Inalla Storm vs. Ragavan RDW [Duel Commander-EDH] - Magic: The Gathering

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Inalla, Archmage Ritualist

  A storm combo deck that leverages Inalla's ability to create token copies of Wizards when casting spells, enabling explosive spell chains using rituals, recursive spells, and draw engines to generate lethal storm counts and combo finishers like Brain Freeze.

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

  A fast, aggressive red deck focused on dealing early damage with Ragavan's evasion and burn spells, generating Treasure tokens for mana acceleration, and disrupting opponents' hands and boards to maintain pressure.

Gameplay Insights

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  Inalla's storm combo relies heavily on careful sequencing of spells and managing storm count triggers to maximize mana and card draw.

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  Ragavan's aggressive early plays and burn spells forced Inalla into a defensive posture, delaying the storm combo setup.

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  The interaction between Inalla copying spells and sacrificing Wizards generated multiple triggers that expanded her storm count quickly.

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  Resource management and timing were crucial for Inalla to avoid dying to Ragavan's burn while progressing toward a lethal storm finish.

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  Ragavan's ability to generate Treasure tokens helped sustain mana for multiple burn spells, maintaining pressure throughout the game.

Notable Cards

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  Finale of Promise

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  Unearth

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  Brain Freeze

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

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  Lotus Petal

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  Serum Visions

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  Fiery Islet

Gameplay Summary