Deck & Commander Strategies
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh / Tevesh Szat
Utilizes graveyard recursion and discard synergies to generate incremental value and eventually assemble infinite combos. The deck leverages spells like Chain of Smog and Hoarding Outrage with Underworld Breach to create infinite discard-based drains.
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus / Tevesh Szat
Focuses on card advantage and control elements, using Rhystic Study and various tutors to maintain hand size and select key spells. Combines draw engines with disruption to outvalue opponents.
Dragonlord Dromoka
A midrange deck that establishes a strong board presence with creatures and planeswalkers, using protection and removal to control the board. Supports a creature-heavy strategy with token generation and synergy.
Toxrill, the Corrosive
Leverages lands as creatures and graveyard recursion to overwhelm opponents with threats. Uses landfall triggers and recursion to maintain a resilient board state.
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Centered around generating tokens and using them for incremental advantage. Employs discard and recursion synergies to control the game and build toward combo finishers.
Gameplay Insights
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Players consistently chose not to pay for Rhystic Study triggers, allowing the caster to accumulate card advantage and maintain tempo.
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Containment Priest was used effectively to shut down graveyard recursion and token generation, forcing players to adjust their strategies.
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Fire Covenant was a crucial board wipe that removed multiple problematic creatures, enabling a reset that favored the player with better recovery options.
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The final combo sequence involved using Underworld Breach to repeatedly cast Hoarding Outrage and Chain of Smog from the graveyard, enabling infinite discard and life drain, demonstrating a potent synergy between recursion and discard spells.
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Players demonstrated careful management of their mana and spell sequencing, including cracking mana rocks and fetch lands strategically to maximize their plays each turn.
Notable Cards
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Rhystic Study
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Reality Scramble
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Containment Priest
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Fire Covenant
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Underworld Breach
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Chain of Smog
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players establishing their mana bases and developing early board presence, including key pieces like Chromatic Lantern, Lotus Pedal, and Soul Ring.
Early interaction centered around casting spells like Rhystic Study, which pressured players to respond or lose card advantage.
One pivotal moment involved a player casting a Reality Scramble to exile a Hoarding Outrage, showing a focus on disruption.
The game featured incremental board development with multiple players generating 1/1 creatures and deploying utility creatures such as Containment Priest to shut down graveyard strategies. As the game progressed, players leveraged their commanders and synergies, including token generation and incremental card draw.
A significant turning point was the use of Fire Covenant to clear problematic creatures, resetting the board while maintaining pressure.
Ultimately, the game ended when Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh’s player used Underworld Breach combined with Hoarding Outrage and Chain of Smog to discard cards repeatedly, enabling an infinite drain combo that finished the game decisively.
The final combo showcased a powerful graveyard recursion and discard synergy as the win condition.
