Deck & Commander Strategies
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit & Sam, Loyal Attendant
The deck aims to generate a variety of tokens to fuel its engine, manipulate resources, and control the board.
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
This deck plays a long game, setting up a combo involving unearth and damage triggers. When the combo is assembled, it can deal lethal damage to the entire table.
Galadriel, Elven-Queen
This deck is elf tribal, using synergies among its elf creatures to generate value, ramp, and build a formidable board state.
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden
The Eowyn deck seeks to generate tokens and apply pressure through combat. However, it struggled against removal in this game.
Gameplay Insights
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Sam's use of Academy Manufacturer to generate an abundance of tokens provided a steady stream of resources and board control.
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John's use of Master Biomancer and Realmwalker created a powerful elf army, significantly ramping his mana and card advantage.
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Tom's use of Terror of the Peaks in conjunction with a flurry of unearth actions dealt a significant amount of damage to all opponents, drawing him a significant number of cards, and setting up the win.
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Extra's struggle against removal highlighted the importance of protection or recursion in commander decks.
Notable Cards
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Terror of the Peaks
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Ravenous Squirrel
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Master Biomancer
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players ramping and setting up their board states.
Sam, piloting the Frodo and Sam deck, focused on generating a variety of tokens (food, treasure, and clue) thanks to the Academy Manufacturer and Sam's own ability.
John, commanding an elf-centric deck led by Galadriel, generated a swarm of beefed-up elves.
Tom, playing Sauron, took time to set up, but then unleashed a flurry of unearth actions, combined with Terror of the Peaks, to deal massive damage and draw a significant number of cards.
Finally, Extra, with Eowyn, struggled against removal and wasn't able to establish a robust board state.
The game ended with Tom leveraging a combo involving Astronaut's Altar and his unearth mechanic, wiping out the rest of the table and securing a victory for Sauron.
