Deck & Commander Strategies
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
Reanimates creatures from the graveyard to maintain board presence and apply constant pressure, focusing on aggressive combat and recursion.
Omo, Queen of Vesuva
Utilizes land and creature counters to boost permanents and create synergy with Simic ramp and counter themes.
The Lord of Pain
Controls the board through targeted damage and sacrifice effects, leveraging commanders and indestructible permanents to disrupt opponents' resources.
The Tenth Doctor
Employs time counters to manipulate board state and trigger powerful effects, aiming for a long-term advantage through incremental gains.
Rose Tyler
Synergizes with time counters to grow in strength, attacking and accumulating counters to become a formidable threat by the mid to late game.
Gameplay Insights
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Dark Deal was a pivotal spell that forced all players to discard their hands and draw fewer cards, significantly disrupting game plans and tempo.
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Mogis, God of Slaughter's ability to deal damage to opponents unless they sacrifice creatures created early pressure and forced opponents into difficult decisions.
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The interaction between Omo, Queen of Vesuva and various counters on lands and creatures showcased effective synergy within the Simic deck.
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The time counter mechanic used by The Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler provided a unique incremental strategy, gradually increasing board presence and power.
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The deployment of Rotating Fireplace with time counters allowed for scalable mana generation and potential time travel effects, which could shift momentum in the late game.
Notable Cards
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Mogis, God of Slaughter
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Dark Deal
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Rotating Fireplace
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Cloudpost
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Rose Tyler
Gameplay Summary
The game begins with players establishing their boards and setting up their strategies.
Omo, Queen of Vesuva, focuses on land and creature counters to enhance permanents, while The Lord of Pain deploys a disruptive board presence with cards like Mogis, God of Slaughter, that force opponents to sacrifice creatures or take damage.
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate, emphasizes graveyard recursion and aggressive plays by putting creatures into the graveyard and bringing them back to pressure opponents.
The Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler utilize a unique time-counter mechanic, steadily building power on Rose Tyler through time counters and aiming to leverage this theme for a win condition.
Early turns see board development and hand disruption, notably a Dark Deal that shakes up players’ hands and forces them to adapt quickly.
