Is NEWER BETTER?? 🤷 Olivia v Atraxa v Riku v Arcanis

Deck Strategies

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  Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

  Focus on proliferating counters on creatures and permanents to gain incremental advantages, combining life gain and board control to outlast opponents.

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  Riku of Many Paths

  Leverage spells and creatures that generate tokens and +1/+1 counters, copying spells and creatures to overwhelm opponents with value and board presence.

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  Olivia, Opulent Outlaw

  Aggressively deal damage through combat and abilities, generating resources and creature tokens to maintain pressure on opponents.

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  Arcanis the Omnipotent

  Control the game through card draw and maintaining a high hand size, aiming to out-resource opponents and deploy threats at the right moment.

Gameplay Insights

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  Ivory Tower was used effectively for incremental life gain tied to hand size, helping stabilize Arcanis' player.

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  Lotof, Corrupt Sheriff synergized well with token generation to create treasures, enhancing mana acceleration.

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  Ingenious Prodigy accumulated +1/+1 counters to enable card draw on upkeep, providing steady card advantage.

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  Riku's ability to copy spells and creatures was pivotal in generating board presence and value tokens.

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  Olivia's aggressive combat approach pressured opponents early, forcing defensive plays.

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  The interplay of proliferate from Atraxa and counter accumulation on creatures like Ingenious Prodigy created a compounding advantage.

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  Mana base development and early ramp spells like Soul Ring and mana fixing lands allowed players to deploy their strategies smoothly.

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  Players balanced between developing their board state and managing life totals, setting up for potential mid-game power spikes.

Notable Cards

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  Ivory Tower

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  Ingenious Prodigy

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  Idol of Oblivion

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  Streambed Aquitects

Summary

The game featured a mix of classic and newer commanders battling in a multiplayer Commander setting. The early game saw players carefully developing their mana bases and deploying value-generating permanents like Ivory Tower and Ingenious Prodigy. Atraxa’s player focused on accumulating counters and life gain synergy, while Riku's player began setting up with token generators and counter manipulation. Olivia’s player adopted an aggressive stance, dealing incremental damage and generating value through creatures and combat triggers. Arcanis’ player concentrated on card draw and control elements, leveraging his ability to draw cards and maintain hand size. Key turning points included Riku casting his commander early and using token generation combined with counter manipulation to build a threatening board presence. Olivia’s aggressive plays forced opponents to respond, while Atraxa’s player aimed to proliferate counters and stabilize life totals. The interplay of various creatures that generate treasures, draw cards, and manipulate counters created a dynamic board state. The game appeared to be balanced with no immediate decisive win, focusing on incremental advantage through card advantage, life gain, and board development, setting the stage for a mid-game where combos or combat damage could decide the outcome.