Deck Strategies
The Raven Man
The Raven Man deck used a control strategy, leveraging life gain and token generation. The deck's win condition was to control the board and chip away at opponents' life totals with evasive creatures.
Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa
Ixhel's strategy revolved around infect and proliferate mechanics. The deck aimed to quickly distribute poison counters and steadily increase them through proliferate effects.
Kethek, Crucible Goliath
Kethek's deck focused on a sacrifice and recursion engine, using the sacrifice ability to trigger effects and control the board. The deck aimed to drain opponents' life totals through repeated sacrifice and recursion.
Mistform Ultimus
Mistform Ultimus seemed to focus on a tribal strategy, although the specific tribe was unclear from the available information.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Max's decision to focus on infect and proliferate proved to be a double-edged sword, as it put early pressure on his opponents but also made him a target.
- 2
Nick's board wipe with Damnation was a critical turning point, allowing him to regain control of the game.
- 3
MJ's utilization of Kethek's sacrifice ability in conjunction with Zulaport Cutthroat and Blood Artist allowed them to control the board while also draining life from their opponents.
- 4
The application of Purphoros, God of the Forge in MJ's deck provided a significant source of damage, posing a constant threat to their opponents.
Notable Cards
Damnation
Zulaport Cutthroat
Blood Artist
Purphoros, God of the Forge
Viridian Corrupter
Plague Stinger
Feldon of the Third Path
Summary
This game was a battle between control and aggro strategies, with multiple swings in board state. Initially, Max's Ixhel deck applied pressure with a proliferate and infect strategy, using creatures like Viridian Corrupter and Plague Stinger. Meanwhile, MJ's Kethek deck used a sacrifice and recursion strategy to control the board and drain life points. The turning point came when Nick, playing The Raven Man, wiped the board with a Damnation, causing significant drains from MJ's Zulaport Cutthroat and Blood Artist. Max was able to recast Ixhel, but MJ's life gain had put them far ahead. The game concluded as MJ recast Kethek and used a combination of Feldon of the Third Path and Purphoros, God of the Forge to deal significant damage to their opponents.