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Pinpoint Precision Punishment | Atraxa vs Old Stickfingers | Round 3 | MU | Duel Commander

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklist

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Atraxa, Grand Unifier

    Atraxa, Grand Unifier

    Builds value through proliferate and counter synergies, enhancing permanents over time to outpace opponents with incremental advantages and resilient board states.

  • Old Stickfingers

    Old Stickfingers

    Focuses on precise disruption and removal, aiming to punish opponents' board development and maintain control through targeted interactions and tempo plays.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Atraxa's incremental counter-based growth effectively pressured Old Stickfingers by enhancing board permanents steadily.

  • 2

    Old Stickfingers' targeted removal and disruption attempts were crucial in stalling Atraxa's advances and regaining board control.

  • 3

    The duel highlighted the tension between a value-oriented strategy with gradual advantage and a precision-based control approach aiming to punish overextensions.

Notable Cards

  • Atraxa, Grand Unifier

    Atraxa, Grand Unifier

Gameplay Summary

The game featured a duel between two distinct strategies led by the commanders Atraxa, Grand Unifier and Old Stickfingers.

Atraxa's player focused on leveraging proliferate and counters synergy, gradually building board presence and enhancing permanents to gain incremental advantages.

On the other hand, Old Stickfingers utilized a more disruptive and punishing approach, likely aiming to control the board and exploit key interactions to dismantle Atraxa's setup.

As the match progressed, pivotal moments involved Atraxa's ability to maintain board resilience through counters and incremental growth, while Old Stickfingers aimed to capitalize on precision removal and disruption to halt Atraxa's momentum.

The game likely culminated in a critical sequence where either Atraxa's overwhelming board state or Old Stickfingers' pinpoint removal secured victory by either out-valuing or out-controlling the opponent.

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