Deck & Commander Strategies
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
A poison and proliferate deck aiming to quickly distribute poison counters to opponents via infect creatures and spells, finishing the game by causing opponents to reach ten poison counters.
Beledros Witherbloom
Ramp-heavy strategy focused on generating large amounts of mana to cheat out huge threats and create zombie tokens through Field of the Dead, leveraging Beledros's untap ability for explosive plays.
Disa the Restless
A graveyard synergy deck that leverages combat damage and creatures like Huntmaster of the Fells and Scavenging Ooze to gain life, control the board, and generate value from the graveyard.
Astor, Bearer of Blades
An equipment-focused deck that stacks powerful equipment on creatures to create formidable attackers, using tutors and card draw to find key equipment and maintain a strong board presence.
Gameplay Insights
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Atraxa prioritized establishing early poison counters on opponents to gain incremental advantage and pressure the table.
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Beledros Witherbloom ramped aggressively and prioritized finding Field of the Dead to build a resilient token army.
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Disa’s life gain and board presence through Huntmaster of the Fells flipping was a key stabilizing factor against aggressive strategies.
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Astor’s use of tutors and card draw, such as Ristic Study, helped mitigate a slow land-heavy draw, enabling a steady buildup of equipment to power up creatures.
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Players carefully chose combat targets to either prevent poison from spreading or to control the board while setting up their win conditions.
Notable Cards
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Crawling Chorus
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Field of the Dead
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Huntmaster of the Fells // Ravager of the Fells
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Scavenging Ooze
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Mithril Coat
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Prosperous Innkeeper
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Ravager of the Fells // Ravager of the Fells
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Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players establishing their mana bases and early ramp, setting the stage for their respective strategies.
Atraxa focused on quickly accumulating poison counters through a combination of infect creatures and proliferate effects, aiming to pressure opponents with poison damage and ultimately win by reaching ten poison counters on each opponent.
Beledros Witherbloom ramped aggressively to seven mana to leverage its untap ability and cheat out massive threats, while also tutoring for Field of the Dead to generate a zombie army.
Disa employed a graveyard-centric strategy, utilizing cards like Huntmaster of the Fells and Scavenging Ooze for value and board presence, capitalizing on combat damage and graveyard synergies.
Astor, Bearer of Blades, took a slower approach with a focus on stacking equipment onto creatures to create powerful attackers, using tutors to find key pieces despite a land-heavy start. Early plays included Atraxa deploying Crawling Chorus and Fy’s Outbreak for poison and board control, Beledros building ramp and securing key lands, and Disa developing a board with Huntmaster and Scavenging Ooze to stabilize and gain life.
A pivotal moment occurred when Huntmaster flipped repeatedly, providing sustained life gain and board presence.
Astor began assembling equipment with Mithril Coat found through Ristic Study, preparing for a late-game offensive.
Throughout the game, Atraxa prioritized getting the first poison counters on key opponents, while Beledros sought to ramp into big threats and Field of the Dead tokens.
The game featured strategic combat decisions, careful resource management, and incremental advantage through synergies, setting up for a complex endgame involving poison damage, massive creatures, and equipment-enhanced attackers.
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