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Modern Horizons 2 Commanders | MTG Commander Gameplay | Commander VS #251

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Sythis, Harvest's Hand

    Sythis, Harvest's Hand

    The deck seeks to leverage enchantments for card draw and life gain. The goal is to out-value opponents through incremental advantages.

  • Lonis, Cryptozoologist

    Lonis, Cryptozoologist

    Aims to exploit enter-the-battlefield and leave-the-battlefield effects of creatures using Panharmonicon. Likely includes various artifact tokens synergies.

  • General Ferrous Rokiric

    General Ferrous Rokiric

    Appears to be a Boros aggro strategy with an emphasis on combat and potentially a token subtheme.

  • Chatterfang, Squirrel General

    Chatterfang, Squirrel General

    This deck focuses on token generation, specifically squirrels, and potential combos involving Earthcraft and Squirrel Nest.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Jeremy's early Sythis, Harvest's Hand deployment coupled with enchantments allowed him to gain significant card advantage.

  • 2

    Stephen's Authority of the Consuls played early in the game had potential to disrupt opponents' tempo by making all their creatures enter the battlefield tapped.

  • 3

    John's deployment of Panharmonicon signaled a possible combo setup, which could shift the game's dynamics if left unchecked.

  • 4

    Stephen's Pitiless Plunderer could be a key piece in a sacrifice and token generation strategy.

Notable Cards

  • Authority of the Consuls

    Authority of the Consuls

  • Panharmonicon

    Panharmonicon

  • Pitiless Plunderer

    Pitiless Plunderer

  • Utopia Sprawl

    Utopia Sprawl

Gameplay Summary

The game started with all four players swiftly setting up their board states.

Jeremy took an early lead by playing his commander, Sythis, Harvest's Hand, and quickly started drawing cards and gaining life through enchantments.

John, piloting Lonis, Cryptozoologist, managed to get Panharmonicon on the field, hinting at potential combo plays.

Stephen, with General Ferrous Rokiric, and Justin, controlling Chatterfang, Squirrel General, developed their board states at a steadier pace.

An early Authority of the Consuls from Stephen disrupted the tempo of the other players.

Jeremy was the first to make a significant attack, hitting John for a point of damage to take him off the throne.

A Pitiless Plunderer from Stephen hinted at a possible sacrifice and token generation strategy.

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