Deck Strategies
Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist
Leans into a Voltron equipment strategy combined with goad mechanics to force opponents to attack each other, making Slicer a mobile threat that can be passed around to maximize pressure.
Zilortha, Strength Incarnate
Utilizes creatures with equal power and toughness to maximize the value of toughness-based effects and spells, focusing on card draw and combat buffs to overwhelm opponents.
The Howling Abomination
Not explicitly detailed in the transcript, but likely focused on aggressive board presence and synergy with instants and sorceries given the mention of spell interactions.
Tadeas, Juniper Ascendant
Focuses on building a spider tribal deck that benefits from reach creatures and enchantments, using cards like Arasta of the Endless Web to generate more spiders and Mirror Entity as a win condition by boosting creatures' stats.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Slicer’s ability to be passed and goaded among players forced continuous attacks and damage distribution, creating shifting board dynamics and political tension.
- 2
Assault Formation changed the damage calculation, allowing creatures to deal damage equal to their toughness, synergizing well with the Godzilla deck’s focus on toughness-based power.
- 3
Blanca’s triggers from equipment and enchantments like Spider Umbra and Ardent Elementalist exemplified a spell-slinging, pump-heavy strategy that dealt incremental non-combat damage to opponents.
- 4
Arasta of the Endless Web’s presence encouraged opponents to cast more instants and sorceries, generating additional spider tokens and providing board development that synergized well with Mirror Entity’s ability to boost creatures for a potential finisher.
- 5
The fight interaction between Galta and Blanca via Ram Through highlighted how combat tricks and removal spells shaped board control and tempo in the game.
- 6
Destruction of key enchantments and artifacts like Assault Formation and Slicer by Hall Breach significantly impacted board states, forcing players to adapt their strategies mid-game.
Notable Cards
Assault Formation
Triumph of Ferocity
Domri, Anarch of Bolas
Arasta of the Endless Web
Mirror Entity
Elemental Bond
Archetype of Aggression
Spider Umbra
Faithless Looting
Ram Through
Summary
The game started with players establishing their boards and setting up early synergies. Chris’s Godzilla deck leveraged creatures with equal power and toughness, using cards like Triumph of Ferocity and Elemental Bond to draw cards and buff his creatures. Scott's Blanka deck focused on cantrips and spell-slinging to pump Blanka and deal damage, utilizing equipment and enchantments such as Spider Umbra and Ardent Elementalist to maintain pressure. Kyle piloted a Slicer Voltron deck, emphasizing goad effects and equipment to make Slicer a recurring threat that bounced between players, forcing attacks and dealing damage indirectly. Meanwhile, the Dhalsim deck aimed to generate incremental value through combat tricks and reach creatures, while building a spider tribal synergy with cards like Arasta of the Endless Web and Mirror Entity to scale board presence and threaten opponents.
