Deck & Commander Strategies
Godo, Bandit Warlord
The deck aims to quickly ramp and bring out Godo to fetch Helm of the Host, creating infinite combat steps for a swift victory.
Tana, the Bloodsower & Tymna the Weaver
This deck aims for a stax strategy, disrupting opponents' plans while generating value through Tana's saprolings and Tymna's card draw. It can win through Kiki-Jiki combo or combat damage.
The First Sliver
This deck aims to assemble a Food Chain combo, generating infinite mana with Squee and cascading the entire deck into play, usually winning with Thassa's Oracle.
Prosper, Tome-Bound
The deck leverages Prosper's impulsive draw ability and various mana generation techniques to setup combo wins, such as Doomsday piles, Ad Nauseam into Twinflame or Heat Shimmer, or loops with Bergy and Dockside Extortionist for infinite mana and storm count.
Gameplay Insights
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Ben's turn one Worldly Tutor setup his round one win, finding Deathrite Shaman and setting up his Food Chain combo.
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Jeff's use of Final Fortune in round two was a risky but rewarding decision, setting up his winning combo on an extra turn where failure would have meant instant loss.
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The lack of blue decks in the game made for quick rounds with less interaction and counterplay.
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Carlos’s use of stax pieces like Vryn Wingmare and Kataki, War's Wage aimed to slow down his fast combo opponents, but was not enough in the rapid gameplay.
Notable Cards
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Food Chain
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Squee, the Immortal
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Thassa's Oracle
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Dockside Extortionist
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Aetherflux Reservoir
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Helm of the Host
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Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
Gameplay Summary
The match was a fast-paced affair with three rounds of games.
In the first round, Ben, playing The First Sliver, quickly setup a winning combo using Food Chain and Squee to generate infinite mana, cascading his entire deck into play and winning with Thassa's Oracle.
In the second round, Jeff, playing Prosper, Tome-Bound, utilized his commander's impulsive draw ability and a loop with Bergy and Dockside Extortionist to generate infinite mana, ultimately winning with Aetherflux Reservoir.
The third round was not covered in the provided transcript.
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