Tarkir Dragonstorm Spirit (Dragon) Week | Commander VS | Magic: the Gathering Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Betor, Kin to All

  The goal of this deck is to utilize creatures with high toughness to trigger Betor's abilities, potentially causing opponents to lose half their life.

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  Shiko, Paragon of the Way

  This deck is built around flickering Shiko to recur creatures from the graveyard and generate value.

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  Teval, Arbiter of Virtue

  This deck looks to cast high-cost Eldrazi and X spells for cheap using Teval's delve ability, while mitigating the life loss with cards that prevent life total changes.

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  Ureni, the Song Unending

  A voltron strategy utilizing Ureni's protection from white and black to equip it with powerful auras and equipments and deal commander damage.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Hedron Crab played a significant role in enabling graveyard strategies, allowing for a large number of cards to be milled quickly.

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  The use of ramp spells in the early game was critical in setting up the players' mana bases and enabling their strategies.

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  The decision to cast high-cost Eldrazi using Teval's delve ability added an interesting dynamic to the game, balancing the potential for powerful plays against the risk of life loss.

Notable Cards

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  Hedron Crab

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  Three Visits

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  Talisman of Resilience

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  Nyx Weaver

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  Monastery Mentor

Summary

The gameplay starts off with the players showing off their new legendary creatures from Tarkir: Dragonstorm and discussing their strategies. The early game is mostly about setting up the board with various ramp spells and creatures. The mid-game sees a fair amount of interaction between the players, with some notable plays including the casting of high-cost Eldrazi and the use of the Hedron Crab to fuel graveyard strategies. The late game is marked by high tension and strategic plays as the players vie for control of the board and try to set up their win conditions.