion of Light

    Sigarda, Champion of Light

    The Sigarda deck is a human tribal strategy that uses Sigarda's ability to give humans +1/+1 and enables searching for more humans. The deck aims to grow an army of buffed humans and outmuscle opponents.

  • Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor

    Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor

    Lynde's deck aims to use curses to debuff opponents, making it difficult for them to execute their strategies. The deck also includes cards that capitalize on opponents' suffering, turning curses into a source of card advantage.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Stephen's decision to go aggressive with his zombie tokens early in the game put pressure on the other players and set the tone for the game.

  • 2

    The Rhystic Study played by John acted as a strong deterrent against the other players, limiting their plays and giving him a card advantage.

  • 3

    The interaction between Lynde and the curses played by John provided him a significant advantage, making it difficult for the other players to execute their strategies efficiently.

Notable Cards

  • Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia

    Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia

  • Sigarda, Champion of Light

    Sigarda, Champion of Light

  • Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor

    Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor

  • Tovolar, Dire Overlord // Tovolar, the Midnight Scourge

    Tovolar, Dire Overlord // Tovolar, the Midnight Scourge

  • Rhystic Study

    Rhystic Study

Summary

The game started with players showcasing their commanders and their strategies. Stephen played Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia, aiming to create an army of zombies. Jeremy, with Sigarda, Champion of Light, sought to buff his human tribal deck with +1/+1 counters and abilities. John, with Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor, opted for a curse tribal strategy, aiming to debuff opponents. Finally, Justin, with Tovolar, Dire Overlord, was set on a werewolf tribal strategy. As the game progressed, early aggression was seen from the zombie and human tribal decks. However, John's curse strategy started taking effect, debuffing opponents and giving him an advantage. The game concluded with a tense showdown between the curse and werewolf tribal decks.

Description

More legendary Commander VS gameplay has arrived! The Crew won’t rest until the best legendary creatures from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt have been put them to the test!

Are you on team Justin, Jeremy, Stephen, or Jonathan? Let us know who you picked in the comments!

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