Deck Strategies
Loot, the Key to Everything
Utilizes the diversity of non-land permanents to exile and play multiple cards each turn, leveraging clones and doublers to maximize value and overwhelm opponents with a swarm of creatures and powerful spells.
Roxanne, Starfall Savant
Generates artifact meteorite tokens that provide mana and deal damage, ramping into aggressive combat phases supported by spells like Aggravated Assault to maximize attack triggers and damage output.
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
Focuses on dragon tribal synergy by copying dragons entering the battlefield and using token doublers to create a large flying army, aiming for a powerful aerial assault and board dominance.
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
Exploits landfall and counter doubling mechanics to generate and grow a wide board of creatures, applying pressure with large creatures enhanced by +1/+1 counters and potentially finishing with a Craterhoof Behemoth for a lethal swing.
Gameplay Insights
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Bristly Bill's application of Branching Evolution doubled +1/+1 counters, quickly turning him into a 4/4 threat early in the game.
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Roxanne's meteorite tokens provided both incremental damage and mana acceleration, synergizing well with her attack triggers and artifact mana generation.
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Loot's exile and play mechanic based on permanent card types created a dynamic and flexible playstyle, especially when combined with cloning effects to maximize the number of cards played each turn.
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Miirym's dragon tribal strategy relied heavily on copying dragons to build a large, non-legendary army that could overwhelm opponents, with token doubling effects enabling near infinite dragon creation.
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Players carefully navigated combat decisions, such as choosing when to attack and when to hold back, especially in response to ramp and token generation strategies that could swing board state drastically.
Notable Cards
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Sanctum Weaver
Lotus Cobra
Forbidden Orchard
Branching Evolution
Craterhoof Behemoth
Aggravated Assault
Summary
The game began with players developing their boards cautiously, focusing on ramp and early value creatures. Roxanne, Starfall Savant generated artifact tokens that produced mana and dealt incremental damage, setting up for aggressive plays. Bristly Bill, Spine Sower capitalized on landfall triggers to grow creatures and distribute +1/+1 counters, quickly becoming a formidable threat through counter doubling. Loot, the Key to Everything utilized a unique exile-and-play mechanic based on card types on the battlefield, aiming to flood the board with copies and value from powerful spells and creatures. Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm focused on a dragon tribal strategy, creating token copies of dragons to overwhelm opponents with sheer numbers and synergy.