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1-Drops vs 2-Drops vs 3-Drops vs 4-Drops | Commander Clash S17 E12

by SaffronOlive // Oct 25, 2024

This week we have the ultimate mana value battle! What wins? A deck of all 1-drops, 2-drops, 3-drops or 4-drops? Let's find out!

Tomer's Deck (1-Drops)

Phil's Deck (2-Drops)

Richard's Deck (3-Drops)

Seth's Deck (4-Drops)

House Bans

This season, we are using the official Commander banned list along with the following house bans:

Fast mana cards Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Gaea's Cradle
Smothering Tithe
Rhystic Study
Field of the Dead
Glacial Chasm

Sliver Mayhem, but in Paper!

Who thought this was a good idea?!?

More in this Series

Seth Bought a Deck for Money, but Instead Got Memories | Commander Clash S18 E26, Aug 29, 2025
Magic, but All Colors are Banned | Commander Clash S18 E25, Aug 22, 2025
We Play Meld Commanders | Commander Clash S18 E23, Aug 15, 2025
Aggro vs Midrange vs Control vs Combo | Commander Clash S18 E23, Aug 8, 2025
We Play Edge of Eternities | Commander Clash S18 E22, Aug 1, 2025
Crabs vs Plants vs Detectives vs Minions | Commander Clash S18 E21, Jul 25, 2025
We Play Vehicles as Commanders | Commander Clash S18 E20, Jul 18, 2025
We Play Shiny Commanders | Commander Clash S18 E19, Jul 11, 2025
Is that a Sleeveless One Ring?! | Commander Clash S18 E18, Jul 4, 2025
We Play the Biggest Creatures in Magic | Commander Clash S18 E17, Jun 27, 2025

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