Deck Strategies
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
This spellslinger deck focuses on dealing non-combat damage and gaining card advantage with Niv-Mizzet. It aims to chip opponents' life totals down while maintaining a healthy hand size.
Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder
This Rakdos deck revolves around artifact generation and Aristocrats. It utilizes a sacrifice outlet in the command zone and aims to drain opponents' life totals while beating them down.
Neerdiv, Devious Diver
This mono-blue deck focuses on self-mill until it's in a position to mill out all opponents. It employs a variety of tap and untap shenanigans.
Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
This mono-red deck aims to quickly buff Kellan and deal substantial commander damage while gaining extra value from the exile effect.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Ethan's use of Thermo Alchemist coupled with Oare Ashen and Tectonic Hazard dealt substantial damage to all opponents.
- 2
Kaden's attempted Chaos Warp on Ethan's O'Hare Ashneil would have disrupted Ethan's damage output, but was countered.
- 3
Jason's strategic use of Slip Out The Back to phase out Ethan's O'Hare Ashneil effectively negated a huge threat and potentially saved the game.
Notable Cards
Tectonic Hazard
Chaos Warp
Slip Out the Back
Summary
The game was a fast-paced, high-stakes battle between four commanders, each with their unique strategies and win conditions. The game started off with each player establishing their board state, with Ethan's Niv-Mizzet deck using Thermo Alchemist for card advantage and non-combat damage, Kaden's Evereth deck making use of artifacts and Aristocrats, Jason's Neerdiv deck focusing on milling, and Seth's Kellan deck aiming for quick commander damage. Key turning points included Ethan's use of Oare Ashen and Tectonic Hazard, causing significant damage to all opponents, and Kaden's attempt to chaos warp the O'Hare. However, Jason cleverly phased out O'Hare Ashneil with Slip Out The Back, denying Ethan a potential win. The game remained undecided after the transcript cut off.
