Takoyaki, Baby!! Octavia vs Aminatou | Round 3 | UB 122822 | Duel Commander

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Octavia, Living Thesis

  Generate artifact tokens by casting instants and sorceries, then use those tokens to create a wide board presence and apply pressure. The deck wins through attrition and overwhelming the opponent with both tokens and value spells.

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  Aminatou, the Fateshifter

  Use flicker effects and top-deck manipulation to maximize enter-the-battlefield triggers and control the game with disruption. The deck aims to maintain board control and grind out value to eventually close the game with resilient threats.

Gameplay Insights

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  Octavia’s player prioritized casting multiple instants and sorceries per turn to generate artifact tokens rapidly, creating a wide board that pressured Aminatou early.

• 2

  Aminatou’s player used flicker effects strategically to reuse enter-the-battlefield abilities for card advantage and removal, which helped stabilize against Octavia’s token swarm.

• 3

  Both players carefully managed their resources and timing of key spells to maintain tempo, with Aminatou leveraging disruption to prevent Octavia from developing an overwhelming board.

• 4

  The turning points involved Aminatou successfully disrupting Octavia’s key spells and stabilizing the board, while Octavia’s consistent token production kept applying pressure.

Notable Cards

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  Octavia, Living Thesis

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  Aminatou, the Fateshifter

Gameplay Summary