Deck & Commander Strategies
Mistform Ultimus
This deck aims to leverage Mistform Ultimus as a powerful, shapeshifting illusion that can be boosted and protected by various slivers and merfolk lords. The plan is to constantly attack with Mistform while using clone effects and pump spells to increase its power and resilience, focusing on a repetitive beatdown style until opponents are overwhelmed.
Titania, Protector of Argoth
Titania's deck is a ramp-heavy, land-sacrifice strategy that generates a large number of 5/3 elemental tokens by sacrificing lands each turn. It capitalizes on green ramp cards like Lotus Cobra, multiple elves, and powerful planeswalkers like Garruk to accelerate mana production and card draw, culminating in a massive board presence often finished off with Craterhoof Behemoth for lethal alpha strikes.
Gameplay Insights
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The early concession by the Naft the Gilt-Leaf opponent illustrated the power of an aggressive start with Mistform Ultimus when the opponent stumbles on lands and board development.
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Titania's use of Lotus Cobra and elves to ramp into multiple land drops and activate land-sacrifice elemental generation quickly overwhelmed the Mistform deck, showcasing the threat of green ramp and token synergy in Commander.
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Strategically, the Mistform player focused on preserving blockers and holding back attacks until the board was more stabilized, but lacked sufficient card draw and interaction to keep pace with Titania's explosive growth and card advantage.
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Cloning and pumping Mistform Ultimus provided incremental value, but ultimately was not enough to counter the sheer volume of threats and mana acceleration from the opposing deck.
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The final blow with Craterhoof Behemoth demonstrated the classic green finisher that can turn a board full of tokens into a lethal alpha strike, ending the game decisively.
Notable Cards
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Mistform Ultimus
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Titania, Protector of Argoth
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Lotus Cobra
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Garruk
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Craterhoof Behemoth
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Diffusion Sliver
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Clone
Gameplay Summary
The gameplay featured two matches showcasing the Mistform Ultimus deck against opponents piloting Naft the Gilt-Leaf and Titania, Protector of Argoth, respectively.
In the first match, the player with Mistform Ultimus won quickly as the opponent's deck failed to establish a strong board presence early on, leading to a concession by turn three.
The second match proved far more challenging, facing off against a mono-green ramp and land-sacrifice deck led by Titania.
The opponent ramped aggressively with Lotus Cobra and other elves, quickly generating large mana and producing multiple powerful threats including Garruk planeswalkers, Craterhoof Behemoth, and a large army of elementals from Titania's land sacrifices.
Despite attempts to stabilize with blockers and slivers that provided protection and pump, the Mistform Ultimus deck struggled to keep pace against the overwhelming board state and card advantage generated by the Titania player.
Ultimately, the Mistform deck was unable to recover, falling to a decisive alpha strike bolstered by Craterhoof Behemoth and elves, ending the game decisively in the opponent's favor.
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