Deck Strategies
Jetmir, Nexus of Revels
Focuses on wide token production and leveraging the commander’s ability to boost creatures’ power and grant haste, aiming for a big swing turn with an overwhelming board presence.
Queza, Augur of Agonies
Utilizes card draw triggers to drain opponents’ life while gaining life, aiming to control the board through attrition and eventually win via incremental life loss.
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
Protects and enhances small creatures, particularly 1-power creatures, to chip away at opponents and maintain board presence with an emphasis on synergy and incremental advantage.
Ognis, the Dragon's Lash
Treasure generation and ramp to cast expensive dragons and other threats, using artifact synergies for explosive mana acceleration and board impact.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Queza’s use of a massive draw spell to generate 21 treasures significantly ramped her mana and triggered life drain effects, putting pressure on opponents.
- 2
Jetmir’s token strategy benefited from haste and anthem effects, creating multiple attackers quickly to threaten opponents.
- 3
Rigo’s emphasis on protecting small creatures allowed consistent incremental damage and card draw, helping maintain board presence despite larger threats.
- 4
The timely Insurrection cast dramatically shifted board control by stealing creatures, showcasing the power of well-timed board wipes and mass theft effects in multiplayer EDH.
- 5
Players were attentive to mana generation and card draw sequencing to maximize triggers from commanders and artifacts, demonstrating synergy exploitation.
Notable Cards
Goblin Guide
Smothering Tithe
Windfall
Lightning Reaver
Insurrection
Spectral Sailor
Cultivate
Sanctum Weaver
Ignoble Hierarch
Summary
The game began with fast starts and aggressive plays, notably a Goblin Guide quickly dealing early damage and providing valuable land reveals. Ognis, the Dragon's Lash focused on a treasure generation strategy to ramp into big threats, while Rigo, Streetwise Mentor protected and enhanced smaller creatures to chip away at opponents. Jetmir, Nexus of Revels aimed to build a wide token board to maximize the commander’s anthem effect, and Queza, Augur of Agonies utilized a card draw and life drain synergy to slowly pressure opponents. Early turns were marked by incremental board development and subtle resource generation, including treasure tokens and enchantment synergies. A key turning point came when Queza leveraged a massive draw spell, creating an overwhelming number of treasures and draining life from opponents. This buildup of resources allowed for a shift in tempo, especially as Jetmir’s board grew with tokens and Ognis’s treasure enabled casting powerful spells. However, the game abruptly shifted with an Insurrection cast, turning the tide by stealing control of multiple creatures. This board wipe/steal effect disrupted the board states drastically, forcing players to adapt quickly or lose control. The interplay of life-drain, token generation, and artifact ramp made for a dynamic game with shifting dominance, culminating in a high-impact Insurrection play that reset the board and threatened to decide the outcome.