Deck & Commander Strategies
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
Control and incremental drain damage using Yola's ability to apply pressure and generate card advantage while disrupting opponent's hands and boards.
Yuna, Grand Summoner
Generate infinite mana combos with Freed from the Reel and build massive creature counters to overwhelm opponents.
Celes, Rune Knight
Sacrifice and reanimation synergy to maintain board presence and leverage damage-dealing abilities through creatures and equipment.
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
Aggressive equipment-based combat with Sword of Feast and Famine and card draw through combat damage triggers.
Gameplay Insights
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Fred's use of Freed from the Reel to generate infinite mana with Yuna was a major early threat but was efficiently countered by removal spells and Yola's drain ability.
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Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider played a dual role by both hindering and enabling different players' strategies, ultimately facilitating David's infinite sacrifice combo.
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Curtains Call was used as a board wipe that forced players to discard and redraw hands, resetting the game's tempo and preventing runaway board states.
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David cleverly combined Flare of the Hatebound with Vorinclex to create an infinite sacrifice loop, turning what was initially a hindrance into a winning combo.
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Corwin's aggressive equipment and combat-focused deck maintained steady pressure and card advantage but was unable to close the game before the infinite combos resolved.
Notable Cards
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Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
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Sword of Feast and Famine
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Snuff Out
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Mortify
Gameplay Summary
The game began with each player developing their mana base and setting up early plays, including ramp and artifact support.
Early board presence was established with creatures like Red 13 Proud Warrior and Yuna, Grand Summoner.
Fred's deck leveraged Yuna's ability combined with Freed from the Reel to generate infinite mana and create a massive Cammy of Whispered Hopes with thousands of counters.
However, this combo was disrupted by Charles using Snuff Out and Yola, Night's Blessed's drain ability, which also applied pressure through poison counters.
David's Celeste, Rune Knight deck capitalized on reanimation and sacrifice strategies, bringing back creatures like Rune Grinder and using Flare of the Hatebound to deal incremental damage.
Corwin's Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER deck utilized equipment synergy with Sword of Feast and Famine and aggressive combat steps, while also drawing cards through combat damage and attacks.
As the game progressed, proliferation and counter manipulation by Fred's deck intensified, deploying creatures like Evolution Sage and Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider to amplify counters and board presence.
Key board wipes and discard effects, such as Curtains Call and Mortify, reset the hands and boards periodically, shifting momentum among players.
Ultimately, David exploited the interactions between Flare of the Hatebound and Vorinclex to create an infinite sacrifice loop, dealing lethal damage to all opponents and securing the win.
