Deck & Commander Strategies
Hearthhull, the Worldseed
Leverages landfall triggers and token generation to rapidly grow a creature’s power, using synergy with cards like Might Form Harmonizer and Tireless Tracker to generate clues and quickly close out the game with massive attacks.
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
Focuses on flicker and blink effects to generate value from creatures entering and leaving the battlefield, creating clue tokens and recurring utility creatures to control the board and generate incremental advantage.
Licia, Sanguine Tribune
Centers on life gain and pumping a key creature, Lysa, to create a large threat while gaining substantial life to stabilize and outlast opponents in combat.
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
Utilizes explore and +1/+1 counter synergies with Muroke creatures to grow a wide board, combined with disruption spells like Reality Shift and Song of the Dryads to control opposing threats.
Gameplay Insights
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Ben’s decision to use Blasphemous Act to clear the board allowed him to reset the game state and reestablish dominance with Hearthhull and supporting creatures.
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Doubling power effects from Might Form Harmonizer on Hearthhull and Corvald enabled enormous damage output, culminating in a decisive swing that eliminated Morgan.
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Chris’s flicker strategy with Phelia generated value and clues but was disrupted by Ben’s aggressive landfall and damage strategy, showing the vulnerability of value decks to overwhelming tempo.
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Khloe’s use of Song of the Dryads to neutralize key threats like Exquisite Blood demonstrated the importance of targeted removal in a multiplayer setting.
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Morgan’s life gain through Licia and Lysa allowed for survivability and pumping threats, but ultimately couldn’t keep pace with Ben’s explosive growth and damage.
Notable Cards
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Hearthhull, the Worldseed
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Blasphemous Act
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Tireless Tracker
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Thraben Inspector
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Knight of the White Orchid
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Static Orb
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Smothering Tithe
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Song of the Dryads
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Reality Shift
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Endless Atlas
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Exquisite Blood
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Esper Sentinel
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players developing their boards with early plays like Thraben Inspector generating clues, Athenian Moneychanger ramping mana, and Master of the Pearl Trident applying pressure.
Ben’s Hearthhull, the Worldseed deck made a significant impact by leveraging landfall triggers and creatures like Might Form Harmonizer and Corvald, the Cursed to rapidly increase Hearthhull’s power, culminating in a devastating attack that eliminated Morgan.
Meanwhile, Chris’s Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd deck utilized flicker effects on creatures such as Thraben Inspector and Knight of the White Orchid to generate value and clues, but struggled against Ben’s overwhelming board presence.
Morgan’s Licia, Sanguine Tribune deck focused on life gain and pumping Lysa, while Khloe’s Hakbal deck used Muroke explore synergies and disruptive spells like Song of the Dryads to control threats, though it was ultimately unable to stop Ben’s ramp and damage output. Key turning points included Ben’s use of Blasphemous Act to clear the board and reset the game in his favor, followed by swift reestablishment of his board with Tireless Tracker and Hearthhull.
Ben’s combination of landfall triggers, cluestokens, and doubling powers with Might Form Harmonizer led to a massive Corvald attack that ended Morgan’s game abruptly.
Chris’s attempts to stabilize with Static Orb and flicker effects were insufficient to halt Ben’s momentum.
The game showcased the power of landfall synergy and doubling effects as a winning strategy, while other players struggled to maintain board presence and counter the explosive growth of Hearthhull’s threats.
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