Why Are You Being Toxic? Chaotic Commander MTG EDH GAMEPLAY

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Meren of Clan Nel Toth

  Focuses on sacrificing creatures and recurring them from the graveyard to generate value and incremental advantage, aiming to overwhelm opponents through attrition and board presence.

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  Raphael, Fiendish Savior

  Utilizes flying imps and sacrifice effects to generate value, paired with equipment like Skullclamp for card draw and incremental growth on creatures.

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  Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

  Aggressive combat-focused deck leveraging equipment, particularly Lightning Greaves, to protect the commander and enable repeated attacks to pressure opponents.

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  Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon

  Infect-based midrange deck aiming to apply poison counters quickly with a resilient commander capable of evasion and repeated combat damage, often protected by haste and equipment.

Gameplay Insights

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  Leyline of the Void effectively shut down Meren’s reanimation plan, forcing her to find alternative ways to generate value and slowing her momentum.

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  The reduced spell cost from Fire Sale allowed players to deploy key pieces earlier, accelerating board development and combat phases.

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  Sidar Jabari’s aggressive commander attacks, protected by Lightning Greaves, pressured opponents and forced defensive plays, including combat damage prevention from Suppressor Skyguard.

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  The use of equipment like Skullclamp on flying creatures provided consistent card draw and board presence, making it difficult for opponents to stabilize.

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  Players capitalized on timely removal and combat tricks, such as Snuff Out and Guardian of Faith, to control the board and protect life totals.

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  Meren’s slow start due to mana issues and graveyard hate highlighted the importance of managing external hate cards and resource availability in reanimator-heavy metas.

Notable Cards

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  Leyline of the Void

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  Bloodchief Ascension

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  Skullclamp

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  Lightning Greaves

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  Infernal Pet

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  Liliana of the Dark Realms

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  Guardian of Faith

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  Snuff Out

Gameplay Summary