Commander Clash S3 Episode 5: Amonkhet Gods
Hello and welcome to Commander Clash, a video series where several MTGGoldfish contributors battle in a four player Commander game for fun and bragging rights. This week, we're celebrating the release of Amonkhet by battling with the new cycle of Gods! Here's what we've got:
- Tom summons a pestilence on the battlefield to honor Bontu the Glorified
- Jennifer grows her infect creatures into huge trampling attackers with Rhonas the Indomitable
- Seth tries to draw as many cards as possible while keeping no cards in hand with Hazoret the Fervent
- Tomer invokes the name of the moon to punish his opponents with Kefnet the Mindful
Which of the new gods will emerge victorious? Let's find out! But first, a quick reminder: if you like Commander Clash and other video content here on MTGGoldfish, make sure to subscribe to the MTGGoldfish Youtube Channel to keep up with the latest and greatest.
Tom's Deck (Bontu)
Jennifer's Deck (Rhonas)
Seth's Deck (Hazoret)
Tomer's Deck (Kefnet)
Post-Game Thoughts
In typical Seth fashion, he manages to turn any deck he plays into a crazy card drawing control deck. Who would've thought Hazoret the Fervent could look so sweet? Really cool deck! I was also a fan of Tom and Jennifer's decks: I recently showcased a Erebos, God of the Dead Sacrifice deck, which really is how 99% of Bontu the Glorified decks will end up being, so it was cool that Tom found a totally different direction to take the deck.
As for Jennifer's deck, Infect has always been a controversial tactic in Commander, but I've personally never had issue with it since the vast majority of the infect creatures are pretty awful and commander damage is almost always a more optimized way of getting around life totals -- even in this game, Tom casually suited up his indestructible evasive Bontu the Glorified with Nightmare Lash, allowing him to 2-shot anyone at the table, while bemoaning Infect! Regardless of your stance on Infect, however, I think we can all agree that it was a unique way to take advantage of the extra power and trample that Rhonas the Indomitable provides.
Finally, my deck: it was sweet. I played it a bit on stream and it did some really cool things, including casting + copying Eternal Dominion a bunch of times. Is it a good deck? No. But this game was a particularly poor showing as the deck stumbled on itself throughout the entire game. It's a shame, but trust me, it usually performs better and does neat things. If you ever want to try Tribal Moonfolk, I am convinced that Eternal Dominion is one of the best ways to take advantage of what Moonfolk do.
![Eternal Dominion [SOK]](https://cdn1.mtggoldfish.com/images/gf/Eternal%2BDominion%2B%255BSOK%255D.jpg)
Next Week: More Amonkhet!
Now that we've showcased some of the gods from Amonkhet, it's time to build around some of the other legendary creatures from the new set! As always, we love to hear from you guys! Tell us what you like to see, what you don't like, any ideas that we can put forward for future videos, or anything else you'd like to tell us! You can reach us in the comments section below or tweet me @BudgetCommander.
