Fallout Pre Con Mashup

Deck Strategies

• 

  The Wise Mothman

  Uses rad counters to mill cards from each player and put -1/-1 counters on creatures, creating a slow attrition effect that weakens opponents’ boards over time.

• 

  Caesar, Legion's Emperor

  An aggressive token and sacrifice deck that creates attacking soldier tokens, sacrifices creatures to draw cards and deal damage, aiming for incremental damage and board control.

• 

  Dogmeat, Ever Loyal

  Focuses on milling cards and generating junk tokens when creatures are enchanted or equipped, leveraging equipment synergies to build a resilient board presence.

• 

  Dr. Madison Li

  An energy-based artifact deck that gains energy counters from casting artifacts, using those counters for creature buffs, card draw, and artifact recursion to control the midgame.

Gameplay Insights

• 1

  Sacrificing Caesar to maximize his damage output and card draw was a key strategic decision that shifted board control.

• 2

  The timing of milling and rad counter purging with The Wise Mothman’s triggers influenced life totals and board state incrementally.

• 3

  Energy counters in Dr. Madison Li’s deck provided flexible responses to threats, highlighting the power variance of energy mechanics.

• 4

  Dogmeat’s synergy with equipment and aura cards enabled steady token generation, emphasizing the importance of board state maintenance.

Notable Cards

• 

  Command Tower

Summary

The game begins with each player deploying their commanders and setting up their mana bases, with early plays focusing on ramp and board presence. Caesar, Legion's Emperor quickly establishes pressure by creating attacking soldier tokens and leveraging his sacrifice ability to draw cards and deal damage. The Wise Mothman deck introduces a unique radiaton (rad) counter mechanic that mills cards and puts -1/-1 counters on creatures based on the milled cards, creating a slow but consistent attrition effect. Dr. Madison Li's deck focuses on energy counters gained through casting artifact spells, which can be spent to buff creatures, draw cards, or retrieve artifacts from the graveyard, offering a versatile midrange strategy. Dogmeat, Ever Loyal, mills cards upon entering the battlefield and generates junk tokens when enchanted or equipped creatures attack, emphasizing synergy with equipment and a grindy token strategy. A pivotal moment occurs when Caesar’s Legion player uses a sacrifice on his commander to trigger a powerful effect, swinging the momentum in his favor by dealing significant damage and drawing cards. The Wise Mothman player carefully manages rad counters and milling to slowly chip away at opponents, while Dr. Madison Li’s energy abilities provide flexible answers and card advantage. The Dogmeat player aims to maximize value from equipment and auras to create a steady stream of tokens to bolster the board. Overall, the game showcases each precon deck’s unique theme and synergy, with Caesar’s aggressive token and sacrifice strategy standing out as a primary win condition, supported by targeted removal and incremental damage from the other decks’ mechanics.