Deck & Commander Strategies

Marneus Calgar
Control and value engine deck using counterspells and Bitterblossom to stall the game while building incremental advantages through proliferate and value creatures.

Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan
Go wide with +1/+1 counters and wide board presence, leveraging Hardened Scales and sacrifice synergies to build a large lifelinked army that wins through overwhelming combat damage.

Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
A Bant counters deck that uses Tidus' ability to grow creatures and draw cards, focusing on making creatures unblockable and proliferating counters to generate card advantage and lethal damage.

Eshki, Temur's Roar
Ramp into big creatures and draw spells, using Eshki and Anomar to generate card advantage and pump damage, aiming to close out the game with large, impactful creatures.
Gameplay Insights
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CJ's use of Hardened Scales combined with sacrifice and endure synergies on Felothar allowed for rapid growth of his creatures leading to a decisive alpha strike.
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Fernando's use of counters and proliferate on Tidus helped maintain board presence and card advantage but was ultimately insufficient to control the wide board Felothar established.
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Hidden's control approach with Marneus relied on counterspells and Bitterblossom but was hindered by poor land draws, limiting the ability to fully execute the game plan.
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Loots' attempts to leverage Eshki's card draw and big creature synergy were disrupted by removal and bounce effects, preventing the deck from stabilizing or mounting a strong offense.
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The final combat phase was a pivotal moment where CJ capitalized on board state and creature buffs to push lethal damage, forcing the opponents to concede.
Notable Cards
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Force of Negation
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Bitterblossom
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Hardened Scales
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Kodama of the West Tree
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Shaman of the Great Hunt
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Will of the Mardu
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Green Sun's Zenith
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Rapid Hybridization
Gameplay Summary
In this fast-paced Conquest Commander game, four competitive decks faced off: Marneus Calgar, Felothar Dawn of the Abzan, Tidus Yuna's Guardian, and Eshki Temur's Roar.
Early turns saw ramp and setup plays with mana acceleration and value creatures.
Fernando on Tidus focused on counters and drawing cards, growing his board with creatures like Riku and Titus, enabling unblockable attacks and proliferate effects.
CJ on Felothar built a wide board with +1/+1 counters, utilizing cards like Hardened Scales and Kodama of the West Tree to quickly amass threats and value, eventually overwhelming opponents with a large lifelinked army.
Hidden on Marneus played a control-oriented deck with counterspells like Force of Negation and Bitterblossom, slowing the pace but struggling with land drops.
Loots on Eshki aimed to leverage big Temur creatures and combo with Anomar and Shaman of the Great Hunt to draw cards and pump damage, but was ultimately disrupted and removed from the game before gaining critical traction.
The game culminated with CJ's Felothar deck executing a lethal alpha strike leveraging wide board presence and combat tricks, sealing the victory as the rest of the table conceded.















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