Deck & Commander Strategies
Armix, Filigree Thrasher
A reanimator deck that pitches artifacts and creatures to the graveyard for later recursion, focusing on big artifact creatures and equipment to control the board and gain advantage.
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker and Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Grow Ishai incrementally as opponents play spells, then deploy Jeska to leverage the large creature for aggressive combat damage and board presence.
Karametra, God of Harvests
Ramp quickly with elves and land drops, putting many creatures on the board and generating value by putting lands onto the battlefield to overwhelm opponents.
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
Proliferate counters on creatures and planeswalkers, aiming to build powerful board states and finish with a combo involving Walking Ballista.
Gameplay Insights
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Armix's player focused on pitching cards to the graveyard to maximize reanimation potential, demonstrating a value-oriented grind plan.
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Ishai's growth triggered by opponents' spellcasting created a looming threat that forced opponents to consider removal or blockers carefully.
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The casting of Dusk was a pivotal board wipe that reset the game state by removing large creatures, giving slower decks a chance to recover.
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Ishai's player used a suspend counterspell to delay a critical spell, showing a smart use of interaction to maintain board presence.
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Karametra's aggressive elf and land ramp strategy pressured opponents early but was vulnerable to mass creature removal.
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Atraxa's proliferate plan built up counters steadily, aiming to leverage planeswalker and creature synergies into a combo finish.
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Players balanced aggression and disruption, with timely removal and counterspells shaping the flow of the game.
Notable Cards
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Armix, Filigree Thrasher
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Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
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Jeska, Thrice Reborn
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Karametra, God of Harvests
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Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
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Dusk // Dawn
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Mirror Entity
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Solemn Simulacrum
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Heliod, Sun-Crowned
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Walking Ballista
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Brainstorm
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Command Tower
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Commander's Sphere
Gameplay Summary
The game started at a typical multiplayer Commander pace with players setting up mana and deploying early creatures.
Armix's player focused on a reanimator strategy, pitching artifacts and creatures to the graveyard for later recursion, while Ishai and Jeska's deck aimed to build a large, threatening creature through incremental growth on Ishai and then finish with Jeska.
Karametra’s deck played an elves tribal approach, ramping aggressively with lands and creatures, aiming to overwhelm opponents with a wide board.
Atraxa’s player used proliferate to grow counters on planeswalkers and creatures, also planning a combo finish with Walking Ballista.
Early combat skirmishes began with moderate damage, including a notable attack by Ishai’s player targeting an opponent, signaling aggressive intentions. A key turning point came when a board wipe spell, Dusk, was cast, destroying creatures with power 3 or greater and significantly stalling the board state, which reset aggressive momentum.
In response, Ishai's player countered with a suspend counterspell to delay further threats.
The game featured tactical plays such as land fetching, artifact ramp, and strategic creature deployment.
Despite disruptions, each deck maintained its core strategy: Armix continuing to leverage graveyard recursion, Ishai growing larger creatures for combat dominance, Karametra expanding the board with elves and lands, and Atraxa proliferating to accelerate counters for powerful synergies and combos.
The gameplay remained interactive and tense as players jockeyed for board control and tried to execute their win conditions amidst disruption and targeted removal.
![Commander VS Special: Kresh vs Xantcha vs Rhys vs Atraxa [EDH] thumbnail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3F2CvGLBGvw/sddefault.jpg)
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