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Commander VS #235: Narfi VS Aegar VS Maja VS Svella | MTG Commander Gameplay

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Deck Strategies

  • Narfi, Betrayer King

    Narfi, Betrayer King

    Narfi's deck is built around snow and zombie synergies. The deck aims to fill the board with snow and zombie cards, creating a formidable board state. The deck relies on making zombies and turning other cards into snow permanents.

  • Aegar, the Freezing Flame

    Aegar, the Freezing Flame

    Aegar's deck is built around a giant tribal theme. It aims to cast large giants and use powerful board sweepers to keep the game under control and draw cards with Aegar.

  • Maja, Bretagard Protector

    Maja, Bretagard Protector

    Maja's deck is a green and white token strategy, trying to amass a large army of tokens and buff them using Maja's abilities. The deck contains multiple ways to create tokens and draw cards.

  • Svella, Ice Shaper

    Svella, Ice Shaper

    Svella's deck aims to create a large number of icy manaliths with Svella's ability. The deck has ways to double the tokens generated and aims to win by sneaking in a Helix Pinnacle.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Stephen's early Cultivate played a major role in setting up his game plan and putting him ahead in the early game.

  • 2

    The glimpse of the cosmos played by the Aegar deck helped in setting up future plays and card draw.

  • 3

    Elvish Visionary played by the Maja deck provided card advantage and a creature on the board.

  • 4

    The Dimir Signet played by the Narfi deck helped ramp up mana and set up for future plays.

  • 5

    Svella's strategy to create numerous icy manaliths was a unique and notable strategy in the game.

Notable Cards

  • Cultivate

    Cultivate

  • Elvish Visionary

    Elvish Visionary

  • Dimir Signet

    Dimir Signet

  • Sword of the Animist

    Sword of the Animist

  • Parallel Lives

    Parallel Lives

Summary

The game kicked off with each player ramping up their mana base, setting up their board states for future plays. Stephen, playing Svella, Ice Shaper, had an exceptionally strong start with an early Cultivate, establishing a robust mana base. As the game progressed, players started to cast pivotal cards and build up their board state to reinforce their strategies. The board state continued to evolve with players casting their commanders and setting up their individual win conditions. In the end, clever plays, strategic decision-making, and opportune card draws determined the victor.

Description

Join Justin, Jeremy, Stephen, and Jonathan for an MTG Commander gameplay showdown featuring four uncommon legendary creatures from Magic: The Gathering’s newest set - Kaldheim!

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