Innistrad Remastered? I Hardly Know Her! | Typal Decks | Edgar Markov, Kyler, Millicent, Tovolar

Deck Strategies

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  Millicent, Restless Revenant

  Utilizes a spirit tribal theme focused on creating flying spirit tokens whenever spirits deal damage or die, building a resilient and evasive board presence.

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  Kyler, Sigardian Emissary

  A human tribal deck that grows creatures with +1/+1 counters as more humans enter the battlefield, supported by token generators and anthem effects to create a wide board of buffed humans.

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  Edgar Markov

  Aggressively builds vampire tribal synergy by creating vampire tokens whenever a vampire spell is cast and enhancing them with counters from Edgar's attacks, aiming to overwhelm opponents quickly.

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  Tovolar, Dire Overlord

  Leverages wolf and werewolf tribal synergy, drawing cards on combat damage and manipulating the day/night cycle to transform creatures and gain additional power and utility.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Kyler's ability to accumulate +1/+1 counters by playing multiple humans created a strong anthem effect that buffed all humans, making token generation particularly effective.

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  Millicent's spirit tokens and the ability to create tokens upon damage or death allowed for a constant replenishment of flying creatures, providing evasion and resilience against board wipes.

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  Tovolar's manipulation of the day/night cycle was a key dynamic, enabling transformations that synergized with wolf and werewolf creatures, enhancing board presence and card draw capabilities.

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  Edgar Markov's Eminence ability to create vampire tokens on casting vampire spells, combined with his ability to distribute +1/+1 counters during attacks, created rapid board growth and pressure.

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  Playing Cruel Celebrant provided a recurring drain effect that punished opponents for losing creatures, synergizing well with token production and sacrifice effects.

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  Using Ranger Class to generate additional wolf tokens expanded Tovolar’s board and helped maintain pressure in the mid-game.

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  Players made use of mana ramp and utility lands like Wild Growth and Herborg Tomb early to accelerate casting their tribal synergies.

Notable Cards

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  Kyler, Sigardian Emissary

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  Millicent, Restless Revenant

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  Edgar Markov

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  Tovolar, Dire Overlord // Tovolar, the Midnight Scourge

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  Cruel Celebrant

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  Bloodthirsty Conqueror

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  Horn of Gondor

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  Ranger Class

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  Swiftfoot Boots

Summary

The game began with players establishing their board presence through mana development and early creatures. Kyler, Sigardian Emissary's ability to grow with more humans on the battlefield started to ramp up, supported by token generators like Horn of Gondor. Millicent, Restless Revenant's spirit tribal synergy was evident early, with flying spirits and token creation on damage and death triggers. Tovolar, Dire Overlord's werewolf theme was activated through wolf tokens and day/night cycle management, drawing cards and preparing for transformation. Edgar Markov's vampire tribal deck utilized its Eminence ability to flood the board with vampire tokens and enhance them with counters from Edgar himself, creating a threatening board state quickly. Key turning points included the deployment of impactful creatures such as Cruel Celebrant, which drained opponents upon creature deaths, and Bloodthirsty Conqueror, which gained life from opponent's life loss. The interplay between token generation and anthem effects allowed human and vampire tokens to grow formidable quickly. Night transformation mechanics from Tovolar added a dynamic of shifting power levels and board states. The game appeared to be a tense balance of aggressive tribal synergies, with spirits, vampires, humans, and werewolves each leveraging their unique abilities to control the board. The win condition revolved around overwhelming opponents with tribal synergy and token swarms, backed by incremental life gain and damage mitigation effects.