THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS!? — Mr House vs Tamiyo vs Davros vs Wilhelt — Manasplaining #04

Deck Strategies

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  Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

  A zombie tribal deck focused on producing numerous zombie tokens, gaining incremental life through mass effects, and creating large, hard-to-block attackers to overwhelm opponents.

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  Mr. House, President and CEO

  A dice-rolling themed deck that uses the randomness of dice to generate damage, control the board, and trigger various effects, creating chaos and incremental advantage.

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  Davros, Dalek Creator

  A control-oriented deck with Doctor Who thematic elements that leverages creatures with special abilities like shadow and uses defensive tactics to outlast opponents.

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  Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student

  A clue and card draw focused deck that aims to transform Tamiyo into a Planeswalker, enabling massive card advantage and an emblem with no maximum hand size to dominate the late game.

Gameplay Insights

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  Wilhelt's use of Dreadhorde Invasion was pivotal to steadily building a growing zombie army while simultaneously draining life from opponents.

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  Mr. House's dice rolling introduced a layer of randomness that pressured opponents with small incremental damage through cards like Brazen Scourge.

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  Tamiyo focused on generating clues through combat damage and artifact synergy, enabling improvised casting to accelerate her board presence and card draw engine.

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  Davros utilized creatures with shadow to limit blockers and protect his board, creating a defensive posture that could shift momentum.

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  The players' interactions revolved around managing incremental advantages, such as clue tokens and dice rolls, rather than explosive early combos, leading to a strategic mid-game.

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  The transformation of Tamiyo into her planeswalker form was a key late-game goal that could swing the game by granting massive card advantage and an emblem for no maximum hand size.

Notable Cards

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  Dreadhorde Invasion

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  Brazen Scourge

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  Inspiring Statuary

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  Piper of the Swarm

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  Hostile Desert

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  Gleaming Overseer

Summary

The game began with each player setting up their respective strategies, with Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver focusing on building a zombie army through token generation and mass buff effects. Mr. House, President and CEO introduced a dice-rolling mechanic that added an element of randomness and attrition damage, while Davros, Dalek Creator played a deck centered on Doctor Who-themed synergy and control elements. Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student aimed to leverage clue tokens and card draw to eventually transform into her Planeswalker form to draw half the deck and gain a no maximum hand size emblem. Early turns were marked by gradual board development, with Wilhelt creating zombie tokens and Davros establishing defensive creatures with shadow and other unique abilities. Tamiyo focused on clue creation and artifact synergy, while Mr. House utilized dice rolls to chip away at opponents and trigger effects.