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Playing with ONE LAND the Entire Game!!! | Yeva, Nature's Herald (Commander/EDH Gameplay)

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Decklist

Deck Strategies

  • Yeva, Nature's Herald

    Yeva, Nature's Herald

    This deck focuses on playing heavy creatures at instant speed using Yeva's ability and winning through either combat damage or using combo lines.

  • Zedruu the Greathearted

    Zedruu the Greathearted

    This deck strategy was not explicitly described in the transcript.

  • Verrak, Warped Sengir

    Verrak, Warped Sengir

    This deck's strategy centers around Verrak's ability to copy activated abilities, providing value and deck manipulation.

  • Slobad, Iron Goblin

    Slobad, Iron Goblin

    Utilizing artifacts and artifact abilities, this deck aims to generate value and leverage Slobad's abilities.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    The decision to operate Yeva's deck with only one land was risky but ultimately paid off with a significant board presence.

  • 2

    The activation of Shaman of the Forgotten Ways was a game-changing moment, knocking out one player and leaving another on the brink of elimination.

  • 3

    The Phyrexian Arena, intended to provide card advantage for Verrak, resulted in their own downfall due to the low life total set by Shaman of the Forgotten Ways.

Notable Cards

  • Yeva, Nature's Herald

    Yeva, Nature's Herald

  • Smothering Tithe

    Smothering Tithe

  • Wirewood Symbiote

    Wirewood Symbiote

  • Phyrexian Arena

    Phyrexian Arena

  • Madcap Experiment

    Madcap Experiment

Summary

In a game of high stakes and risky decisions, JC, playing Yeva, Nature's Herald, made a daring move to operate his mono-green deck with just one land. The game featured multiple reshuffles as Yeva's player hoped for a good hand with ramp cards. After a few risky keeps, the game took off with each player setting up their board state and ramping their mana. Yeva’s player judiciously played his creatures at instant speed with Yeva's ability, leading to a significant board presence. The turning point came when Yeva’s player activated Shaman of the Forgotten Ways, setting each player's life total to the number of creatures they control, effectively knocking out Zedruu player and leaving Verrak at one life. Verrak was then eliminated by their own Phyrexian Arena. The game concluded with Yeva’s player facing off against Slobad.

Description

In this casual commander/EDH game, we put Yeva, Nature’s Herald against Slobad, Iron Goblin, Zedruu the Greathearted and Verrak, Warped Sengir.

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