Commander at Home #32 - Outlaws of Thunder Junction Precon Preview feat Joey Schultz and Daniel Holt

Deck Strategies

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  Stella Lee, Wild Card

  The strategy of the deck revolves around casting multiple spells in a turn to take advantage of Stella Lee's ability to exile and play cards from the top of the library. The deck aims to out-value opponents by effectively drawing additional cards each turn.

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  Gonti, Canny Acquisitor

  Gonti's deck focuses on dealing combat damage to opponents and stealing their resources. By reducing the cost of spells not owned by the player and exiling cards from opponents' libraries, this deck aims to control the game by using opponents' strategies against them.

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  Olivia, Opulent Outlaw

  Olivia's deck aims to deal combat damage with outlaws to generate treasure tokens. These treasures can then be sacrificed to pump up the team, hoping to overwhelm opponents with large, threatening creatures.

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  Yuma, Proud Protector

  Yuma's deck focuses on self-milling and land sacrifice to draw cards and generate value. With a desert sub-theme, the deck makes use of lands entering the graveyard to create plant tokens, aiming to win through overwhelming board presence.

Gameplay Insights

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  Joey's Stella Lee deck was able to generate substantial card advantage through casting multiple spells per turn.

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  Daniel's Gonti, Canny Acquisitor deck was able to effectively control the game by stealing resources from opponents.

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  The aggressive strategy of Olivia, Opulent Outlaw played by Olivia Gobert-Hicks, and Yuma, Proud Protector, piloted by Brian Kibler, added to the game's dynamic.

Notable Cards

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  Stella Lee, Wild Card

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  Gonti, Canny Acquisitor

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  Olivia, Opulent Outlaw

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  Yuma, Proud Protector

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  Arcane Signet

Summary

The game started with a fairly even pace, with all players successfully deploying their commanders and beginning to establish board presence. The game saw a significant pace change when Joey Schultz, piloting Stella Lee, Wild Card, started to chain spells together, taking advantage of Stella's ability to exile and cast cards from the top of the library. However, the game took a drastic turn when Gonti, Canny Acquisitor, controlled by Daniel Holt, managed to deal significant combat damage, exiling multiple cards from opponents' libraries and turning the tide. Despite a valiant effort from Olivia, Opulent Outlaw and Yuma, Proud Protector, Gonti's ability to control opponents' resources proved to be too much.