Deck & Commander Strategies
Greasefang, Okiba Boss
Orzhov artifact and vehicle tribal deck aiming to flood the board with Vehicles and crew them for big, efficient attacks, supported by artifact synergy and reanimation.
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh & Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Izzet polymorph deck that uses cheap partners and polymorph spells to cheat out large creatures, focusing on card draw and turning the card advantage into lethal damage.
Tatsunari, Toad Rider
Sultai enchantress build emphasizing enchantment creatures and mutate synergies to generate incremental value and board presence with triggers from casting enchantments.
Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos
Rakdos burn and token deck that maximizes damage output through token generators and top-deck manipulation to optimize Hidetsugu's damage amplification ability.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Fitz's use of polymorph on Rograkh to cheat out Docent of Perfection triggered multiple Terror of the Peaks, dealing massive damage and swinging the board state.
- 2
Brandon's aggressive early play with Thundersteel Colossus and artifact synergies pressured opponents but was eventually mitigated by Fitz's mass removal and polymorph recursion.
- 3
Kelly’s strategic token generation with Jadar Ghoulcaller and repeated casting of Hidetsugu created incremental damage and board control through treasure production and feeding burn spells.
- 4
Fitz capitalized on card advantage engines like Rhystic Study and Scroll Rack to maintain a steady stream of threats and answers, including a well-timed Blasphemous Act to reset the board.
- 5
Tatsunari’s mutate and enchantress triggers generated value but struggled to maintain pressure against the heavy disruption and damage output from other players.
- 6
The game ended with Fitz leveraging a combination of Niv-Mizzet damage triggers and polymorph synergy to eliminate multiple opponents and secure the win.
Notable Cards
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Thundersteel Colossus
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Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration
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Terror of the Peaks
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Niv-Mizzet, Parun
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Stormtide Leviathan
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Marionette Master
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Toxic Deluge
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Scroll Rack
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Rhystic Study
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Nightmare Shepherd
Gameplay Summary
The game featured five players piloting diverse Kamigawa Neon Dynasty-themed decks with distinct strategies.
Early turns saw aggressive board development, including Brandon deploying Greasefang, Okiba Boss with Thundersteel Colossus, and Fitz establishing a polymorph-based value engine with Sakashima of a Thousand Faces, Rograkh, and Niv-Mizzet.
Fitz leveraged polymorph effects to convert Rograkh into powerful finishers like Docent of Perfection and repeatedly generated card advantage with Niv-Mizzet variants and Stormtide Leviathan, creating significant pressure.
Meanwhile, Kelly's Hidetsugu deck focused on token generation, top-deck manipulation, and repeated burn damage, which culminated in casting multiple copies of Hidetsugu and Terror of the Peaks to chip away at opponents.
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