Deck Strategies
Helga, Skittish Seer
This deck is built around Food Chain combo with Helga's ability to repeatedly cast Misthollow Griffin, draw the entire deck and choose a finisher.
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
This Sultai deck is a Doomsday list with lines that require no spell casts, aiming to surveil the entire deck and generate infinite mana with Dramatic Reversal.
Flubs, the Fool
This deck features Breach lines and an alternate Food Chain line to filter through the deck, with potential topdeck cantrips when hellbent.
The Infamous Cruelclaw
This turbo Peer deck aims to use Cruelclaw's ability to cheat out spells, with a focus on post-combat combos to win the game.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Baal's aggressive play with The Infamous Cruelclaw and Rain of Filth kept the pressure on the table.
- 2
David's Counterbalance played a crucial role in controlling the game, countering Baal's Mizzix's Mastery and preventing a potential game-winning combo.
- 3
Josh's decision to let Baal's Cruelclaw damage through, expecting it to absorb opponents' interaction and clear the way for his own plays, demonstrated high-level strategic thinking.
Notable Cards
Food Chain
Doomsday
Dramatic Reversal
Underworld Breach
Peer into the Abyss
Mizzix's Mastery
Counterbalance
Summary
The game kicked off with players setting up their board states, with Baal's The Infamous Cruelclaw making an early appearance. Hélder's Helga, Skittish Seer and David's Glarb, Calamity's Augur also entered the battlefield, while Josh faced an unfortunate mulligan down to 5. The game saw a series of swings, with multiple players attempting to establish dominance. Baal's The Infamous Cruelclaw’s trigger revealed a Rain of Filth, which he cast to fire some bullets and continue his aggressive play. However, his Mizzix's Mastery targeting Peer into the Abyss was countered by David's Culling Ritual revealed through Counterbalance. The game's conclusion is unclear from the provided information.
