Deck & Commander Strategies
Abomination of Llanowar
Grow large by accumulating elves in play and graveyard, using discard and tutor effects to find powerful creatures, then applying pressure through big creatures with vigilance and menace.
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
Generate massive numbers of tokens by tripling token creation effects and leveraging extort and token synergies to drain opponents and dominate the board.
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit // Sam, Loyal Attendant
Create and sacrifice Food tokens to gain life and ramp lands, using incremental life gain and defensive tokens to stabilize and outlast opponents.
Gameplay Insights
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Abomination of Llanowar player used discard outlets like Faos Shaman to tutor for high-impact creatures, enabling explosive board development.
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Ojer Taq's ability to triple token creation synergized strongly with extort and multiple spirit tokens, allowing both board presence and life drain.
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Frodo and Sam leveraged Food token sacrifice to ramp mana and gain life, stabilizing through incremental advantage rather than aggressive board presence.
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Taking and holding the Monarch was a key strategic element, as it triggered beneficial effects such as extra card draws and token creation.
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Use of Blind Obedience slowed aggressive attacks allowing control of combat phases and protecting key creatures.
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Players carefully managed their mana and token resources to balance offense and defense, with removal timed to disrupt opponents' key creatures and tokens.
Notable Cards
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Abomination of Llanowar
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Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
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Craterhoof Behemoth
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Blind Obedience
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Court of Grace
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Elvish Mystic
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Elvish Harbinger
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players ramping and establishing their board states, with Abomination of Llanowar quickly growing large due to its power and toughness scaling with the number of elves on the battlefield and in the graveyard.
Frodo and Sam focused on creating Food tokens and gaining life, setting up a defensive and incremental advantage.
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation aimed to flood the board with tokens, leveraging its ability to triple token production and gain value from token synergies. Early turns saw the establishment of key pieces such as Elvish Mystics, Food creators, and token generators.
The Abomination deck utilized Faos Shaman to discard creatures and tutor for powerful threats like Craterhoof Behemoth, increasing board presence and threat level.
Frodo and Sam capitalized on Food tokens for life gain and utility, while Ojer Taq deployed multiple spirits and token multipliers, eventually taking the Monarch and swinging for meaningful damage.
Notable interactions included the use of Blind Obedience to control combat and the synergy between token creation and extort triggers by Ojer Taq.
Combat exchanges and removal spells influenced the tempo, but the game heavily revolved around board presence and incremental advantage from token production and life gain.
