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Shorikai vs Grist | Round 2 | Regran 051522 | Duel Commander

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Grist, the Hunger Tide

Grist, the Hunger Tide

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Shorikai, Genesis Engine

Shorikai, Genesis Engine

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Decklist

Shorikai, Genesis Engine Deck on Moxfield

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Grist, the Hunger Tide

    Grist, the Hunger Tide

    Utilizes graveyard recursion and sacrifice outlets to generate value and pressure opponents. The deck aims to overwhelm with persistent threats and incremental advantage from its death triggers.

  • Shorikai, Genesis Engine

    Shorikai, Genesis Engine

    Focuses on artifact synergies and card draw engines. The deck builds a board of artifacts that enable continuous card advantage and control elements, aiming to outlast aggressive decks through resource superiority.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Shorikai's ability to generate card advantage via artifact tokens and draw engines was crucial to stabilizing against Grist's aggression.

  • 2

    Grist's sacrifice and recursion loops allowed for sustained board presence and pressure, forcing Shorikai to respond rather than develop uninterrupted.

  • 3

    Timing artifact deployment to maximize card draw while managing the threat of Grist's removal and sacrifice effects was a key strategic element.

  • 4

    The match highlighted the importance of balancing aggression with resource development in Duel Commander formats.

Notable Cards

  • Grist, the Hunger Tide

    Grist, the Hunger Tide

  • Shorikai, Genesis Engine

    Shorikai, Genesis Engine

  • Walking Ballista

    Walking Ballista

  • Mox Opal

    Mox Opal

  • Tezzeret's Gambit

    Tezzeret's Gambit

Gameplay Summary

This Duel Commander match featured a clash between Grist, the Hunger Tide, and Shorikai, Genesis Engine.

The gameplay revolved around Grist's aggressive graveyard and sacrifice synergy versus Shorikai's artifact and card draw engine.

Early turns saw Grist establishing a board presence and leveraging graveyard interactions to pressure Shorikai, while Shorikai focused on ramping into artifacts to set up continuous card advantage.

Key turning points included Shorikai assembling a critical mass of artifacts to generate card draw and board control, which helped stabilize against Grist's aggression.

However, Grist's resilience and ability to recur threats through sacrifice mechanics kept the pressure high.

The game ultimately hinged on whether Shorikai could outpace Grist's attrition and lock down the board with artifact synergies, or if Grist could capitalize on tempo and damage to close out the game.

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