Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago

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Someone hits you for 1 damage.

So naturally, you spend the next five turns trying to kill them.

That's Reciprocity Bias. We feel compelled to return what people give us, even when doing so makes absolutely no strategic sense.

In Commander, one tiny attack can turn into a pointless grudge match while someone else quietly wins the game.

Sometimes the best way to deal with an attack isn't to hit back.

Sometimes it's to ask: "Am I attacking them because they're a threat, or because they hit me first?"

And once you understand the psychology, you can use it.

Because sometimes the strongest political play isn't dealing 21 Commander damage.

It's dealing 1.

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