Deck & Commander Strategies
Octavia, Living Thesis
Build a spellslinger deck that generates value through casting cheap spells and cantrips, creating unblockable creatures that grow large for aggressive attacks. Uses looting and wheels to fuel the graveyard and reduce the commander’s cost.
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
An aggressive mono-white deck focused on human tribal synergies, token generation, and anthem effects to build a wide board and overwhelm opponents with multiple attackers.
Olivia, Crimson Bride
A reanimation and vampire tribal deck that cheats impactful creatures onto the battlefield from the graveyard, taking advantage of extra combat steps to maximize damage output.
Shadrix Silverquill
A voltron style deck that combines keyword synergies, hatebear creatures, and control elements to dominate the board, focusing on flying threats and incremental damage while disrupting opponents.
Gameplay Insights
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Octavia used High Tide to ramp mana and cast multiple spells in a single turn, enabling a large unblockable threat and card draw advantage.
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Repeated activation of Pestilence by Shadrix was crucial in controlling the board by dealing damage to all creatures and players, disrupting wide boards.
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Adeline leveraged token generation and anthem effects to build a wide board presence, culminating in a decisive multi-player lethal attack.
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Players used sacrifice and protection effects strategically, such as sacrificing Selfless Spirit to grant indestructibility and prevent lethal damage on key creatures.
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The interaction between graveyard recursion and extra combat steps with Olivia allowed for sustained pressure, though ultimately insufficient against Adeline's aggression.
Notable Cards
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High Tide
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Pestilence
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Eldrazi Monument
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Linvala, Keeper of Silence
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March of Swirling Mist
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Sword of Feast and Famine
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Selfless Spirit
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Chainer, Nightmare Adept
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Eater of Virtue
Gameplay Summary
The game started with all four players setting up their boards and developing their strategies.
Early turns featured key plays such as Octavia casting spells to grow unblockable creatures and generate card advantage through looting and wheels, while Adeline established a wide board state with human tokens and anthem effects.
Olivia focused on reanimating impactful creatures and gaining extra combat steps, and Shadrix Silverquill aimed to control the board with voltron elements and hatebear effects.
A pivotal moment came when Octavia utilized high tide to ramp mana and cast multiple spells to create large threats, while Shadrix used Pestilence repeatedly to clear the board of smaller creatures, maintaining control and pressuring opponents.
As the midgame progressed, combat interactions intensified with multiple blocks, sacrifices for indestructibility, and strategic use of anthem effects and protection spells.
The board state remained dynamic with recurring creatures from the graveyard and token generation.
Ultimately, Adeline's aggressive token swarm overwhelmed the table.
By leveraging anthem boosts and wide attacks, Adeline was able to deal lethal damage simultaneously to multiple opponents, finishing the game decisively with a strong board presence and timely combat steps.
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