Deck & Commander Strategies
Etali, Primal Conqueror
Establish early board presence through artifact ramp and recursion, then repeatedly cast Etali to deal massive damage by attacking and cheating out expensive creatures from opponents' decks.
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Ramp aggressively with mana dorks and artifact synergies to generate large amounts of mana, enabling big spells and combos that leverage treasure tokens and mana acceleration.
Tymna the Weaver
Utilize card draw and disruption through combat damage and controlling spells, leveraging synergy with creatures to maintain board presence and political advantage.
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
Focus on interaction and control, using mill and discard effects alongside spells to disrupt opponents while drawing cards and maintaining tempo.
Gameplay Insights
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Etali player utilized artifact recursion with Cloudstone Curio to bounce Etali repeatedly, maximizing damage output each turn.
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The interaction of sacrificing Grim Monolith with transmute artifact allowed tutoring key combo pieces efficiently.
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Players coordinated timing of multiple instant-speed spells on the stack to maximize disruption and minimize opponent advantage.
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Kinnan generated large amounts of mana through treasure tokens and artifact ramp to keep pace with Etali's fast starts.
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There was careful management of card advantage and resource feeding to opponents, reflecting high-level politicking and threat assessment.
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Use of counterspells and bounce effects by Tymna and Blue Farm to slow down Etali’s aggressive plan and preserve life totals.
Notable Cards
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Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
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Grim Monolith
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Cloudstone Curio
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Force of Vigor
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Heat Shimmer
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Blisterpod
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Cursed Mirror
Gameplay Summary
The game began with a highly explosive and powerful start from the Etali player, who managed to assemble a strong board presence on turn one including Grim Monolith, Cloudstone Curio, Bowmaster, and multiple artifact interactions.
This early tempo advantage put pressure on the table immediately.
Kinnan and the other players gradually developed their boards, with Kinnan generating multiple mana and treasure tokens to ramp into larger plays.
There was significant artifact synergy and recursion, particularly with Cloudstone Curio bouncing Etali repeatedly to generate value.
The interaction between multiple artifact sac and transmute effects allowed for efficient tutoring and board development. As the game progressed, Tymna and Kraum (referred to as Blue Farm in the description) played a more controlling role, using counterspells and creature-based disruption such as Blisterpod and Mystic to slow down the aggressive starts.
There was a notable moment where multiple spells were cast simultaneously, demonstrating the complex stack interactions and timing decisions typical of high-level Commander play.
The Etali player leveraged burn and repeated ETB triggers to chip away at opponents' life totals.
Players were wary of feeding cards to opponents and managing their resources carefully, indicating a tense mid-game with multiple threats on board.
The game was defined by explosive artifact combos, aggressive burn from Etali, and reactive control elements from the other decks, with no clear winner emerging in the early stages shown.
