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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Graham O'Brien

Graham O'Brien

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The Fourteenth Doctor

The Fourteenth Doctor

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Reaper King

Reaper King

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Avatar Aang

Avatar Aang

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Ertai Resurrected

Ertai Resurrected

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Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Graham O'Brien

    Graham O'Brien

    Generate food tokens by casting spells from zones other than hand, leveraging food synergies and artifact interactions to gain incremental advantage and sustain through the game.

  • Ertai Resurrected

    Ertai Resurrected

    Control the board using counterspells and removal, generate card advantage through vehicles and creatures with counters, and disrupt opponents' strategies while maintaining a sea monster theme.

  • Reaper King

    Reaper King

    Utilize a tribal strategy focused on various creature types, aiming to leverage the Reaper King's ability to create tokens and overwhelm opponents with diverse threats.

  • Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements

    Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements

    Leverage elemental and thematic synergy around the Avatar character, utilizing spells and creatures with elemental traits to control the board and apply pressure.

  • The Fourteenth Doctor

    The Fourteenth Doctor

    Focus on a quirky, thematic deck built around cards with unusual or humorous art, using tutors and unique interactions to assemble combos or powerful board states.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Morgan's use of Scheming Symmetry to tutor ramp spells was critical for accelerating their deck's development despite a limited mana base.

  • 2

    Seth's early casting of Graham O'Brien enabled the generation of food tokens, providing both board presence and potential for synergy with other cards.

  • 3

    Crim's management of Recker Bank Buster counters allowed incremental card draw and token creation, helping maintain card advantage in a control-oriented deck.

  • 4

    Players carefully navigated the art-based card restrictions, which influenced deck construction and in-game decisions, such as land choices and spell selections.

  • 5

    Tor's foot-themed deck capitalized on aggressive creatures and thematic lands to build early board pressure, forcing opponents to respond promptly.

Notable Cards

  • Graham O'Brien

    Graham O'Brien

  • Scheming Symmetry

    Scheming Symmetry

  • Xander's Lounge

    Xander's Lounge

  • Thespian's Stage

    Thespian's Stage

Gameplay Summary

The game began with players deploying lands and setting up their unique decks, each built around a theme of cards with ridiculous or funny art.

Tor played a foot-themed deck with stomping creatures and lands featuring feet and soccer uniforms, aiming to overwhelm opponents with aggressive foot-themed creatures.

Morgan's deck focused on ugly Secret Layer art cards, leveraging tutors like Scheming Symmetry to find key ramp and synergy pieces.

Seth led a Graham O'Brien deck centered around food tokens generated through casting spells from unusual zones, while Crim played a sea monster-themed Dimir control deck with counters and card draw, applying pressure through removal and disruption.

The initial turns involved cautious development, with players ramping, fetching lands, and deploying early threats or utility creatures such as vehicles and food generators. A pivotal moment occurred when Seth cast Graham O'Brien, enabling food token creation and synergy with various artifacts and creatures.

Morgan tutored up crucial ramp spells to help accelerate their game plan, while Crim began to activate his Recker Bank Buster vehicle and establish board control with countermagic and removal spells.

Tor continued to develop his aggressive foot tribal strategy, establishing board presence with large creatures and thematic lands.

The interplay between Morgan's tutoring, Seth's food synergies, and Crim's control elements created dynamic tension, with each player threatening to advance their win condition while disrupting others.

The game flowed with strategic plays around resource management, life gain, and combat interactions, all flavored by the unique thematic restrictions on card art.

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