Deck & Commander Strategies

Teysa, Orzhov Scion
Focuses on maximizing death triggers from creatures to generate value, using extort to drain life while stabilizing with defensive creatures and incremental advantage.

Imskir Iron-Eater
Centered around artifact synergy, casting artifact creatures and equipment to control the board and deal damage with efficient threats.

Witch-king of Angmar
Utilizes discard effects and life manipulation alongside creatures that benefit from opponents' discards and life loss to create pressure.

Vikya, Scorching Stalwart
Leverages aggressive combat strategies enhanced by planeswalkers and extort-like effects to control the board and chip away at opponents' life totals.
Gameplay Insights
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Players struggled with land draws early, which slowed down their ability to deploy threats and impacted tempo.
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Chano's Blessing was used at instant speed to grant protection and add counters, showcasing timing importance.
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Discard effects triggered combat pressure and life gain, particularly from Bontu's Monument and the Witch-king of Angmar deck.
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The use of extort and death triggers by Teysa's player allowed for incremental life gain and life drain, helping stabilize the board.
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Players carefully chose attack targets to avoid unnecessary retaliation, prioritizing threats who could be safely attacked or forced to block.
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A balance between aggressive plays and defensive setups was evident, with key plays like casting Madcap Skills early to push damage through.
Notable Cards
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Helm of the Gods
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Bontu's Monument
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Madcap Skills
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Psychomancer
Gameplay Summary
The game began with typical resource development and early plays, with players focusing on land drops and setting up their board states.
Teysa, Orzhov Scion's player aimed to leverage creature death triggers and extort to gain incremental advantages, playing defensive creatures like Hero of Eros and Basilica Guards.
The artifact-focused deck led by Imskir Iron-Eater tried to establish board presence through artifact synergy and incremental damage.
Meanwhile, Witch-king of Angmar and Vikya, Scorching Stalwart players deployed a mix of creatures and planeswalkers, trying to maintain pressure through life gain, discard effects, and combat damage.
Early turns included strategic plays such as casting Helm of the Gods to boost creatures, discarding cards to trigger effects, and setting up protection spells to defend key creatures.




















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