Deck Strategies
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
Azami’s deck revolves around wizard tribal synergies, generating card advantage by drawing cards whenever a wizard attacks. The deck focuses on controlling the board with counterspells and leveraging unblockable effects to draw massive amounts of cards, ultimately winning through overwhelming card advantage and board presence.
Sen Triplets
Sen Triplets enables control and disruption by playing cards from opponents’ hands, allowing for versatile responses and manipulation of the game state. The deck typically uses this ability to steal key spells or permanents and generate advantage through disruption and tempo shifts.
Dr. Madison Li
Dr. Madison’s deck centers on artifact synergy and aggressive board development, utilizing creatures that generate tokens and other artifacts to overwhelm opponents. The deck also incorporates artifact ramp and utility to maintain consistent pressure and capitalize on board states with efficient creatures.
Syvelun of Sea and Sky
Syvelun’s deck leverages wizard tribal and spellcasting synergies to draw large numbers of cards and mill opponents. The deck uses combo elements involving extra turns and massive card draw engines to deplete opponents’ libraries and create overwhelming board states, aiming to win through attrition and combo finishers.
Gameplay Insights
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The interaction between Force of Will and Dispel on Azami’s spells early in the game demonstrated a high level of counterspell combat, influencing tempo and card resources.
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The Sen Triplets player’s use of their commander to play cards from opponents’ hands created unique board states and confusion, showing the power of disruption in multiplayer Commander.
- 3
Syvelun’s sequence with Fair's Ageless Insight and wizard synergies to draw and mill massive amounts of cards, combined with extra turns from Snapcaster Mage and Time Warp, was a critical turning point that shifted the game decisively.
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The use of Step Through to bounce problematic creatures and reset the board state was a key tactical move to maintain control and momentum.
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Azami's deployment of unblockable effects to maximize card draw and maintain pressure was essential for sustaining resources and setting up a win condition.
Notable Cards
Force of Will
Cyclonic Rift
Step Through
Panharmonicon
Trinket Mage
Summary
The game began with typical early land drops and the establishment of board presence by all four players. Key plays included the casting of various mana ramp and utility artifacts, along with each player developing their board with creatures and enchantments that supported their deck's themes. Early interactions featured counterspells on Azami's spells, with both Force of Will and Dispel being used to maintain control. The Sen Triplets player leveraged their commander’s unique ability to play cards from opponents' hands, causing some confusion and disruption. Midgame saw significant board actions, including swings with merfolk tokens and artifact synergies, as well as some notable bounce spells like Step Through to reset troublesome permanents. The Azami player focused on generating card advantage through wizard synergies and unblockable attacks facilitated by cards like Deep Channel Mentor and Soul Ring. The Dr. Madison player utilized artifact synergies and aggressive creature plays, including creatures that produced thopters and other tokens, to apply pressure. The Syvelun player capitalized on drawing and milling strategies, casting multiple spells to draw cards and mill opponents, including a powerful sequence involving Fair's Ageless Insight and various wizard synergies to generate extra turns and massive card advantage. The pivotal turning point came when the Syvelun player executed a combo of drawing and milling that severely depleted opponents' libraries while advancing their own game plan with multiple extra turns and continuous card draws. This overwhelming advantage, combined with unblockable attacks and the ability to manipulate the board state and opponents’ hands, positioned Syvelun as the dominant threat heading into the late game.