Deck & Commander Strategies
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Leverages ramp, card draw, and interaction to assemble a Food Chain infinite mana combo or a Thassa's Oracle win, utilizing powerful four-color good-stuff support.
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
A midrange control deck that slows opponents with stax elements like Drannith Magistrate and aims to win through combo lines like Time Sieve or Thassa's Oracle.
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Uses ninjutsu to flicker in evasive creatures, triggering commander damage triggers that reveal high-impact spells to chip away at opponents' life totals and disrupt their hands.
Dargo, the Shipwrecker / Thrasios, Triton Hero
Combines infinite mana generation with powerful card draw via Thrasios to dig for and execute a game-ending combo.
Gameplay Insights
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Nick’s aggressive ninjutsu attacks with Yuriko created multiple triggers allowing him to reveal disruptive and high-impact spells, significantly draining opponents' life totals and resources early.
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Ryan’s use of Mystic Remora and Rhystic Study helped maintain card advantage and mana ramp, enabling him to respond with Force of Will and keep up pressure with Smothering Tithe treasures.
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Ashani’s Drannith Magistrate slowed down opponents’ ability to cast their commanders and combo pieces, buying time for his own combo assembly.
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Crucial counterspell interactions like Flusterstorm targeting Misdirection and Force of Will prevented key plays, showing the high level of interaction and timing in competitive multiplayer.
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Repeated land fetches and mana acceleration from fetchlands and mana rocks accelerated all players’ ability to execute their strategies quickly.
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Yuriko’s repeated bouncing of creatures like Phyrexian Walker and Mistblade Shinobi maximized the value of ninjutsu triggers and kept the pressure on opponents while maintaining board presence.
Notable Cards
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Mystic Remora
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Rhystic Study
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Smothering Tithe
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Drannith Magistrate
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Force of Will
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Flusterstorm
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Mana Crypt
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Noxious Revival
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Vampiric Tutor
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Commandeer
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Lotus Petal
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Phyrexian Walker
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Mothdust Changeling
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Mistblade Shinobi
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Sakashima's Student
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Sylvan Library
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Ancient Tomb
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City of Brass
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Scalding Tarn
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Flooded Strand
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Tainted Pact
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Worldly Tutor
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players establishing their early boards and setting up their mana bases and card draw engines.
Nick on Yuriko applied early pressure using ninjutsu to repeatedly bounce and replay creatures, triggering multiple Yuriko damage reveals that drained opponents' life totals and disrupted their hands.
Ashani on Tivit focused on controlling the board with Drannith Magistrate and ramping with mana artifacts and Rhystic Study, aiming to assemble the Time Sieve or Thassa's Oracle combo later.
Ryan piloting Atraxa used strong card draw and mana acceleration with cards like Smothering Tithe and Mystic Remora to build resources for his Food Chain or Thassa's Oracle combo.
Cruz with Dargo/Thrasios prioritized synergy between infinite mana generation and card draw to dig for combo pieces.
