Commander Gameplay Brian Kibler vs Olivia Gobert-Hicks vs Dana Fischer vs Blackneto EP 32

Deck Strategies

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  Old Stickfingers

  Utilizes graveyard recursion and sacrifice outlets to repeatedly bring back creatures, enabling value and combo plays through cards like Vengevine and Golgari Grave-Troll.

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  Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter

  Focuses on artifact synergies with mana acceleration and value engines like Mystic Forge, producing mana and threats to control the board and combo out.

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  Rin and Seri, Inseparable

  Generates numerous token creatures (dogs and cats) to swarm the board and apply pressure through numbers and synergy with other token-based effects.

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  Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

  Uses Yisan’s ability to tutor and cast creatures from the deck by tapping creatures, ramping into big green creatures to chain powerful creatures and combos.

Gameplay Insights

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  Old Stickfingers leveraged Buried Alive early to set up a graveyard recursion engine, enabling multiple creatures to be reanimated and generate board presence quickly.

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  Liberator's Mystic Forge provided continuous artifact spell casting from the top of the deck, fueling artifact synergies and counters on Urza.

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  Rin and Seri’s token strategy pressured opponents with numerous small creatures, forcing defensive plays and providing a solid board state.

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  Yisan’s ability to tap big green creatures allowed for a fast and flexible tutor chain, facilitating access to key creatures and combos to accelerate the game plan.

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  Strategic use of sacrifice outlets and reanimation interactions created resilient threats that were difficult for opponents to remove permanently.

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  Artifact removal and counter management were critical in managing Liberator's escalating board state and associated combo potential.

Notable Cards

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  Buried Alive

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  Vengevine

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  Golgari Grave-Troll

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  Walking Ballista

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  Mystic Forge

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  Elvish Mystic

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  Undead Butler

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  Scorched Ruins

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  Mana Crypt

Summary

The game started with each player establishing their board presence through mana ramp and early plays. Brian Kibler, piloting Old Stickfingers, focused on graveyard interactions, using cards like Buried Alive to set up reanimation combos with creatures such as Vengevine and Golgari Grave-Troll. Blackneto, with Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter, aimed to leverage artifact synergies and mana acceleration using cards like Mystic Forge and Walking Ballista, setting up a powerful artifact-based engine. Dana Fischer, on Rin and Seri, Inseparable, pursued a token strategy, generating a board full of cute dog and cat tokens to overwhelm opponents. Olivia Gobert-Hicks, playing Yisan, the Wanderer Bard, planned to tap large green creatures to cascade through Yisan’s ability, enabling powerful creature tutor chains.