Deck Strategies
Toshiro Umezawa
A mono-black spell-slinger deck that kills creatures to enable casting instants and sorceries from the graveyard, generating value and recursion.
Krenko, Mob Boss
Goblin tribal deck focused on creating large numbers of goblin tokens quickly to swarm opponents and deal massive damage.
Akiri, Line-Slinger and Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Four-color artifact and equipment synergy deck aiming to gain incremental value by equipping creatures and leveraging artifact interactions.
Licia, Sanguine Tribune
A Timmy-style life gain deck that focuses on gaining life to grow stronger and apply pressure, capitalizing on life-gain benefits.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Players opted for slow, value-driven starts rather than aggressive early attacks, focusing on building board presence and mana.
- 2
The synergy between Cabal Coffers and snow-covered swamps was emphasized for ramping black mana in Toshiro's deck.
- 3
Blood Artist was a key card for incremental damage through creature deaths, synergizing well with sacrifice and token strategies.
- 4
Akiri and Silas players prioritized equipment-based value chaining, carefully managing resources to maximize incremental advantages.
- 5
The players acknowledged the risk of auto-yielding turns, as it could hinder important plays or combos, especially with Krenko’s goblin token generation.
Notable Cards
Blood Artist
Authority of the Consuls
Cabal Coffers
Expedition Map
Summary
The game began with players carefully setting up their boards, with initial mulligans and slow starts common among the decks. Toshiro Umezawa's mono-black spell-slinger deck focused on casting instants and sorceries from the graveyard by killing creatures, leveraging value from the graveyard. Akiri and Silas partners aimed to generate incremental value through equipment and artifact synergies, steadily building a strong board presence. Krenko, Mob Boss, pursued his typical aggressive goblin token strategy, flooding the board to overwhelm opponents. Licia, Sanguine Tribune focused on a Timmy-style life gain strategy, aiming to grow stronger by accumulating life and leveraging her unique abilities. Early turns saw players developing mana and deploying key creatures like Blood Artist, building potential damage and life gain engines without much immediate aggression.