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Deck Strategies

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  Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

  Leverages life loss and discard spells to control opponents while generating card advantage. Uses mana acceleration and pressure to close out games with powerful creatures and removal.

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  Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

  Utilizes ninjutsu to repeatedly trigger damage and card draw from combat damage. Focuses on evasive creatures and comboing through continuous unblockable attacks.

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  Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

  Combines card draw and aggressive pressure, frequently casting spells to trigger card advantage and dealing incremental damage to opponents.

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  Tymna the Weaver

  Generates card advantage through combat damage and life gain, supporting a suite of low-cost creatures and disruption to build incremental advantage over the game.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Focuses on mana ramp and generating infinite mana combos, enabling powerful spells and creatures to win quickly once the mana engine is online.

Gameplay Insights

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  Early deployment of mana acceleration artifacts like Mox Opal and Lotus Petal allowed explosive starts and enabled fast casting of key spells.

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  The use of Parasite to disable opposing utility creatures and artifacts created significant disruption and tempo swings.

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  Players carefully navigated around combat triggers and ninjutsu activations to maximize damage and card draw, especially with Yuriko on the battlefield.

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  Wheel of Fortune effects served as powerful resets, reshuffling hands and triggering multiple abilities that refreshed players' resources.

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  Managing life total loss from lands and spells was critical, with players balancing aggressive plays against self-damage from ramp cards like Ancient Tomb.

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  Despite heavy interaction and disruption, the threat of infinite mana combos from Kinnan kept the table on edge, influencing players' decisions and responses.

Notable Cards

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  Ancient Tomb

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  Mox Opal

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  Lotus Petal

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  Dark Ritual

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  Wheel of Fortune

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  Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

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  Prosperous Thief

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  Forsaken Monument

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  Defense Grid

Summary

The game started with players setting up their mana bases and deploying early utility lands like Ancient Tomb and Tropical Island, accelerating into key artifacts such as Mox Opal and Lotus Petal. Players carefully navigated their opening turns with ramp and color fixing, while holding interaction spells and preparing their engines. Early board development saw the use of small creatures and utility permanents like Parasite and Forsaken Monument to pressure opponents and disrupt their plans. Midgame featured several pivotal moments including the casting of Wheel of Fortune effects and multiple ETB triggers from Prosperous Thief and other creatures, generating card advantage and treasure tokens. Yuriko’s ninjutsu strikes triggered multiple damage and card draw effects, while Ob Nixilis pressured opponents with life loss and discard effects. There was significant interaction around protecting key pieces, including counterspells and denial of spells like Water Archaic, as well as attempts to dismantle defensive setups like Defense Grid. The game’s tension escalated as players assembled mana for bigger plays and tried to avoid lethal combos from Kinnan and Tymna decks. Despite some disruption and life loss, the board state stabilized with multiple players holding resources and threatening to combo off. A key turning point came when a Wheel of Fortune was cast, forcing players to reshuffle their hands and draw fresh cards, which also triggered multiple Parasite triggers. The game continued with high-level interaction, but there was an indication that Kinnan’s combo potential was looming as a major threat to end the game soon.