Strixhaven Planar Championship - WPCS #120

Deck Strategies

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  Veyran, Voice of Duality

  A spellslinger deck that reduces the cost of instants and sorceries while doubling their triggers to deal incremental burn damage and control the board through repeated spell effects.

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  Osgir, the Reconstructor

  An artifact-focused historic reanimator deck that recovers and copies historic permanents from the graveyard to build board presence and generate value over time.

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  Dina, Soul Steeper

  A life gain and drain deck that uses creatures and enchantments to suck life from opponents and gain life, aiming to combo with cards like Exquisite Blood for a game-ending loop.

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  Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

  A token-based deck that doubles token production and leverages replication effects to swarm the board and overwhelm opponents with large numbers of creatures.

Gameplay Insights

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  Blake used Gitaxian Probe early to gain critical information on opponents’ hands, allowing precise trigger management and efficient spell casting.

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  The combination of Storm-Kin Mentor and Kessig Flamebreather allowed Blake to reduce spell costs and deal incremental damage to all opponents, maintaining pressure.

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  CG’s use of Osgir to reanimate historic artifacts created continuous board presence and card advantage, forcing opponents to respond to recurring threats.

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  Shea’s deployment of Dina and synergy with Exquisite Blood set up a dangerous life drain combo, creating tension for opponents who needed to disrupt it quickly.

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  Ben’s token doubling strategy with Adrix and Nev provided a growing threat of overwhelming board presence, emphasizing the need for opponents to contain token growth early.

Notable Cards

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  Veyran, Voice of Duality

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  Kessig Flamebreather

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  Ancient Cornucopia

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  Dina, Soul Steeper

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  Exquisite Blood

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  Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

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  Gitaxian Probe

Summary

The game took place on the Strixhaven plane with four players piloting distinct commanders: Veyran, Voice of Duality; Osgir, the Reconstructor; Dina, Soul Steeper; and Adrix and Nev, Twincasters. Early turns focused on setting up mana bases and deploying key creatures such as Storm-Kin Mentor and Kessig Flamebreather, which synergized well with the instant and sorcery-heavy builds. Blake, on Veyran, leveraged cost reduction and multiple trigger synergies to control the board and apply incremental damage. Meanwhile, CG's Osgir deck focused on artifact recursion and historic permanents, establishing a slow but steady board presence bolstered by card advantage from artifact interactions. Shea’s Dina, Soul Steeper deck aimed to drain life from opponents while gaining life, setting up a combo with Exquisite Blood to aim for a win through life manipulation. Ben’s Adrix and Nev deck worked on token doubling and replication strategies to overwhelm opponents with creature numbers and value. A key turning point involved Blake casting Gitaxian Probe to gain information and trigger Veyran’s abilities, leading to a burst of damage and board control. Throughout, players managed resources carefully, balancing aggression with defense, while monitoring life totals and board states to avoid sudden lethal combos. The game’s tension centered around managing spell triggers, token generation, and life drain interactions, with players leveraging their commander synergies to push toward victory.