Monkey Prince vs Rat King vs Goodest Boy | Mulligan's Episode 1 | MTG Commander Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Marrow-Gnawer

  Swarm the battlefield with rats, leveraging Rat Colony to create a growing army that benefits from tribal synergies and overwhelms opponents through sheer numbers and incremental buffs.

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  Atla Palani, Nest Tender

  Generate and sacrifice egg tokens to cheat large dinosaur creatures onto the battlefield, building a powerful and resilient board that can dominate through size and tribal synergies.

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  Kibo, Uktabi Prince

  Create and sacrifice banana artifact tokens to gain life and pump ape and monkey creatures, using artifact synergies and repeated untaps to maintain pressure and board presence.

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  Pako, Arcane Retriever

  Exile opponents' cards when attacking and replay them, creating value and disruption through a dog tribal theme focused on reactive plays and card advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  The rat player used dice as counters to represent Rat Colony's increasing power, allowing clear tracking of the growing rat army.

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  The monkey player maximized artifact token generation and sacrifice via Kibo's banana tokens, using Thousand-Year Elixir to untap Kibo repeatedly for multiple activations in a single turn.

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  Black Market was a pivotal enchantment that exponentially increased mana availability for the rat player as creatures died, accelerating their board development.

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  Aggressive early attacks by the rat player pressured opponents to respond quickly, forcing them to allocate resources defensively.

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  The dinosaur player focused on ramp and token generation through Atla Palani's eggs, aiming for a late-game swing with large creature threats rather than early aggression.

Notable Cards

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  Rat Colony

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  Black Market

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  Thousand-Year Elixir

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  Carpet of Flowers

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  Kibo, Uktabi Prince

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  Atla Palani, Nest Tender

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  Marrow-Gnawer

Summary

The game began with each player establishing their board state according to their unique commander strategies. The Marrow-Gnawer player quickly set up a strong rat tribal presence, deploying multiple Rat Colony cards that grew in power as more rats entered the battlefield. This player aggressively attacked early, swinging with sizable rat forces to pressure opponents. Meanwhile, the Atla Palani player focused on generating dinosaur tokens by cracking and sacrificing eggs, aiming to build a large board of powerful creatures. The Kibo, Uktabi Prince player utilized artifact token generation with his bananas, leveraging cards like Thousand-Year Elixir and Carpet of Flowers to repeatedly create and sacrifice these artifacts for life gain and buffs, ramping into a strong ape tribal synergy. The Pako, Arcane Retriever deck was poised to exile opponents' cards and play them, presenting a disruptive and value-oriented dog-themed strategy but took a more reactive role early on. The early turns featured aggressive board development and resource acceleration, with the rat player gaining momentum through rat synergies and the monkey player establishing a steady flow of bananas to fuel buffs and life gain. A key turning point was the introduction of Black Market by the rat player, which significantly amplified mana production as creatures died, further enhancing the rat swarm's threat level. The monkey player countered with artifact generation and life gain to sustain pressure, while the dinosaur player patiently built up a board of large creatures. The game was shaping into a dynamic contest of board presence and resource management, with each deck leveraging its tribal synergies and unique mechanics to outpace the others.