Deck Strategies
Riku of Many Paths
Leverages modal spells to generate value by choosing modes that either exile cards for later casting, place +1/+1 counters on creatures, or create flying tokens. The deck aims to gain incremental advantage through repeated value and token production.
Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds
Focuses on token creation and recursion, copying creatures like Bramble Sovereign to build a large board presence. Utilizes abilities to bring back creatures and generate multiple triggers for overwhelming the opponents.
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
Uses +1/+1 counters and dethrone mechanics to control combat and maintain board presence. The deck benefits from creatures dying and returning with counters, enabling sustained aggression and incremental growth.
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
Centers around landfall triggers and distributing +1/+1 counters to creatures. Builds a resilient and growing board by taking advantage of lands entering the battlefield and enhancing creatures’ stats.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Casting Molten Duplication on Bramble Sovereign was a pivotal moment, allowing Ghired to exponentially increase token production and pressure all opponents simultaneously.
- 2
Marchesa's use of +1/+1 counters combined with her dethrone ability enabled her creatures to grow quickly and maintain dominance in combat.
- 3
The interplay of modal spells by Riku, choosing modes to exile cards for later casting and generate tokens, provided consistent value throughout the game.
- 4
Using Collective Defiance to force hand disruption while simultaneously gaining counters and creating tokens showed efficient multi-purpose spell use.
- 5
The synergy between token generation, recursion spells like Timeless Witness and Seance, and counter distribution created multiple layers of board resilience and pressure.
Notable Cards
Bramble Sovereign
Molten Duplication
Timeless Witness
Collective Defiance
Morphic Pool
Summary
The game began with players developing their mana bases and early board presence, with Marchesa focusing on +1/+1 counters and token generation, while Riku utilized modal spells to gain incremental value. Ghired worked to generate tokens and bring creatures back from the graveyard, leveraging his ability to create threats and maintain pressure. Bristly Bill focused on landfall triggers and enhancing creatures with +1/+1 counters. Early skirmishes involved trading damage and casting utility spells like Collective Defiance to disrupt opponents’ hands and board states. As the game progressed, Riku and Marchesa established strong board states with multiple creatures enhanced by counters and tokens, while Ghired capitalized on copying creatures like Bramble Sovereign to build a formidable army. Key plays included casting Molten Duplication on Bramble Sovereign to exponentially increase token production and using Timeless Witness and Seance to recur valuable creatures and spells. Marchesa used her dethrone ability to maintain pressure, while Bristly Bill's landfall and counter synergy steadily increased the power of his threats. The game saw a mix of aggressive combat and strategic spellcasting, with players carefully managing resources and timing to maximize their commanders’ potential. The battle remained dynamic, with players disrupting each other while trying to assemble winning board states built around tokens, counters, and recursion.
