Unlike other Magic the Gathering online software, Cockatrice allows users to save replays of their games. This is tremendously helpful not only to help test everybody's decks, but also to provide detailed game reports. Although it is rare to find a true casual Commander game on Cockatrice, they can happen sometimes, like the one that I'm about to report you today. This is a very detailed report about an amazing game that I had last night playing with
Vela the Night-Clad as my commander. Feel free to comment what you thought about this game, or if you would have made a different decision at any time.
Commanders:


Turn 0:Lazav reveals a
Chancellor of the Spires. Angus' graveyard:
Elfhame Palace,
Bant Charm,
Simic Manipulator, Plains,
Asceticism,
Prophet of Kruphix,
Wrath of God. Vela's graveyard: Island,
Sai of the Shinobi, Swamp,
Baleful Strix,
Quag Vampires,
Dimir Aqueduct,
Invisible Stalker. Vela's hand: 2x Swamp,
Tainted Isle,
Kederekt Leviathan,
Plea for Power,
Nezumi Graverobber,
Silent-Blade Oni.
Turn 1Vela: draw
Riftwing Cloudskate, play Swamp.
Lazav: tapped
Watery Grave.
Angus: Forest.
Turn 2Vela: draw and play
Darkslick Shores, suspend Cloudskate.
Lazav: Swamp,
Mindcrank.
Angus: Island.
Turn 3Vela: draw
Life's Finale, Swamp,
Nezumi Graverobber.
Lazav: Darkslick Shores.
Angus:
Hinterland Harbor,
Darksteel Ingot.
Turn 4Vela: draw and play
Reliquary Tower, attack Lazav with Graverobber (38).
Lazav: Swamp, casts himself.
Angus:
Selesnya Sanctuary, moving Island to hand. EOT Graverobber exiles Prophet of Kruphix and Wrath of God.
Turn 5Vela: Cloudskate returns Mindcrank to hand, draw
Sygg, River Cutthroat, play Tainted Isle, attack Angus with both creatures (36), cast Sygg, draw
Liliana's Specter at end of turn.
Lazav: Swamp,
Jace, Memory Adept, targets me with second ability (2x Swamp, 2x Island,
Inkfathom Witch,
Halimar Depths,
Dismal Backwater,
Higure, the Still Wind,
Quickling,
Shizo, Death's Storehouse), Lazav is copying Higure.
Angus: casts himself, plays
Simic Growth Chamber returning Hinterland Harbor. Discards
Arctic Flats during cleanup.
Turn 6Vela: draw and cast
Dire Undercurrents, attack Jace with Cloudskate (2).
Lazav:
Salt Marsh, targets Angus with Jace's 2nd ability, Angus responds with
Eladamri's Call, searching for
Seedborn Muse (
Wargate,
Telemin Performance,
Standardize,
Spell Crumble,
Cloud Cover,
Blatant Thievery,
Azorius Chancery,
Privileged Position,
Iona, Shield of Emeria and Island all go to the graveyard). Lazav is now copying Iona (a reminder that her ability doesn't work this way). Casts
Demonic Tutor searching for
Sol Ring, casts Sol Ring and Mindcrank.
Angus: Hinterland Harbor, Seedborn Muse.
Turn 7Vela: draw and play
Minamo, School at Water's Edge. Graverobber exiles Demonic Tutor, transforming into
Nighteyes the Desecrator (which can be incredibly scary when you have a milling strategy at the table). Attack Jace with Cloudskate, which is blocked by Lazav (I forgot he was copying Iona

