Deck & Commander Strategies
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Uses life as a resource to cast spells cheaply and quickly, applying early pressure and assembling a fast combo to win the game.
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator / Tana, the Bloodsower
Generates treasures through combat damage and uses a pirate-themed combat combo involving Malcolm and Glint-Horn Buccaneer to close out the game.
Dargo, The Shipwrecker / Thrasios, Triton Hero
Creates infinite mana with Dargo and uses Thrasios to draw cards and find win conditions, relying on artifact mana acceleration.
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Ramp mana aggressively and cheat powerful creatures into play with Kinnan’s ability to overwhelm opponents with card advantage and board presence.
Gameplay Insights
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The early disruption of key combo pieces like Chain of Smog and Basalt Monolith prevented some players from assembling their combos, shifting the game’s tempo.
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Kinnan’s use of Phantasmal Image to copy Dockside Extortionist significantly amplified treasure generation, accelerating his mana advantage.
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Counterspell interactions such as Dispel on Vampiric Tutor and the use of Pact of Negation showcased careful resource management and timing to protect critical spells.
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Saw in Half was used effectively to destroy a threatening Dargo, though Shaun was able to generate multiple treasure tokens in response, maintaining his resource flow.
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Combat damage was consistently used not only for life loss but also to trigger treasure generation and other beneficial effects, highlighting the synergy in Malcolm/Tana’s deck.
Notable Cards
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Jeweled Lotus
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Buried Alive
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Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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Dockside Extortionist
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Phantasmal Image
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Vampiric Tutor
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Pact of Negation
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Consecrated Sphinx
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Saw in Half
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Rhystic Study
Gameplay Summary
The game began with each player establishing their board and mana base quickly, with K'rrik leveraging early life payments to cast him and begin applying pressure.
Malcolm/Tana focused on generating treasure tokens and setting up a combat-based combo involving Malcolm and Glint-Horn Buccaneer.
Dargo/Thrasios utilized artifact mana acceleration and sought to create infinite mana combos with Dargo to draw into game-winning threats via Thrasios.
Kinnan's deck aimed to ramp mana explosively and deploy powerful creatures like Dockside Extortionist and Consecrated Sphinx to dominate the board. Early combat exchanges and counterspell interactions shaped the pace, with K'rrik pushing damage and Malcolm generating treasures to disrupt opponents' combos by exiling key pieces.
Shaun’s Dargo was quickly disrupted by removal but responded with multiple treasure tokens and mana acceleration to maintain threat density.
Alex’s Kinnan repeatedly activated to cheat creatures onto the battlefield, including multiple copies of Dockside Extortionist via Phantasmal Image, generating a massive treasure advantage.
A notable moment was the countering of Vampiric Tutor and Pact of Negation interactions protecting key spells, highlighting the high level of control and interaction among the players.
The game’s momentum centered around treasure generation and leveraging high-impact creatures for card advantage and combo potential.
