Deck & Commander Strategies
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Generate infinite mana and draw through the deck rapidly to assemble a combo finish, relying on careful sequencing of spells and mana rocks.
Gandalf the White
Utilize doubling effects on artifact tokens (eggs) to build storm count and execute a flash-speed storm combo, winning in a single explosive turn.
Fire Lord Azula
Leverage her ability to reduce red mana costs and copy instants, such as Invoke Calamity, to control the board and generate repeated value and damage.
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Tutor a toolbox of legendary artifacts and enchantments to assemble combos involving cards like Necropotence and Underbreach, combining ramp and combo potential.
Gameplay Insights
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Players faced critical mulligan decisions early on, weighing the risk of keeping hands with powerful but slow starts versus missing land drops.
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Fire Lord Azula's synergy with Invoke Calamity allowed for double casting and effective mana reduction, providing repeated value and control potential.
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Gandalf's deck capitalized on doubling egg token effects to ramp storm count quickly and execute a flash-speed storm combo.
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Sisay's player prioritized setting up tutoring lines for Necropotence and underbreach to enable a hybrid combo approach that balances commander-centric plays and combo pieces.
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Wan Shi Tong's player recognized the risk of early plays like Lotus Petal and Mystic Remora being countered and opted for safer mulligans to ensure smoother combo execution.
Notable Cards
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Invoke Calamity
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Mystic Remora
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Mox Diamond
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Deathrite Shaman
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Cyclonic Rift
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Necropotence
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Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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Basalt Monolith
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Retraction Helix
Gameplay Summary
The game began with all four players carefully navigating their early hands and mulligans, aiming to establish their board presence and accelerate into their key combos.
Wan Shi Tong's player focused on generating infinite mana and drawing through most of the deck to find a winning line, though faced some mulligan decisions due to lack of early land drops.
Gandalf's deck pursued a storm and eggs-based combo strategy, leveraging doubling of egg effects and flash-speed storm wins.
Fire Lord Azula was piloted with a unique twist by including Invoke Calamity, capitalizing on her ability to reduce red mana costs and copy spells to double the effect, aiming to control the board and deal damage efficiently.
Sisay's deck blended a classic artifact and enchantment toolbox with combo potential, tutoring key pieces like Necropotence and underbreach to assemble lethal combos while maintaining solid legendary synergy and ramp.
