We Play Fake Partners | Commander Clash S18 E1

Deck Strategies

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  Kudo, King Among Bears and Ayula, Queen Among Bears

  Bear tribal deck focused on buffing bear creatures and leveraging their synergy for combat dominance and board control.

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  Hans Eriksson and Saffi Eriksdotter

  A combo/control deck using sacrifice mechanics and recursion to generate value and control the battlefield.

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  Nissa, Vastwood Seer and Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh

  Ramp and burn strategy aiming to accelerate mana with lands and deal direct damage while flipping Nissa into a powerful planeswalker.

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  Iron Man, Titan of Innovation and Captain America, First Avenger

  Avengers-themed deck focusing on assembling powerful artifacts and legendary synergies to dominate the board.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Kudo and Ayula together created a strong bear tribal synergy by making all bears 2/2 and triggering beneficial fight or counter effects.

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  The flip mechanics of Nissa and Chandra added layers of strategic progression, with Nissa providing ramp and Chandra enabling burn damage and untap effects.

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  Casting Stoneforge Mystic early allowed the player to fetch important equipment like The Ether Spark, enhancing board presence with incremental value.

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  Discarding powerful cards like Sun Titan to draw new cards via Invasion of Urman helped maintain hand quality and board development.

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  Playing multiple commanders with creature type synergies enabled drawing extra cards through Fable Hero, maximizing card advantage.

Notable Cards

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  Spire Garden

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  Temple Garden

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  Nissa, Vastwood Seer // Nissa, Sage Animist

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  Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh // Chandra, Roaring Flame

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  Kudo, King Among Bears

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  Ayula, Queen Among Bears

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  Stoneforge Mystic

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  Esper Sentinel

Summary

In this Commander Clash game featuring 'fake partners,' players built decks around pairs of legendary creatures that aren't official partners but have strong synergy. The board state early on showed a focus on ramp and setting up powerful commanders, with players deploying lands like Spire Garden, Temple Garden, and Hushwood Verge to accelerate mana. Key plays included the casting of Nissa, Vastwood Seer to eventually flip into a planeswalker, and Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh for burn damage and untapping synergy. Another pivotal moment was the introduction of Kudo and Ayula, the King and Queen Among Bears, which buffed all bear creatures to 2/2 and gave them base power and toughness, setting the stage for bear tribal fights and board control through combat.