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Plume, Pod and P-p-p-power!! Grist vs Raffine | Semifinals | MU 092422 | Duel Commander

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Grist, the Hunger Tide

Grist, the Hunger Tide

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Raffine, Scheming Seer

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Decklists

Grist, the Hunger Tide Deck on Moxfield

Raffine, Scheming Seer Deck on Moxfield

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Grist, the Hunger Tide

    Grist, the Hunger Tide

    Utilizes sacrifice and graveyard synergies to generate value from creature deaths, aiming to overwhelm opponents with tokens and recursive threats that grow stronger with each sacrifice.

  • Raffine, Scheming Seer

    Raffine, Scheming Seer

    Focuses on hand disruption, card draw, and incremental advantage through looting effects, seeking to control the board and outvalue opponents while assembling combos or powerful finishers.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Grist's ability to consistently generate tokens and sacrifice them for value proved pivotal in maintaining board control.

  • 2

    Raffine's disruption and looting helped stabilize the game, but was ultimately insufficient against Grist's recursive threats.

  • 3

    The timing of sacrifice and recursion interactions was crucial in tipping the board state in Grist's favor.

  • 4

    Managing resources efficiently and sequencing plays to deny the opponent's response windows was a key strategic element.

Notable Cards

  • Grist, the Hunger Tide

    Grist, the Hunger Tide

  • Raffine, Scheming Seer

    Raffine, Scheming Seer

  • Plumeveil

    Plumeveil

Gameplay Summary

The match between Grist, the Hunger Tide and Raffine, Scheming Seer unfolded as a tight and strategic duel highlighting the distinct playstyles of each commander.

Grist's deck focused on leveraging graveyard interactions and sacrificing creatures to generate value and maintain board presence, while Raffine's deck utilized hand disruption and incremental advantage through looting and card draw.

Key turning points involved Grist establishing a resilient board state with tokens and synergistic creatures, applying pressure through repeated sacrificing and recursion.

Raffine responded by disrupting Grist's plans and capitalizing on card advantage to stabilize and find answers. In the later stages, Grist managed to execute a powerful combo involving token generation and sacrifice outlets, overwhelming Raffine's defenses.

Raffine attempted to leverage control elements and value engines to stall and rebuild momentum, but the relentless pressure from Grist's board proved decisive.

Ultimately, Grist's ability to maintain a persistent threat presence and grind out incremental advantages secured the win in the semifinals, demonstrating the potency of sacrifice and graveyard synergies against a control-oriented deck.

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