Murders at Karlov Manor EDH Game - Mirko, Rakdos, Alquist, Duskana - Commander MTG Gameplay MKM

Deck Strategies

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  Duskana, the Rage Mother

  Focuses on manifesting face-down creatures and flipping them to trigger multiple abilities that generate board presence, life gain, and incremental advantage.

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  Mirko, Obsessive Theorist

  Utilizes graveyard milling and repeated surveilling to grow Mirko and reanimate powerful creatures, aiming to dominate the board with large threats and card advantage.

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  Rakdos, Patron of Chaos

  Plays a demon tribal deck that forces opponents to sacrifice creatures and uses coin flips to randomly destroy non-demon permanents, creating chaos and disruption.

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  Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth

  An Azorius artifact and clue-focused deck that generates clues through investigating and uses them for card draw and combo potential while maintaining a defensive posture.

Gameplay Insights

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  Duskana’s use of Panoptic Projector significantly reduced the cost of manifesting creatures and doubled their flip triggers, accelerating board development and life gain.

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  Mirko’s repeated surveilling with cards like Deranged Assistant and Contingency Plan maximized graveyard setup and commander growth, allowing for strong reanimation plays.

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  Rakdos’s ability to force creature sacrifices and flip coins to randomly destroy opponents’ creatures created substantial board disruption, hitting multiple players and removing key threats.

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  Alquist’s clue generation and defensive playstyle allowed for steady card advantage and prepared for a potential combo, but suffered from Rakdos’s disruption and the chaotic board state.

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  Mirko’s reanimation of Archfiend of Depravity helped maintain board control despite Rakdos’s destruction and sacrifice effects, showcasing effective recovery from setbacks.

Notable Cards

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  Mastery of the Unseen

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  Archfiend of Depravity

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  Deranged Assistant

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  Contingency Plan

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  Soul Shatter

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  Extract from Darkness

Summary

The game began with players establishing their mana bases and early board presence, with each commander setting up their respective synergies. Duskana focused on manifesting face-down creatures and leveraging triggers from flipping them face up, using cards like Panoptic Projector and Mastery of the Unseen to generate value and life gain. Mirko built a graveyard-centric strategy, milling cards to empower his commander and repeatedly triggering its abilities by surveilling and reanimating threats such as Archfiend of Depravity and Villis Broker of Blood to control the board. Rakdos, Patron of Chaos deployed a demon tribal strategy, forcing opponents to sacrifice creatures and flipping coins to randomly destroy non-demon creatures, which caused significant disruption across opponents’ boards. Alquist Proft played a defensive artifact- and clue-generating strategy, investigating and drawing cards while preparing to combo out or gain value from clues.