🤜 The Battle of the Bens 🤛 ft. Alela, Jodah, Reyhan & Tymna, Rhys | Elder Dragon Hijinks #43

Deck Strategies

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  Alela, Artful Provocateur

  The deck aims to create a fleet of vehicles, crewed by fairies generated by Alela's ability. The deck also aims to create a 'Mega car' by combining multiple vehicles.

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  Reyhan, Last of the Abzan & Tymna the Weaver

  The deck focuses on counter synergies, with a potential for life gain and storm strategies, as indicated by the play of Etherflux Reservoir.

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  Rhys the Redeemed

  This deck appears to be a mono-white enchantress/life gain combination build, which aims to create tokens via Rhys's abilities and gain life through enchantments.

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  Jodah, the Unifier

  The deck revolves around playing legendary creatures and cascading into more legends, as well as potentially exploiting Jodah's ability to cast spells for a WUBRG alternate cost.

Gameplay Insights

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  Ben Ulmer's strategy of attacking with the Smuggler's Copter while keeping Ace Pilot untapped as a blocker demonstrates efficient use of creatures and vehicles.

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  The Etherflux Reservoir played by Olivia hints at a potential storm or life gain strategy, which could be a game-changer if left unchecked.

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  The Rhys and Jodah decks have yet to fully reveal their strategies, indicating that there may be unexpected turns in the future gameplay.

Notable Cards

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  Smuggler's Copter

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  Rhys the Redeemed

Summary

The game began with each player ramping and establishing their boards, albeit with a slow start with mainly land draws. Ben Ulmer's Alela, Artful Provocateur deck came into focus with the introduction of the Smuggler's Copter, a vehicle which was crewed by an Ace Pilot. This combination allowed him to attack while still maintaining a blocker. The Reyhan and Tymna deck played by Olivia Gobert-Hicks brought the Etherflux Reservoir into play, hinting at a potential storm strategy or a life gain tactic. Meanwhile, Benjamin Wheeler's Rhys deck and the Jodah deck played by an unnamed player began to build up their respective strategies.