Deck Strategies
Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh
The Cleopatra deck focused on building a board with various creatures, and using Cleopatra's end step ability to add counters.
Sephara, Sky's Blade
Ian's deck centered around flying creatures and leveraging Sephara's ability to protect them and provide lifelink. He played Sephara using her alternative cost by tapping four flyers.
MacCready, Lamplight Mayor
The MacCready deck played aggressively with vine lashers and blood letters, dealing damage based on lands played, and used MacCready's ability to make creatures unblockable.
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
Mika's deck leveraged a knight token strategy, generating an army of tokens and using Knight's Charge for a draining effect.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Mika's use of Knight's Charge was a gamechanger. The drain effect put significant pressure on his opponents' life totals, while also amassing a sizeable knight token army.
- 2
Maximus' play of Heroic Intervention was a crucial attempt to save his creatures from Mika's onslaught, but wasn't enough to turn the tide.
- 3
Ian's casting of Sephara by tapping four flyers was a strategic move that allowed him to get his commander out early and protect his other flying creatures.
- 4
The game saw very little removal, which allowed players to establish and maintain their board presence. This lack of interaction allowed Mika's knight strategy to go largely unchallenged.
Notable Cards
Sephara, Sky's Blade
Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh
Aerial Assault
Soul Shatter
Glorious Protector
Summary
The game progressed with each player trying to establish their board presence. Notably, Ian played Sephara, Sky's Blade and a number of other flying creatures, while Mika focused on a knight token strategy with Sidar Jabari. Maximus played Cleopatra and managed to get a few creatures on board, while the player using MacCready, Lamplight Mayor utilized an aggressive strategy with vine lashers and blood letters. The game saw little removal, with only an Aerial Assault and Soul Shatter being played. As a result, Mika's Knight's Charge became a significant threat, draining everyone's life and creating an army of knight tokens. Despite the heroic intervention cast by Maximus, Mika's aggressive knight strategy proved too much, leading to Mika's victory.
