Deck & Commander Strategies
Vivi Ornitier
A custom Izzet spellslinger focused on casting multiple instants and sorceries to generate storm value and incremental advantage, eventually aiming to win through a storm or burn combo.
Rowan, Scion of War
A Rakdos turbo mana build that focuses on fast mana acceleration and tutoring to assemble a lethal combo or storm sequence as early as possible.
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Mono-red treasure storm deck that generates numerous treasures through aggressive attacks and sacrifice outlets, setting up an infinite damage combo finish.
Tymna the Weaver // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
A classic cEDH midrange deck that combines value generation with control elements, aiming to stabilize the board and leverage card advantage to win through incremental damage or combos.
Gameplay Insights
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Rowan’s early use of Grim Tutor and Ancient Tomb accelerated his combo setup and applied early pressure through fast mana and tutors.
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Vivi Ornitier’s sequence of casting spells like Strike It Rich and Born Upon a Wind generated incremental mana and card advantage, enabling potential storm lines.
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Magda’s treasure generation via attacking and casting spells contributed to building a combo finish involving infinite damage loops with creatures like Blading the Risen and Tangent Berserker.
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The deployment of Defense Grid by Rowan helped protect his combo turn by taxing opponents’ instant speed interaction.
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Passing Flames’ flashback ability turned the graveyard into a resource for multiple instant and sorcery recasts, enhancing spellstorm potential.
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The game ended when Rowan successfully assembled an infinite damage combo involving Tear the Peaks and other key combo pieces, winning before opponents could interact.
Notable Cards
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Winds of Change
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Talisman of Curiosity
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Defense Grid
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Grim Tutor
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Ancient Tomb
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players setting up their mana bases and drawing into their key cards, with an early focus on developing resources and executing initial plays like casting Winds of Change to manipulate hands.
Vivi Ornitier leveraged spells to generate incremental value and mana, making use of spells like Born Upon a Wind and utility artifacts such as Talismans to fuel their spellslinging strategy.
Rowan, Scion of War quickly ramped with mana rocks and tutors, setting up for a fast combo win.
Magda utilized treasure generation and aggressive early attacks to pressure opponents, aiming to assemble a combo finish with treasures and key creatures.
Tymna and Kraum provided midrange value and control elements, looking to out-resource and out-value opponents throughout the game.
