Precon League OPENING MATCH | Round 1 Group 1

Deck Strategies

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  Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

  Leverages Dinosaur synergy to ramp mana through enrage effects and ramping lands, aiming to overwhelm opponents with large, aggressive creatures.

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  Gonti, Canny Acquisitor

  Focuses on stealing opponents' cards through combat damage, gaining card advantage and access to diverse spells to control the board.

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  The Tenth Doctor & Rose Tyler

  Utilizes time counters and suspend mechanics to manipulate the board state, incrementally build power on creatures, and execute a powerful board wipe with The Moment.

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  Ulalek, Fused Atrocity

  Centers around copying Eldrazi spells and triggered abilities to maximize value and dominate the late game with large Eldrazi threats.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Dinosaur deck's synergy with enrage abilities allowed for early board control and mana ramp, helping accelerate their game plan effectively.

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  The Moment provided a unique, scalable board wipe option tied to the time counter mechanic, giving the Doctor Who deck a powerful mid-to-late game tool to reset unfavorable board states.

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  Despite the Eldrazi deck’s slow start due to high mana costs, copying Eldrazi spells and abilities with Ulalek created potential for explosive turns once mana was available.

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  Gonti’s ability to exile and play opponents’ cards created a dynamic advantage by using enemy resources, pressuring all players to tread carefully with combat damage.

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  Early artifact plays such as Thought Vessel and Baleful Strix contributed to mana fixing and card draw, enhancing consistency and tempo across decks.

Notable Cards

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  Marauding Raptor

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  Ranging Raptors

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  Baleful Strix

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  Thought Vessel

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  Oblivion Sower

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  The Moment

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  Vile Redeemer

Summary

The game started with all four players deploying their respective preconstructed decks, setting the stage for an intense and thematic battle. Early turns involved ramping and setting up board presence, with the Dinosaur-themed deck focusing on synergistic creatures like Marauding Raptor and Ranging Raptors to ramp mana and control the board through enrage triggers. The Eldrazi deck, despite slow starts due to expensive spells, aimed to establish a late-game Eldrazi presence and generate value with artifact synergies. Another player utilized Gonti, Canny Acquisitor’s ability to steal and play opponents’ cards for card advantage, while the Doctor Who-themed deck centered around the complex time counter and suspend mechanics, using creatures like Rose Tyler and powerful artifacts such as The Moment to control the board and eventually perform a sweeping board wipe.