Deck & Commander Strategies
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
Utilizes a Worldgorger Dragon style infinite mana combo with reanimation to generate massive advantage and control the board by forcing opponents to sacrifice creatures.
Pir, Imaginative Rascal and Toothy, Imaginary Friend
A storm combo deck focusing on cantrips and blink effects to draw large numbers of cards and generate a high storm count, aiming to win with Laboratory Maniac.
Atla Palani, Nest Tender
Executes a shuffle combo involving Mirror Entity and Kiki-Jiki to create infinite tokens, supplemented by stax elements to disrupt opponents and protect the combo.
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
Leverages Food Chain and graveyard reanimation combos to generate zombie tokens for defense and incremental advantage, while pressuring opponents with continuous value.
Gameplay Insights
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Using Carpet of Flowers to ramp opponents can backfire by enabling their fast combo decks, highlighting the importance of target selection.
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Activating Xantcha and assigning her to another player to force sacrifices is a key interaction but requires careful timing due to the updated rules sending her to the command zone on controller death.
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Sequencing mana rocks like Grim Monolith with spells like Seething Song enables explosive turns and accelerates storm combo execution.
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Deploying Dockside Extortionist at the right moment forces opponents to make difficult decisions due to the sudden influx of treasure tokens.
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Sidisi's milling to create blockers can stall aggressive strategies temporarily but may not be sufficient against high-speed combo decks.
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Players demonstrated attention to intricate combo interactions and timing, balancing between building their own board states and disrupting others'.
Notable Cards
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Dockside Extortionist
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Carpet of Flowers
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Food Chain
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Grim Monolith
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Seething Song
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Fiery Confluence
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Imperial Recruiter
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Ashnod's Altar
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Noxious Revival
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One with Nothing
Gameplay Summary
The game featured a diverse set of combo-centric and synergistic decks, with players leveraging graveyard interactions, infinite mana combos, and token generation strategies.
Early turns saw players ramping mana aggressively and developing board presence while trying to set up their key combos.
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant utilized a Food Chain reanimator combo to generate blockers and pressure the table, while Xantcha, Sleeper Agent aimed to leverage a modified Worldgorger Dragon infinite mana combo alongside reanimation targets.
Pir and Toothy storm combo deck focused on drawing massive amounts of cards and generating storm count for a Laboratory Maniac finish.
Meanwhile, Atla Palani, Nest Tender worked towards a shuffle combo involving Mirror Entity and Kiki-Jiki to create infinite tokens, with some stax elements to disrupt opponents. A pivotal moment came when Dockside Extortionist was cast to generate a large treasure token advantage, forcing players to adapt quickly.
Carpet of Flowers was strategically used to accelerate mana on opposing players, sometimes backfiring as it aided the storm combo deck.
Sidisi's milling triggered zombie tokens, providing defensive bodies, but the board was under constant threat from multiple combo lines.
The game saw significant sequencing decisions, such as the activation of Xantcha and the use of Grim Monolith and Seething Song to ramp into powerful spells like Fiery Confluence.
Despite disruption attempts, the storm player managed to generate a threatening board state, demonstrating the fast-paced and interactive nature of the match.
The interplay around Grafdigger's Cage and other hate cards underscored the need for careful planning and adaptation in a high-level multiplayer Commander game.