I Hate Your Deck #43 Sheoldred The Apocalypse v Daretti v Borborygmos v Tymna || Commander Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

  A group slug deck that punishes opponents for drawing cards by draining their life while gaining life herself, using wheels and group card draw effects to create a taxing environment that eventually overwhelms opponents.

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  Borborygmos Enraged

  A landfall-focused deck that uses a large mana base and cards like Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle to deal damage as lands enter the battlefield, filling the graveyard with lands to reanimate and smash opponents with landfall triggers and damage.

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  Tymna the Weaver

  A combo and control deck centered around Tymna's card draw on attacks and Sidar Kondo enabling unblockable small creatures, combining infinite combos with multiple tutors and fast mana to dominate the game.

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  Daretti, Scrap Savant

  A red artifact recursion deck that brings artifacts back from the graveyard to the battlefield repeatedly, enabling value loops and synergy between artifacts to control the board and generate advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  The presence of Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle was pivotal in the Borborygmos deck’s strategy, providing incremental damage triggers that pressured opponents steadily.

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  Sheoldred’s life gain and life drain triggered on card draw created a taxing environment that forced opponents to carefully consider their draws and plays.

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  Daretti’s use of Goblin Welder enabled artifact recursion loops, allowing for repeated value and board control through artifact sacrifice and return.

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  The use of cycling lands through Tectonic Reformation helped Borborygmos maintain land drops and fuel graveyard synergies efficiently.

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  Tymna and Sidar’s synergy made small creatures unblockable, enabling consistent card draw and setting up multiple infinite combo lines for a strong late-game finish.

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  The combination of fast mana artifacts like Grim Monolith, Commander Sphere, and Voltaic Key allowed for explosive turns and combo enablers in the artifact deck.

Notable Cards

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  Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

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  Borborygmos Enraged

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  Tymna the Weaver

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  Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa

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  Daretti, Scrap Savant

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  Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle

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  Goblin Welder

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  Grim Monolith

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  Voltaic Key

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  Tectonic Reformation

Summary

The game began with each player setting up their respective strategies, with Sheoldred, the Apocalypse focusing on a group slug approach that punishes opponents for drawing cards, leveraging wheels and Howling Mine effects to create a taxing card-draw environment. Borborygmos Enraged deployed a heavy landfall theme, utilizing a large mana base with 52 lands and key cards like Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle to deal incremental damage and fuel graveyard recursion of lands for big plays. Tymna the Weaver paired with Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa aimed for a combo-driven sack outlet and card draw engine, taking advantage of multiple infinite combos and tutors to maintain consistency. Daretti, Scrap Savant ran a red artifact recursion and reanimation strategy, cycling artifacts through the graveyard and battlefield to generate value and board presence.