Game Knights Live: MagicCon Philadelphia | Magic: The Gathering Commander Gameplay EDH MTG

Deck Strategies

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  Master Chef

  This deck focuses on creating a massive army of Food tokens and using them for various benefits, including life gain, creature buffs, and powerful triggered abilities.

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  Akim, the Soaring Wind

  Akim's deck is all about creating and buffing flying creature tokens, using them for both offense and defense, and taking advantage of Akim's ability to double token creation.

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  Bell Borca, Spectral Sergeant

  Bell Borca's deck focuses on control and disruption, with a sub-theme of exploiting exile mechanics for value.

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  Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor

  This deck uses Keskit's ability to sacrifice creatures for card draw and to trigger death effects, while Toggo provides useful artifact tokens to be sacrificed.

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  Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith

  Toggo's deck creates Rock artifact tokens whenever a land enters the battlefield, which can be used for various effects, including direct damage and creature buffing.

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  Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion

  Lae'zel's deck is focused on taking advantage of the D&D Adventuring mechanic, building up experience counters and using them to trigger powerful abilities.

Gameplay Insights

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  The use of Cyclonic Rift in the mid-game turned the tide and reset the board, giving its caster a significant advantage.

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  Smothering Tithe proved its worth as it provided a massive ramp in the late game.

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  Dockside Extortionist created a significant amount of Treasure tokens, fueling a game-winning play.

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  Deflecting Swat was used to great effect, redirecting a crucial spell that would have otherwise had a major impact on the board state.

Notable Cards

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  Cyclonic Rift

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  Smothering Tithe

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Command Tower

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  Sol Ring

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  Deflecting Swat

Summary

In this exciting Commander match at MagicCon Philadelphia, the gameplay was full of twists and turns. Crim, wielding Bell Borca, Spectral Sergeant, set a defensive tone early in the game, using the deck's control elements to keep opponents' boards in check. However, Rachel's Akim, the Soaring Wind deck surprised everyone with a flurry of flying creatures, taking advantage of Akim’s ability to create tokens. Jimmy and JLK, piloting Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion/Master Chef and Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith/Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor respectively, had their moments and contributed to the dynamic board state. The game concluded in a dramatic fashion, with clever use of key cards and strategic attacks.