Deck & Commander Strategies
The Tenth Doctor
Manipulates time counters by placing and removing time markers to accelerate or prolong effects, aiming to control the board tempo and deploy threats efficiently.
The Fourth Doctor
Focuses on viewing and casting historical spells and lands from the top of the library, generating incremental card advantage and rewarding playing historic cards.
The Thirteenth Doctor
Uses exile and graveyard interactions, particularly casting cards from exile triggered by companions, to gain continuous value and generate card advantage.
Davros, Dalek Creator
Imposes life loss on opponents and forces discard choices, creating a dilemma that disrupts others' hands and board states while drawing cards to maintain advantage.
Sarah Jane Smith
Acts as a companion to support historical spell casting by generating artifact tokens that can be sacrificed for card draw, enhancing card selection and tempo.
Rose Tyler
Works with time manipulation mechanics involving time counters to influence casting speed and duration of spells and permanents.
Yasmin Khan
Provides a red impulse effect that exiles the top card of the library when attacking, enabling casting from exile and triggering synergy with other creatures.
Gameplay Insights
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The players needed to adapt constantly to the Planechase cards which affected the board state by granting power and toughness boosts to attacking creatures and forcing sacrifices.
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Jens' companion Yasmin Khan allowed him to exile the top card of his library and cast spells from exile, providing a unique avenue for card advantage and board development.
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Davros' life loss and discard mechanic pressured opponents to make difficult decisions, enabling card draw and disrupting their hands, which proved to be a significant strategic advantage.
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Dennis' ability to manipulate time counters on cards introduced complex timing interactions that influenced the speed and endurance of spells and permanents on the battlefield.
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Winning the coin flip during a Planechase chaos effect prevented repeated punishing board resets, illustrating the impact of small random elements on game momentum.
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Johannes maintained a strong board presence by consistently playing creatures and artifacts rewarded by historical spells, maximizing the value of his commander and companion synergy.
Notable Cards
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Davros, Dalek Creator
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The Tenth Doctor
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The Fourth Doctor
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The Thirteenth Doctor
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Sarah Jane Smith
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Yasmin Khan
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Rose Tyler
Gameplay Summary
In this four-player Commander game featuring the Doctor Who Universes Beyond preconstructed decks, the gameplay centers around unique mechanics tied to time manipulation, companions, and historical spells.
Early on, players adapted to the shared Planechase cards that influenced board states, such as granting attacking creatures bonuses or forcing players to sacrifice creatures.
Dennis, playing a deck focused on time counters and manipulating time marks on cards, established a strong board presence early, drawing attention from other players.
Meanwhile, Jannick piloted the villainous Davros, Dalek Creator deck, aiming to pressure opponents by draining life and forcing discards, steadily building towards his win condition by weakening others through incremental life loss and card disadvantage. Johannes leveraged the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith companion to maximize value from historical spells and lands, maintaining a steady stream of card advantage and board development.
Jens, with the Thirteenth Doctor and Yasmin Khan, utilized exile and casting cards from exile mechanics to generate continuous benefit and card advantage.
As the game progressed, key turning points included the shifting Planes causing players to adapt their strategies, Jens winning a crucial coin flip to avoid repeating a punishing effect, and the gradual buildup of board states with tokens and creatures enhanced by the Planes' effects.
Ultimately, the game showcased the interplay between the Doctor Who decks' thematic mechanics, with Davros' life-drain strategy and Dennis' time manipulation standing out as dominant forces vying for control.
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