Commander at Home #18 - Mowu v Rin & Seri v Minsc & Boo v Arahbo w/ Arin Hanson and Jumbo Commander

Deck Strategies

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  Rin and Seri, Inseparable

  This deck focuses on creating a large number of cat and dog tokens, using Rin and Seri's abilities to gain life and deal damage. The win condition is likely through overwhelming opponents with a large army of tokens.

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  Mowu, Loyal Companion

  The Mowu deck aims to pump up Mowu or other creatures with various counter-adding cards, such as Forgotten Ancient. The deck aims to win through dealing massive combat damage with a single, gigantic creature.

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  Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes

  This deck uses Minsc & Boo's ability to create a large hamster token and pump it up, likely planning to deal massive damage with it. The deck might also contain throw or fling effects to use with the pumped-up creatures.

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  Arahbo, Roar of the World

  Arahbo's deck is all about cats. The game plan is to play a variety of cat creatures and use Arahbo's eminence ability to pump them up. Adorned Pouncer with double strike signals a possible voltron strategy, dealing lethal commander damage.

Gameplay Insights

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  The early Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer play by the Mowu, Loyal Companion deck provided a significant advantage in the form of extra mana and card advantage.

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  The Forgotten Ancient played by the Mowu player grew quickly, becoming a significant threat. Its growth was fueled by the many spells being cast, indicating a strong synergy with the deck's strategy.

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  The Minsc & Boo player's strategy of creating and pumping up a large hamster token was a unique and interesting approach, showing the deck's potential for explosive plays.

Notable Cards

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

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  Sol Ring

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  Adorned Pouncer

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  Forgotten Ancient

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  Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes

Summary

In this exciting Commander match, the game kicked off with fast mana plays on multiple sides, including a turn one Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer by the Mowu, Loyal Companion player, and early Sol Rings by the Rin and Seri, Inseparable and Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes players. The Arahbo, Roar of the World player added to the creature-focused board state by casting an Adorned Pouncer. Moving forward, the Minsc & Boo player used the commander's ability to pump up a hamster token, signifying an aggressive approach. However, the Forgotten Ancient played by the Mowu player became quickly threatening as it began growing due to the numerous spells being cast. The game was filled with strategic interactions and back-and-forths as each player tried to advance their board state and hinder their opponents.