Deck Strategies
Yuna, Grand Summoner
A +1/+1 counter-focused deck that uses Yuna's ability to distribute counters and power up creatures, aiming to build a resilient board to deliver big damage.
Eriette of the Charmed Apple
An aura-centric deck that enchants creatures to gain life and drain opponents, focusing on attrition and incremental advantage through enchantments.
Flubs, the Fool
A deck that aims to cycle through its library quickly to enable damage combos, particularly leveraging cards like Glint-Horn Buccaneer and Wielder of Mysteries for a lethal win.
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
An equipment-based deck that uses Cloud's ability to attach equipment for free and generate card advantage, applying pressure with efficient combat and multiple attacks.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Tanner's timely casting of Blasphemous Act dramatically shifted the board state, clearing wide boards and allowing him to stabilize with new threats.
- 2
Matt leveraged Yuna's ability to place and redistribute +1/+1 counters effectively, enabling large creatures like Crystalline Crawler to enter with significant counters for powerful plays.
- 3
Chandler's Cloud deck maintained card advantage by attacking with multiple equipped creatures and drawing cards off combat triggers, keeping pressure on multiple opponents.
- 4
Sam's use of auras and enchantments, including life payment to Black Market Connections and casting Eriette multiple times, showcased a strong value engine focused on life drain and utility.
- 5
The interaction of equipment like Dragonfire Blade and Lelayline Axe played a crucial role in protecting key creatures and enabling aggressive combat phases.
- 6
Flubs' strategy to cycle through cards and build toward a combo was disrupted by board wipes and targeted attacks, highlighting the fragility of combo-centric decks in multiplayer games.
Notable Cards
Yuna, Grand Summoner
Blasphemous Act
Rishkar's Expertise
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
Archon of Sun's Grace
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Esper Sentinel
Black Market Connections
Dragonfire Blade
Faithless Looting
Crystalline Crawler
Summary
The game featured four Final Fantasy-themed commanders battling for control and victory. Early turns saw players establishing their mana bases and deploying key creatures like Archon of Sun's Grace and Sakura-Tribe Elder. A pivotal moment occurred when Tanner cast a one-sided board wipe, Blasphemous Act, devastating wide boards and clearing the battlefield. Matt capitalized on this by recasting Yuna, Grand Summoner, and leveraging powerful spells like Rishkar's Expertise to draw cards and develop a strong board presence with counters. Meanwhile, Chandler's Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER deck utilized equipment and card draw engines to maintain pressure, while Sam's Eriette of the Charmed Apple deck focused on enchanting creatures and life gain to drain opponents. Tanner's Flubs, the Fool deck aimed to cycle through the deck and win with damage combos but struggled after the board wipe and key creature deaths. The game revolved around heavy card draw, strategic board wipes, and counter synergies, with Yuna's ability to manipulate +1/+1 counters proving a key advantage for Matt.
