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MTG Commander Gameplay | Glenn, Gishath, Sliver Gravemother & Treebeard | Magic: The Gathering EDH

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Decklists

Deck Strategies

  • Gishath, Sun's Avatar

    Gishath, Sun's Avatar

    Deploys large dinosaurs rapidly through ramp and cost reduction, using combat damage triggers to draw cards and overwhelm opponents with big trampling creatures.

  • Sliver Gravemother

    Sliver Gravemother

    Builds a synergistic swarm of slivers that grant each other abilities, focusing on mana production, evasion, and quick board presence to outpace opponents.

  • Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate

    Gregor, Shrewd Magistrate

    Functions as a Voltron deck, enhancing a single creature with equipment and control spells to dismantle threats and maintain board control.

  • Treebeard, Gracious Host

    Treebeard, Gracious Host

    Generates food tokens to gain life and buffs creatures, aiming to create large trampling threats that can dominate combat and sustain through damage.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    The dinosaur player’s use of cost reduction and haste-granting abilities allowed for impactful multi-attacks that triggered multiple damage-based effects, drawing cards and pressuring opponents.

  • 2

    The Sliver deck’s mana dork slivers provided explosive mana acceleration, enabling quick deployment of threats and synergistic boosts to the entire team.

  • 3

    Treebeard’s ability to produce food tokens and gain life made him a resilient opponent, capable of outlasting early aggression and growing his threats substantially.

  • 4

    The Voltron deck’s careful use of control and equipment maintained a threat that could counterbalance the large creatures on the board, preventing opponents from running away with the game.

Notable Cards

  • Curious Altisaur

    Curious Altisaur

  • Scion of Calamity

    Scion of Calamity

  • Cloudshredder Sliver

    Cloudshredder Sliver

  • Gemhide Sliver

    Gemhide Sliver

  • Cavern of Souls

    Cavern of Souls

  • Swiftfoot Boots

    Swiftfoot Boots

Summary

The game features a dynamic four-player Commander match, showcasing a diverse range of deck strategies. Early turns see players developing their mana bases and establishing their board presence with key creatures. The dinosaur deck leverages efficient ramp and cost reduction to deploy powerful creatures like Curious Altisaur and Scion of Calamity, which generate card draw and multiple combat triggers, respectively. The Sliver deck quickly establishes a board of synergistic creatures that grant each other abilities, focusing on mana acceleration and evasion. The Treebeard deck develops a lifegain engine through food token creation and buffs that increase power and toughness with trample, aiming to overwhelm opponents with large creatures. Meanwhile, the Voltron deck centers on assembling a single formidable threat with equipment and control elements to keep larger threats in check.

Description

The CommanDorks are back at it again with another MTG Commander gameplay matchup! Beef runs his Azorious Voltron deck, Glenn Moonwalker which throws other decks off balance by maintaining a low land count. Glenn also provides potential for some absurd card draw, which can only lead to danger for opponents. Tarren is fronting his dinosaur kindred deck, DINO DNA! with Gishath, Sun’s Avatar at the helm. This deck does just about what you’d expect, a big creature stompy strat while employing some underhanded ways to cheat big dinos into play! The CommanDorks are joined by two guests, The Lion Turtle and Lawrence Dillinger! Parrot brings his precon deck Sliver Swarm to the table with Sliver Gravemother as commander. If you’ve ever faced a sliver deck before… you can probably see where that’s going! And finally Lawrence pilots his Treebeard lifegain deck, which will likely be generating a plethora of food tokens! Tune in for what’s sure to be another crazy gameplay stream of epic proportions!

GAME START: 3:48

DECK LISTS:

Beef | Glenn Moonwalker | www.moxfield.com/decks/2YVcLrm5sUO-KMajM_eQSw

Tarren | DINO DNA! | www.moxfield.com/decks/J_CGUimZZEmbkLUGKsqJBA

The Lion Turtle | Sliver Swarm | www.moxfield.com/decks/VgocEf5MwUC9SxeIj4iXzQ

Lawrence Dillinger | The Ents | www.moxfield.com/decks/J13afjGZYEitKw6yx_LckA

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