Deck & Commander Strategies
Serah Farron
Cast multiple legendary creatures each turn to benefit from cost reductions and buffs, transforming Serah into an artifact that further discounts legendary spells and boosts creatures, aiming for a strong, wide board of powerful legendary creatures.
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant
Ramp red mana quickly to maximize devotion and unleash large, impactful spells; leverage haste granted by key artifacts and creatures to pressure opponents rapidly.
Ardyn, the Usurper
Utilize graveyard exile to create demon copies, buff demons on the board, and apply pressure through combat while maintaining control with reactive removal spells, focusing on demon tribal synergy.
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
Mill and fill the graveyard with key cards, use discard and dredge mechanics to fuel graveyard recursion, and transform to cast spells from the graveyard, generating card advantage and resilience through reanimation.
Gameplay Insights
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Serah Farron's transformation into Crystallized Serah was a pivotal moment, enabling her to discount all legendary creatures and pump their power, greatly accelerating her board state.
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Ardyn's strategic use of sacrificing his own creatures with Mark of the Oni to generate value and control the board showcased clever synergy and timing.
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Emet-Selch’s discard of Stinkweed Imp with dredge allowed him to accelerate graveyard setup, crucial for his late-game reanimation plan.
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Clive’s red mana ramp and haste enablers demonstrated a slower build-up strategy that aimed to overwhelm opponents with fast, aggressive creatures once devotion thresholds were met.
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The interplay between graveyard mechanics and removal spells created a dynamic battlefield where resource management and timing of threats were critical.
Notable Cards
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Serah Farron // Crystallized Serah
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Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno
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Ardyn, the Usurper
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Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld
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Nature's Lore
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Mind Stone
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Stinkweed Imp
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Cabal Stronghold
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Mark of the Oni
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Path to Exile
Gameplay Summary
The game started with each player establishing their mana base and deploying early ramp or value creatures.
Serah Farron focused on casting legendary creatures to leverage her cost-reduction and buffing abilities, quickly transforming into Crystallized Serah to boost her board.
Clive, Ifrit’s Dominant aimed to ramp into red devotion quickly, setting up for powerful spells and haste effects.
Ardyn, the Usurper emphasized demon synergy by exiling creatures from graveyards to create demon copies, bolstered by his ability to buff those demons.
Meanwhile, Emet-Selch utilized graveyard interactions and dredge mechanics to fuel reanimation and card advantage, intending to transform and cast spells from the graveyard with ease. Key turning points involved Serah Farron flipping into her artifact form, significantly enhancing her legendary creatures’ power, and Ardyn’s tactical use of removal on his own creatures to trigger benefits and maintain board control.
Emet-Selch's discard and draw synergy helped fill his graveyard with key cards, setting up for a late-game resurrection storm.
Clive’s incremental mana ramp and haste abilities set the stage for explosive turns but required assembling devotion and red pips first.
The game’s tension revolved around managing board presence and graveyard resources, with Serah’s aggressive legendary creature strategy and Emet-Selch’s graveyard recursion creating a dynamic interplay of threats and answers.
