Murders at Karlov Manor Commander | Commander VS MTG Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Melek, Reforged Researcher

  Melek's strategy revolves around manipulating the deck and leveraging the top-of-library mechanic. The player aims to use Decaying Time Loop to discard their hand and draw a new one each turn, providing significant card advantage.

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  Voja, Jaws of the Conclave

  Voja's deck is primarily focused on casting wolves and elves. The player's plan seems to be to flood the board with these creature types and leverage Voja's abilities.

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  The Pride of Hull Clade

  The Pride of Hull Clade's deck is built around creatures with high toughness. The player aims to reduce the cost of the commander’s ability, draw a lot of cards and either deal damage equal to its toughness or draw the entire deck to win with Laboratory Maniac.

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  Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy

  Kellan's strategy is to create and buff oozes and slimes. The player aims to overwhelm opponents with a blob army, powered up by Kellan's abilities.

Gameplay Insights

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  The players' decision to not pay the extra mana for Rhystic Study could potentially result in significant card advantage for the controller.

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  The use of Decaying Time Loop in conjunction with Melek, Reforged Researcher's ability can provide a consistent and powerful draw engine.

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  The combination of high toughness creatures with The Pride of Hull Clade's ability can potentially create a formidable card draw engine and a significant threat on the board.

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  The decision to focus on a slime and ooze tribal strategy with Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy presents a unique and potentially overwhelming board state.

Notable Cards

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  Rhystic Study

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  Decaying Time Loop

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  Laboratory Maniac

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  Arcane Signet

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  Ancient Tomb

Summary

This gameplay video revolves around the four commanders: Melek, Reforged Researcher; Voja, Jaws of the Conclave; The Pride of Hull Clade; and Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy. The game starts with the players ramping up their mana bases and setting up their board states. Notably, a Rhystic Study card causes some debate due to its potential to provide significant card advantage. The game progresses with the players casting their commanders and beginning to build up their strategies. The transcript ends before a conclusion to the game can be determined.