The Cult of Eragon | Khan's Block Commander Mashup

Deck Strategies

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  Anafenza, the Foremost

  An aggressive Mardu deck focused on bolstering creatures during combat to build resilient board states and applying pressure through incremental counters and combat triggers.

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  Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

  A recursion-heavy Mardu deck leveraging Alesha's ability to reanimate small creatures from the graveyard tapped and attacking, enabling continuous aggression and board presence.

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  Tasigur, the Golden Fang

  A Sultai control and value deck that uses delve to cast spells efficiently while manipulating graveyards and returning nonland cards from opponents' graveyards to hand, creating interactive and political gameplay.

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  Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest

  A Jeskai prowess deck that capitalizes on casting noncreature spells to trigger prowess and grant double strike, enabling powerful combat phases and burst damage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Anafenza's bolster mechanic synergized well with aggressive combat, quickly building up multiple creatures with counters and forcing opponents to respond.

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  Alesha's ability to reanimate small creatures tapped and attacking kept constant pressure on the board and made her deck resilient against removal.

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  Tasigur's graveyard manipulation forced opponents into interactive choices, increasing multiplayer tension and control dynamics.

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  Shu Yun's prowess and double strike combos required players to carefully time their noncreature spells to maximize damage output during combat.

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  The inclusion of fetch lands and dual lands from the Khans block ensured smooth mana fixing, enabling players to execute their strategies without significant color screw.

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  Players demonstrated a good understanding of combat timing and triggered abilities, using them to capitalize on synergies and tempo swings.

Notable Cards

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  Anafenza, the Foremost

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  Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

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  Tasigur, the Golden Fang

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  Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest

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  Evolving Wilds

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  Polluted Delta

Summary

The game features four players each piloting a Commander representing one of the original Khans clans from Magic's Khans of Tarkir block: Anafenza, the Foremost (Mardu), Alesha, Who Smiles at Death (Mardu), Tasigur, the Golden Fang (Sultai), and Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest (Jeskai). Early turns saw players focusing on ramping mana and establishing board presence with dual lands and fetch lands facilitating smooth color fixing. Anafenza's bolster mechanic and combat triggers quickly began to build pressure, while Alesha leveraged her ability to reanimate small creatures from the graveyard to maintain aggression and board presence. Tasigur's delve and graveyard recursion granted card advantage and disruption potential, forcing opponents to make interactive decisions. Shu Yun's prowess and double strike mechanics allowed for explosive combat phases when supported by noncreature spells. Key moments include Anafenza's aggressive bolstering and combat synergy disrupting Nick's Alesha deck, which relies heavily on recursion and small creatures. Tasigur's graveyard manipulation and opponent-driven card returns introduced political tension, impacting resource availability across players. Shu Yun's potential for repeated double strike with noncreature spells presented a threat that demanded response. The game dynamic revolved around timely creature reanimation, resource denial, and maximizing combat damage through triggered abilities and spells, with each clan leader attempting to assert dominance through their unique tribal and combat synergies.