Deck & Commander Strategies
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
Leverages sacrifice outlets and treasure tokens, primarily from Dockside Extortionist, to generate massive card advantage and trigger Korvold's draw ability, aiming to control the board and win through attrition and overwhelming board state.
Breya, Etherium Shaper
Operates a Mardu artifact combo deck utilizing flicker effects and artifact synergies to execute fast combos and control the game state with disruption and recursion.
Lord of the Nazgûl
Focuses on generating multiple tokens and utilizing sacrifice outlets to create card advantage and pressure opponents, often synergizing with black sacrifice themes to maintain board presence.
Dihada, Binder of Wills
Combines flicker spells and Grinding Station combos to create infinite loops or value engines, aiming to out-resource opponents while disrupting their plans.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Aggressive mulligans were key to finding optimal opening hands that could enable early combos or mana acceleration, particularly focusing on getting Dockside Extortionist and mana rocks online quickly.
- 2
Korvold's ability to sacrifice treasures and creatures to draw cards triggered a significant tempo swing, especially when combined with Dockside Extortionist generating multiple treasures in a single turn.
- 3
Breya's use of flicker spells and artifact synergies allowed for flexible interaction with opponents' threats while setting up for combo turns.
- 4
Lord of the Nazgûl's token generation synergized well with sacrifice outlets to maintain pressure and card advantage throughout the game.
- 5
Dihada's flicker and Grinding Station combo engine created ongoing threats and resource loops, requiring careful timing and sequencing to maximize impact.
- 6
Key interaction was seen where Korvold sacrificed Dockside Extortionist to draw cards and trigger his commander, creating a powerful value chain that was difficult for opponents to handle.
- 7
Players leveraged disruption like Portable Hole and Mystic Remora to slow down opponents' key plays, maintaining control over the game's pace.
Notable Cards
-
Dockside Extortionist
-
Monastery Mentor
-
Arcane Signet
-
Mystic Remora
-
Portable Hole
-
Urza's Saga
-
Worldly Tutor
-
Mana Crypt
-
Grinding Station
-
Chain of Vapor
-
Lotus Petal
Gameplay Summary
The game featured a high-powered cEDH match between four commanders: Breya, Etherium Shaper; Korvold, Fae-Cursed King; Lord of the Nazgûl; and Dihada, Binder of Wills.
Early turns saw players mulliganing aggressively to find fast starts, particularly focusing on assembling their mana and combo pieces.
Korvold utilized sacrifice outlets and treasure generation from Dockside Extortionist to fuel card draw and board presence, aiming to leverage his card advantage engine and powerful recursion.
Breya played a Mardu artifact-focused flicker/control shell centered around quick combos and disruption, while Dihada aimed to grind out value through flicker effects and Grinding Station combos.
Lord of the Nazgûl, a token-generating commander with a Lord of the Rings theme, was played with a focus on board presence and synergy with sacrifice outlets to pressure opponents.