Deck & Commander Strategies
Ragost, Deft Gastronaut
Utilizes artifact sacrifice and fling mechanics to deal incremental damage to opponents while gaining life through lifelink, aiming to burn out the table quickly.
Sami, Wildcat Captain
Focuses on affinity for artifacts to cast cheap artifact creatures rapidly, building a board presence enhanced by artifact synergies and life gain.
Infinite Guideline Station
Generates value by producing tokens from multicolored permanents, aiming to overwhelm opponents with a large board and incremental advantage.
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
Leverages artifact drops and artifact-based buffs to enhance creatures and gain incremental advantages, focusing on artifact synergies for board control.
Gameplay Insights
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Ragost's repeated use of artifact sacrifice and fling to deal damage combined with lifelink kept him healthy while pressuring opponents, showcasing a strong burn synergy.
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Generous Plunderer’s ability to create treasure tokens and deal damage based on artifact count added consistent incremental damage and resource generation.
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Lo Shield Clockwork Scholar’s protection of artifact creatures and card draw on artifact creature entry helped maintain Sami’s board presence and card advantage.
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Players utilized artifact ramp like Soul Ring and token generators to accelerate their board development, but Ragost’s aggressive damage was a decisive tempo swing.
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Early removal of key artifact permanents, such as exiling Sensei's Divining Top with Sheltered by Ghosts, disrupted opponents’ card advantage.
Notable Cards
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Sheltered by Ghosts
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Generous Plunderer
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Sensei's Divining Top
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Aether Spellbomb
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Curse of Opulence
Gameplay Summary
The game features four commanders each leveraging artifact synergies in distinct strategies.
Early gameplay saw players establishing their boards with artifact ramp and utility, with Ragost aggressively using his ability to fling artifacts at opponents to deal damage and gain life through lifelink from Sheltered by Ghosts.
Sami focused on affinity for artifacts, casting zero-cost creatures and building up a board with artifact creatures and life gain.
Infinite Guideline Station aimed to create a token army by assembling multicolored permanents, while Mm'menon sought to maximize artifact value and buff creatures through artifact synergies. A key turning point occurred when Ragost began repeatedly sacrificing artifacts to deal damage to all players, gaining significant life due to lifelink, swinging the game tempo in his favor.
The presence of cards like Generous Plunderer created additional treasure tokens and dealt incremental damage, pressuring opponents.
Meanwhile, Lo Shield Clockwork Scholar provided protection and card draw for artifact creatures, enabling Sami to maintain board presence.
The combination of burn from Ragost's artifact fling and token generation from Infinite Guideline Station provided dynamic board states, though Ragost's early aggressive damage ultimately led to a swift victory before other players could fully establish their strategies.
