Deck Strategies
Yeva, Nature's Herald
The Yeva deck leverages the commander's ability to cast green creatures at instant speed. The deck is creature-based, and aims to win through combat or combo. The deck seeks to establish board presence and then react to opponent's plays on their turn.
Urza, Lord High Artificer
The Urza deck is built around artifacts, aiming to take advantage of Urza's ability to tap artifacts for blue mana. The deck likely aims to win through creating a large construct or leveraging artifact synergies.
Rielle, the Everwise
The Rielle deck leverages instants and sorceries, as well as discard effects, in order to draw additional cards. The deck likely seeks to win through leveraging a large hand size and Rielle's ability to grow stronger with each instant and sorcery in the graveyard.
The Ur-Dragon
The Ur-Dragon deck likely aims to ramp quickly and play large dragon creatures, leveraging The Ur-Dragon's cost reduction for dragon spells and its ability to draw cards and put additional permanents into play.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
The Yeva player's decision to cast Kogla, the Titan Ape at instant speed to remove Rielle before she could become a substantial threat was a pivotal moment in the game.
- 2
Urza player's setup with Manifold Key and Voltaic Key indicated a potential for a big play in the upcoming turns.
- 3
Rielle player effectively utilized Bazaar of Baghdad in combination with their commander's ability to draw additional cards, showing a strong synergy.
Notable Cards
Yeva, Nature's Herald
Kogla, the Titan Ape
Return of the Wildspeaker
Urza, Lord High Artificer
Voltaic Key
Manifold Key
Rielle, the Everwise
Bazaar of Baghdad
Library of Leng
The Ur-Dragon
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen
Summary
The game started off strong with the Yeva, Nature's Herald player utilizing the commander's ability to cast creatures at instant speed. The player ramped efficiently with Arbor Elf and Lanowar Elves and established board presence with Ovenwald Tracker. Meanwhile, Urza, Lord High Artificer player built up a strong artifact presence, and Rielle, the Everwise player took advantage of their commander’s ability by discarding cards to draw additional cards, leveraging Bazaar of Baghdad. However, the game’s turning point was when the Yeva player successfully cast Kogla, the Titan Ape at flash speed, taking out Rielle before she could become a substantial threat. The Yeva player then continued to apply pressure on the board while simultaneously drawing cards using Return of the Wildspeaker.