Deck Strategies
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos
Utilizes graveyard recursion to grow creatures and replay them for value, focusing on attrition and board presence through reanimation.
Slimefoot, the Stowaway
Generates sapling tokens that can be sacrificed to deal damage to opponents and gain life, aiming for incremental damage and board control.
Aurelia, the Warleader
Aggressive Angel tribal deck that quickly deploys flying creatures to attack and trigger card draw and damage effects, focusing on combat dominance.
Jhoira, Ageless Innovator
Artifact cheat and steal strategy that disrupts opponents by taking control of their win conditions and deploying impactful artifacts to control the board.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Jhoira's ability to steal win conditions and cheat artifacts onto the battlefield created significant pressure and forced opponents to adapt their strategies.
- 2
Slimefoot's steady token production and incremental damage provided a reliable source of pressure throughout the early game.
- 3
Aurelia's aggressive Angel tribal strategy capitalized on combat triggers to draw cards and deal additional damage, expanding her board presence quickly.
- 4
The threat of Winter Orb as a lock piece introduced a pivotal moment where players had to decide whether to accelerate their plans or prepare to break the lock.
- 5
Anikthea's graveyard recursion synergized well with token generation and value creatures like Yoshimaru, enhancing board resilience.
Notable Cards
Winter Orb
Tribute Mage
Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Swiftwater Cliffs
Slimefoot, the Stowaway
Aurelia, the Warleader
Summary
The game began with each player establishing their strategies and early board presence. Anikthea, Hand of Erebos focused on graveyard recursion, making creatures bigger and reanimating them for value. Slimefoot, the Stowaway generated sapling tokens and leveraged them for incremental damage and life gain. Aurelia, the Warleader aimed to quickly assemble a board of Angels to overwhelm opponents with aggressive combat and card draw triggers. Jhoira, Ageless Innovator utilized artifact cheating and theft strategies, aiming to disrupt enemy plans while advancing her own artifact-based combos. Early turns saw players developing mana bases and setting up key enchantments and creatures like Necro Genesis to generate tokens or Tribute Mage to tutor artifacts. Slimefoot steadily created tokens and chipped away at opponents, while Aurelia built a formidable Angel army, triggering card draws and damage. Jhoira demonstrated her artifact control capabilities by fetching and planning to deploy a Winter Orb, a powerful lock piece that threatened to lock down the game. As the game progressed, the tension grew around this impending board control element, forcing players to consider how to respond or accelerate their plans before the lock could be established. The gameplay highlighted the dynamic interaction of aggressive tribal beatdowns, graveyard recursion, artifact theft, and disruptive control elements as the players maneuvered for advantage.