😈 Your Cards Are My Cards 😈 ft. Yarok, Windgrace, Brion Stoutarm, Yorion | Elder Dragon Hijinks #33

Deck Strategies

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  Brion Stoutarm

  The deck aims to play undercosted big body creatures and use cards like Fling and Greater Good to sacrifice them for value.

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  Lord Windgrace

  The deck revolves around land cards and their effects, with the goal of creating a massive advantage through landfall triggers and reusing lands from the graveyard.

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  Yarok, the Desecrated

  The deck focuses on maximizing enter-the-battlefield effects through Yarok's ability and aims to ramp to high mana levels to play large, impactful spells.

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  Yorion, Sky Nomad

  The deck is blue-focused, with a secret commander Emeria, the Sky Ruin. The strategy involves manipulating lands to trigger Emeria's ability, returning creatures from the graveyard to play.

Gameplay Insights

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  Brion Stoutarm's early deployment of the Cursed Mirror as a copy of Sol Ring was a strategic move to double up on mana production.

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  Lord Windgrace's decision to discard a land card to draw two additional cards showcased the deck's specialty in making use of lands beyond mana production.

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  Yorion, Sky Nomad's use of the Burnished Hart for ramp indicates a possible setup for high-cost spells or abilities.

Notable Cards

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  Cursed Mirror

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  Burnished Hart

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  Wayfarer's Bauble

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  Sol Ring

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  Field of the Dead

Summary

The game kicked off with a tense atmosphere as each player set up their board states. Brion Stoutarm was the first to make a significant move, deploying a Cursed Mirror as a copy of Sol Ring, indicating a resource-intensive strategy. Lord Windgrace quickly followed suit, using his plus ability to discard a land card and draw two additional cards. Yorion, Sky Nomad played a Burnished Hart, signposting a ramp strategy, while Yarok, the Desecrated played it cool, setting up their mana base. The game was shaping up to be a battle of resources and board control, with each player carefully setting up their strategies.