Deck Strategies
Pia Nalaar, Chief Mechanic
Generate energy from artifact creature combat damage to create large flying vehicle tokens, then use multiple combat phases and combat buffs to deal massive damage quickly.
Sab-Sunen, Luxa Embodied
Accumulate +1/+1 counters each turn to draw cards and maintain a huge indestructible threat with Sab-Sunen, while using enchantments like Agatha’s Soul Cauldron to grant additional abilities and control the board.
Redshift, Rocketeer Chief
Utilize Redshift’s ability to play permanents from hand by paying mana equal to their cost, combined with Sneak Attack to cheat out large creatures and overwhelm opponents rapidly.
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Discard high-impact creatures to create tapped zombie token copies, building an army of powerful zombies with synergy from zombie tribal cards and recursion.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Pia Nalaar’s energy generation combined with multiple combat phases allowed for explosive damage windows, especially when vehicles were given double strike.
- 2
Sab-Sunen’s requirement for an even number of counters was cleverly managed by Agatha’s Soul Cauldron to maximize card draw and keep the commander threatening.
- 3
Redshift’s ability to put permanents directly onto the battlefield paired with Sneak Attack drastically shortened the game by cheating out large threats without paying their full mana cost.
- 4
Hashaton’s discard-to-token mechanic created resilient board presence by turning problematic creatures into powerful zombie tokens, effectively circumventing board wipes.
- 5
The interaction between activated abilities in Redshift’s command zone and Agatha’s Soul Cauldron added an extra layer of complexity and synergy to the game state.
Notable Cards
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
Sneak Attack
Grave Titan
Arcane Signet
Summary
The game started with Ben taking the first turn and setting a slow but steady pace, utilizing mana ramp and artifact synergies through his Redshift, Rocketeer Chief commander. Blake, playing Sab-Sunen, Luxa Embodied, focused on building up his commander with +1/+1 counters to trigger card draws and gain incremental value, while also leveraging Agatha's Soul Cauldron to enhance his board. Daniel's Pia Nalaar, Chief Mechanic deck aimed to generate energy through aggressive artifact creatures and use that energy to create large vehicle tokens which could be powered up for multiple combat phases, making for a heavy artifact-centric assault. Shay’s Hashaton, Scarab's Fist deck revolved around discarding large creatures to generate powerful Zombie tokens, enabling a swarm strategy with resilient threats like Grave Titan and the Scarab God.
