Greasefang vs. Lara Croft - Duel Commander - EDH│MTG│bitzelberg

Deck Strategies

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  Greasefang, Okiba Boss

  Utilizes reanimation and discard outlets to repeatedly bring back powerful legendary creatures and vehicles, applying pressure through aggressive attacks and synergy with vehicle crew abilities.

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  Lara Croft, Tomb Raider

  A Temur midrange deck that generates treasure tokens to ramp mana and cast bigger threats. It mixes efficient creatures with first strike and reach, alongside removal and counterspells to control the board and outvalue opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Greasefang’s use of Fleeting Spirit as a discard outlet with a flicker effect was a key synergy to fuel reanimation and maintain board presence.

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  Lara Croft’s treasure token generation enabled casting multiple threats and powerful equipment like Ambercleave to boost combat effectiveness.

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  The timing of removal spells such as Flame Slash and exile effects on key creatures like Fleeting Spirit shifted momentum away from Greasefang’s combo line.

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  Greasefang’s aggressive attacks early on forced Lara Croft to use removal and counterspells proactively, but Lara’s ability to stabilize with efficient creatures and treasure ramp was pivotal.

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  The importance of managing triggers from legendary creatures and treasure tokens influenced combat and casting decisions throughout the match.

Notable Cards

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  Greasefang, Okiba Boss

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  Lara Croft, Tomb Raider

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  Fleeting Spirit

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  Flame Slash

Summary

The game started with both players establishing their board states cautiously, with Greasefang focusing on reanimator strategies involving vehicles and key creatures, while Lara Croft deployed a Temur midrange approach leveraging first strike and treasure token generation. Early plays included Greasefang using discard outlets like Fleeting Spirit to fuel reanimation targets and attacking with synergistic creatures like Sir Ginger to build up pressure. Lara Croft responded by gradually ramping mana and applying control elements such as removal and counterspells to disrupt Greasefang’s combo attempts. A critical turning point came when Lara Croft successfully removed key threats like Fleeting Spirit and leveraged her treasure tokens to cast powerful spells and commanders, gradually taking over the board. Despite Greasefang’s efforts to reanimate and attack, Lara Croft's combination of efficient creatures, removal, and tempo plays allowed her to stabilize and eventually claim victory by outvaluing the reanimator threats. The interaction between Greasefang’s aggressive discard and reanimation and Lara Croft’s reactive midrange strategy defined the flow, with Lara Croft’s removal and resilience proving decisive.