- Commander Nexus
- Archetypes
- Group Hug
Group Hug
decks give every player extra cards, mana or life, making friends at the table while they quietly work toward their own win. The trick is to be the player best placed to use all that extra.
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An archetype is a whole game plan: the way a deck tries to win.
How it plays
You give everyone at the table extra cards, mana or life, so every game you are in goes big and fast. The hidden part is that you are built to use the extras better than anyone else, with cards that reward you when opponents draw or spells.
How it wins
Late, and often by surprise. The table happily takes your gifts, then one of your cards turns all that extra drawing into damage or lets you your whole hand in one turn. Some decks never try to win and are played for the fun of it.
What beats it
A player who takes your gifts and wins with them. The deck also does badly against someone who ignores the politics and attacks you anyway, because it rarely has many blockers.
If this is your first deck
A fine second deck for a social table, and a poor first one: knowing when the gifts come back to bite you takes experience.
Commanders to Start With
The most played commanders where Group Hug is one of their two main plans, in order from EDHREC, a site that counts the Commander decks players post online.
