Deck & Commander Strategies
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Generate treasures by crewing dwarves and other artifacts to ramp quickly and trigger powerful treasure synergies, aiming to win through explosive mana generation and damage output.
Etali, Primal Conqueror
Aggressively attack with Etali’s ability to cast creatures from opponents’ decks, combined with efficient removal spells like Pyroclasm to maintain board control and pressure opponents.
The Pride of Hull Clade
Leverage big creatures and synergy with Poliwog Prodigy to grow creatures and overwhelm opponents with a large board presence, capitalizing on toughness-based triggers to dominate combat.
Vivi Ornitier
Focus on artifact ramp and combo engine pieces such as Soul Ring and Food Chain to build incremental advantage and execute a combo finish, while controlling the board with efficient interaction.
Gameplay Insights
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Magda’s treasure generation from crewing artifacts was key to ramping mana quickly and applying pressure, but the loss of treasures to Pyroclasm effects slowed her momentum.
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Pride of Hull Clade’s synergy with Poliwog Prodigy effectively amplified the power of big creatures by leveraging toughness triggers, creating an overwhelming board presence.
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Etali’s ability to cast creatures from opponents’ decks combined with targeted removal kept opponents off balance and disrupted their combos.
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Vivi Ornitier’s use of artifact ramp and incremental damage through commander activations signaled a slow but deadly combo strategy that required patience and protection.
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The interplay between explosive treasure ramp, big creature synergy, aggressive creature casting, and combo ramp created a dynamic meta-game where each player had to balance offense with disruption.
Notable Cards
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Flywheel Racer
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Plundering Barbarian
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Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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Pyroclasm
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Food Chain
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Squee, Goblin Nabob
Gameplay Summary
The game started with each player establishing their board presence and ramp early.
Magda focused on generating treasures by crewing artifacts, aiming to ramp into a powerful treasure-based combo.
Etali developed a fast aggressive board with creatures like Ragavan and leveraged red spells like Pyroclasm effects to clear blockers and maintain tempo.
Pride of Hull Clade utilized big creatures and synergistic interactions with Poliwog Prodigy, which triggered multiple times to boost board presence.
Vivi Ornitier played a more controlling and combo-oriented game, using artifacts and resource acceleration like Soul Ring and Spring Leaf Drum to fuel spells and eventual win conditions. A pivotal moment was when Etali cast Pyroclasm effects to remove key creatures, including Magda's treasures and Ragavan, slowing Magda’s momentum.
Meanwhile, Pride of Hull Clade’s synergy with Poliwog Prodigy created a significant board presence that threatened opponents quickly.
Magda managed to recast and keep pressure on the table by generating treasures and crew artifacts.
Vivi Ornitier’s slow but steady artifact ramp and combo pieces like Food Chain hinted at a long game plan aiming to win through incremental advantage and combo finishers.
The interaction between these diverse strategies led to a dynamic game with shifting board states and targeted removal plays, with each player vying to execute their win condition while disrupting others.
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