Commander Masters Game - Anikthea, Zhulodok, Commodore Guff, Sliver Gravemother - EDH Format

Deck Strategies

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  Zhulodok, Void Gorger

  Ramp aggressively to cast large colorless Eldrazi creatures, utilizing cascade spells and artifact synergies to overwhelm opponents with big threats and extra turns.

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  Commodore Guff

  Assemble and protect a suite of planeswalkers to control the board and generate incremental advantage through card draw and abilities.

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  Sliver Gravemother

  Build a resilient sliver tribal board with mana dork slivers, recurring them from the graveyard to maintain pressure and enable tribal synergies.

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  Anikthea, Hand of Erebos

  Fill the graveyard with enchantments to reanimate them as zombie copies, gaining life and card advantage through enchantment-based synergies.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Urza's Saga to generate ramp and artifact tokens allowed early acceleration into high-cost Eldrazi creatures.

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  The cascade chain triggered by casting Rise of the Eldrazi enabled multiple free casts of powerful Eldrazi and artifact creatures, significantly swinging the game.

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  Casting commanders for free after dealing combat damage with ramp creatures created explosive board states difficult for opponents to handle.

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  The synergy between enchantment recursion and zombie tokens in the Anikthea deck provided steady incremental advantage and life gain.

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  Sliver tribal mana dorks combined with Encore recursion allowed the Sliver player to maintain board presence despite opponent removal.

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  Mine Rack Harpy's mill effect synergized with graveyard-focused decks, fueling Anikthea and Sliver Gravemother strategies while disrupting others.

Notable Cards

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  Urza's Saga

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  Rise of the Eldrazi

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  Metalwork Colossus

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  Oblivion Stone

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  Herald of the Pantheon

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  Gilded Lotus

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  Arch of Orazca

Summary

The game featured four distinct decks with unique strategies. Early turns involved ramping and setting up board presence, with Zhulodok, Void Gorger ramping aggressively and casting powerful colorless Eldrazi creatures. A key turning point came when the Zhulodok player leveraged Urza's Saga and multiple cascade triggers from Rise of the Eldrazi to cast several big threats for free, including Metalwork Colossus and Bane of Balakeld, while also taking an extra turn. This explosive sequence established a dominant board state. Meanwhile, Anikthea, Hand of Erebos focused on filling the graveyard with enchantments and reanimating them as zombie copies, gaining incremental life and value. Sliver Gravemother built a resilient tribal presence, using slivers as mana dorks and recurring them from the graveyard to apply pressure. Commodore Guff aimed to assemble multiple planeswalkers and protect them, drawing cards and applying control elements. The game showcased synergy between ramp, graveyard interaction, and tribal synergies with pivotal plays involving cascade chains, graveyard milling, and enchantment recursion. Ultimately, the Zhulodok deck's explosive ramp and cascade combos created overwhelming board states, setting up for a decisive victory through Eldrazi beatdown.