). Cast Liliana's Specter, targeting Angus with Undercurrents (Lazav: Chancellor of the Spires; Angus: Island,
Peacekeeper).
Lazav: Island,
Animate Dead, targeting Iona naming blue. Jace targets Angus with his first ability (3), milling
Fountain Watch. Casts Darksteel Ingot. Attacks me with Lazav (copying Iona), I block with the Specter. Casts
Geth's Verdict targeting Angus (35), which sacrifices himself.
Angus:
Regrowth, returning Privileged Position and casting it immediately.
Turn 8Vela: draws and plays Swamp.
Lazav: Jace targets Angus with 1st ability (4), Angus dumps an Island. Plays Swamp,
Geralf's Mindcrusher, targeting me (
Ashling, the Extinguisher,
Dark Hatchling,
Sower of Temptation,
River of Tears, Island). Attacks me with both Ionas, Nighteyes animates Baleful Strix, I draw
Eye of Doom and
Notorious Throng, Lazav discards
Mind Grind (0 cards in his hand, now), Strix blocks Lazav (34). Mindcrank mills me
Skullsnatcher, Island,
Nephalia Drownyard,
Ninja of the Deep Hours,
Command Tower and
Throat Slitter.
Angus:
Halimar Depths, casts
World Queller.
Turn 9Vela: Topdecks and plays
Temple of the False God.
Lazav: casts a 50/50
Consuming Aberration, targets Angus with Jace (5), milling
Lightning Greaves, casts
Raven Guild Master. I just noticed now that Aberration's ability is mandatory and we all missed it
Angus: Queller triggers on planeswalker, casts
Stuffy Doll naming Lazav, casts
Pariah on Stuffy Doll (combo!!). EOT Nighteyes animates Riftwing Cloudskate (I draw an Island) targeting Privileged Position.
Turn 10Vela: draws
Scythe Specter, plays Island. Now with access to ten mana, I set my scheme in motion. Nighteyes animates Dark Hatchling, targeting Seedborn Muse, Dire Undercurrents targets Angus, discarding
Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar. Nighteyes targets Seedborn Muse. You can see where this is going...
Lazav: casts himself, casts
Mind Sculpt on Angus, milling Island,
Propaganda,
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer, Forest,
Graypelt Refuge,
Angel of Glory's Rise and
Swiftfoot Boots. Lazav becomes a copy of Angel of Glory's Rise. He attacks Angus with Iona, but forgets Stuffy Doll has Pariah, so

(32). EOT Nighteyes animates Sower of Temptation, targetting Iona, Dire Undercurrents draws me
Bite of the Black Rose. Nighteyes targets Angel of Glory's Rise, exiling Geralf's Mindcrusher and returning Ninja of the Deep Hours, Invisible Stalker and Higure, the Still Wind.
Angus: casts
Austere Command, destroying all creatures

In response I animate Liliana's Specter, making Angus discard his last two cards (Privileged Position and
Tunnel Vision).
Turn 11Vela: draws
Crystal Shard, casts Bite of the Black Rose sickening Stuffy Doll, casts Scythe Specter.
Lazav: casts himself.
Angus: plays
Sungrass Prairie, casts himself.
Turn 12Vela: draws and plays Swamp, attacks Lazav with Specter (28), making him discard Traumatize (23). Cast Crystal Shard and Vela the Night-Clad, drawing and casting
Bitterblossom.
Lazav: casts
Dimir Cutpurse.
Angus: plays
Coastal Tower.
Turn 13Vela: makes a token (33), Mindcrank mills Island, draws
Walker of Secret Ways. Specter tries to attack Angus, but in vain. Cast Walker, draw
Creeping Tar Pit, play it, return Walker to hand, making Lazav (22) and Angus (34) lose 1. Mindcrank mills an Island for Angus.
Lazav: attacks Angus with both creatures (29), mills
Platinum Angel,
Greater Auramancy, Plains,
Sejiri Refuge,
Genesis Wave. Lazav is now copying Platinum Angel (obviously). Casts
Geth, Lord of the Vault.
Angus: casts
Myojin of Seeing Winds.
Turn 14Vela: make a token (32), mill
Mistblade Shinobi, target Lazav with Dire Undercurrents, discarding Island. Draw Sudden Spoiling. I start doing math and realize I can win on this turn, so here it goes. Target Myojin with Crystal Shard (Angus can't pay), he responds by drawing 10 cards, animate Creeping Tar Pit, attack Angus with everything, he blocks Vela with himself (21). Geth reanimates Sygg and mills
Augury Owl and
Solemn Simulacrum. Cast Notorious Throng for its prowl cost (Bitterblossom makes faerie rogues

), making eight tokens.
Extra turnMake a token (31), mill
Bojuka Bog, attack Angus with Specter and Vela (13), and Lazav with all the tokens (11). Cast Kederekt Leviathan (he has been lying in my hand since the beginning of the game), bouncing everything. Vela triggers 13 times, enough to win the game.
