Faldorn vs Xantcha vs Hazezon Tamar vs Baba Lysaga ft. ThrabenU | EDH Gameplay | SmoothBrainEDH

Deck Strategies

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  Hazezon Tamar

  This deck is focused on ramping out lands and using powerful landfall abilities to overwhelm opponents with sheer mana and a large army of tokens.

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  Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald

  This deck is centered around playing cards from exile to gain card advantage and trigger Faldorn's ability, creating an army of wolves to overrun opponents.

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  Xantcha, Sleeper Agent

  The deck uses politics and combat to its advantage, goading opponents' creatures and hoping to smooth talk its way to victory.

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  Baba Lysaga, Night Witch

  This deck revolves around sacrificing various types of permanents to gain advantage from Lysaga's activated ability.

Gameplay Insights

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  Phil's decision to cast Damnation proved a game-changing move, wiping the board and gaining a massive amount of life thanks to Sangromancer.

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  Jason's aggressive play with Morog, Fury of Akoum, capitalized on multiple combat steps, creating significant pressure on the opponents.

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  Matt's March of Reckless Joy provided a burst of card advantage, helping him recover from the board wipe.

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  Cameron's use of Baba Lysaga's activated ability in combination with a sacrifice strategy generated significant card advantage.

Notable Cards

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  Damnation

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  Sangromancer

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  March of Reckless Joy

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  Hazezon Tamar

Summary

The commander game started with each player implementing their deck's strategy, quickly ramping and setting up their boardstates. Matt on Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald, was focused on playing cards from exile to trigger Faldorn's ability and build an army. Phil played Xantcha, Sleeper Agent, leveraging politics and combat to his advantage. Cameron was on Baba Lysaga, Night Witch, saccing permanents for advantage while Jason, commanding Hazezon Tamar, ramped out lands and summoned a large army. The game saw several major turning points, including a board wipe initiated by Phil with a well-timed Damnation. Jason, however, managed to recover quickly, casting his commander, Hazezon Tamar, and preparing a large army of tokens for the next turn.