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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck Strategies

  • Kaalia of the Vast

    Kaalia of the Vast

    Deploys powerful angels, demons, and dragons quickly to pressure opponents with aggressive combat, leveraging Kaalia's ability to cheat large creatures into play for early board dominance.

  • Koma, World-Eater

    Koma, World-Eater

    Plays big, resilient creatures to control the board and apply pressure through combat, aiming to grind out value and dominate with large threats.

  • Queza, Augur of Agonies

    Queza, Augur of Agonies

    Uses wheel effects and massive card draw to overwhelm opponents with resources, combining life drain and card advantage to control the game and force opponent disruption.

  • Teysa Karlov

    Teysa Karlov

    Focuses on sacrifice synergies with a low mana curve, triggering multiple death triggers to drain opponents’ life and generate value through sacrifice and token interactions.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Players leveraged early card draw engines to accelerate their game plans, setting up for midgame synergies and combos.

  • 2

    Teysa Karlov's low curve and sacrifice triggers allowed for repeated incremental life drain and board control, steadily wearing down opponents.

  • 3

    Kaalia's strategy of cheating large flying creatures into play threatened to end the game quickly if unchecked.

  • 4

    Queza’s wheel and draw-heavy gameplay forced opponents to manage growing hand sizes and anticipate disruptive plays.

  • 5

    Koma’s approach of playing big creatures provided a resilient backbone to withstand early aggression and push back with impactful blockers and attackers.

Notable Cards

  • Infestation Sage

    Infestation Sage

  • Market Gnome

    Market Gnome

  • Polluted Delta

    Polluted Delta

Summary

The game began with each player setting up their board states with typical early ramp and utility creatures, focusing on card draw and minor board presence. The Teysa Karlov player emphasized sacrifice synergies with a low curve and plenty of sacrifice triggers, while the Queza, Augur of Agonies deck focused on drawing large amounts of cards to overwhelm opponents with resource advantage. Kaalia of the Vast's player geared up to deploy powerful angels, demons, and dragons, preparing for aggressive combat turns. Meanwhile, Koma, World-Eater was positioned as a heavy-hitting, beefy creature commander aiming to dominate with large creatures and board control. Early turns featured cautious attacks and incremental advantage plays, with Anna's Howling Mine and similar effects accelerating draws and interactions. The interplay of sacrifice, card draw, and aggressive threats set the stage for a midgame filled with strategic pressure and board state manipulation. The key turning points revolved around leveraging Teysa's sacrifice triggers to drain life and disrupt opponents, while Kaalia sought to capitalize on quick, impactful creature drops to threaten lethal attacks. Queza's wheel-style deck applied relentless card advantage pressure, forcing opponents to respond to a growing hand size and potential combos. Koma's deck aimed to stabilize and push back with resilient threats and incremental value from its creatures. Ultimately, the game unfolded as a complex dance of resource management, incremental damage, and tactical timing, with the win conditions relying on overwhelming opponents with either efficient sacrifice synergies, massive flying threats, or sustained board presence backed by card advantage.

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Decklists: Kaalia - www.mtggoldfish.com/proxies/new?id=6686450 Koma - moxfield.com/decks/F29coYisi0yoXSIQbT5YVw Queza - archidekt.com/decks/4862693/quezas_platinum_chrome_wheels Teysa - moxfield.com/decks/gMilZ435ZUiz46xUTu410w

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