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Do you fake falling behind in Commander to avoid getting focused on? (mtgzone.com)

submitted 4 months ago by TheMagicer@mtgzone.com to c/mtg@mtgzone.com

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I've noticed that in my playgroup when someone is falling behind in Commander they usually get much, much less heat, to the point that they're able to ramp their mana and then just win out of nowhere after everyone has depleted their resources etc., so I was wondering if one could actually fake it and if you do do you have any tips for it?

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[–] Mr_Reach@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Won me a tournament by pretending I flooded. Playing greven, I had 3 of my win on the spot pieces and 3 lands (mulled once down to 6). Drew 3 lands and my final piece, but vocally complained about flooding. Only player playing blue tapped out on turn 5 so I went all in an knocked him out. Rest of the table conceded as I had managed to reset my health and draw 20 cards. Greven is love.

[–] TheMagicer@mtgzone.com 2 points 4 months ago

That's great haha very carefully managing how you look to others while actually assembling the pieces for your win is whay I was initially thinking about! But now I understand that in a casual setting I'd be better just playing, altough a bit smarter without going all-in at every turn, otherwise I'd be sitting there doing the bare minimum and watching others play. In a tournament is a great strategy, you're literally playing to win, in a casual group like mine winning is a good result but not the only objective