This Game Got Wild Fast | Etali vs Derevi vs Tymna/Kraum vs Magda

Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Deck & Commander Strategies

Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Focuses on treasure generation by generating mana and creating artifacts, leveraging dwarves and treasures to power up strong artifact synergies and explosive activations.
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
Utilizes stax and control elements to slow down opponents with tap effects, maintaining board control and limiting opponents’ ability to execute their strategies.
Tymna the Weaver // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
A midrange control deck that uses card draw and interaction to maintain a strong hand and respond to threats, aiming to slowly build advantage and disrupt key plays.
Etali, Primal Conqueror
Aggressive damage dealer that casts impactful creatures and spells, aiming to disrupt opponents by casting cards from their decks and accelerating board presence.

Gameplay Insights

1
Players carefully weighed the threat of Magda's treasure engine, debating whether to allow its growth or attempt to stop it with cards like Bowmaster to prevent game-ending activations.
2
The use of Survival of the Fittest demonstrated a key synergy in the midrange deck to tutor and deploy key creatures, helping maintain board presence and resilience.
3
Mindbreak Trap was employed to counter critical removal spells, protecting important combo pieces and slowing down opponents' tempo plays.
4
Political considerations were vital, with players discussing the risk of allowing certain commanders to run unchecked versus the cost of immediate suppression.
5
Derevi’s stax elements and Tymna/Kraum’s interaction created a balance of slowing the game while maintaining strong card advantage, leading to a tense and strategic pacing.

Notable Cards

Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Survival of the Fittest
Mindbreak Trap
Unlicensed Hearse
Exotic Orchard

Gameplay Summary

The game features a dynamic clash of four distinct commanders, each representing different strategies ranging from treasure generation and artifact synergy to control and stax elements.

Early turns show Magda, Brazen Outlaw focusing on building a treasure engine, slowly ramping up mana resources.

Meanwhile, Tymna and Kraum leverage card draw and interaction to maintain control over the board.

Derevi employs stax elements and disruption to slow the pace and limit opponents’ options, while Etali takes a more aggressive route by casting impactful creatures and spells that disrupt opponents' strategies. A pivotal moment arises when Magda's treasure generation threatens to accelerate out of control, prompting opponents to consider countermeasures like the Bowmaster to halt her activations.

However, the risk of allowing such strong board presence shifts the political balance, with players weighing the choice between allowing Magda to grow or trying to suppress her immediately.

Throughout the game, players use key cards like Survival of the Fittest and Mindbreak Trap to manipulate the board and control the flow of play, with Tymna/Kraum’s deck drawing into critical interaction and Derevi applying pressure through board control.

The game intensifies with careful political decisions and timely interaction, with each player attempting to balance aggression and defense, ultimately making the match a tense and strategic battle of resource management and disruption.

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