1000 IQ to escape 2x Bloodmoon! Kroxa vs Aminatou | Round 4 | MnL 012223

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
An aggressive graveyard-centric deck that repeatedly casts Kroxa to pressure opponents through discard and damage, aiming to deplete their resources and life total. It leverages recursion and disruption to maintain board presence and chip away at the opponent.
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
A control-oriented flicker deck that uses Aminatou's ability to manipulate permanents and gain incremental advantage. The deck focuses on controlling the board state, disrupting threats, and eventually winning through value plays and combos enabled by flickering key cards.

Gameplay Insights

1
Successfully circumventing two Bloodmoon effects allowed Kroxa's player to maintain a non-basic land strategy despite mana restrictions.
2
Using Kroxa's recurring threat to apply constant pressure forced Aminatou into a defensive posture.
3
Aminatou's flicker ability was effectively used to manage the board but ultimately could not overcome Kroxa's aggressive tempo and resource denial.

Notable Cards

Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
Aminatou, the Fateshifter

Gameplay Summary

The Duel Commander match featured a tense battle between Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger, and Aminatou, the Fateshifter.

Early in the game, Kroxa's aggressive strategy centered on recurring threats and disrupting Aminatou's board with repeated attacks and graveyard interaction.

Aminatou, known for her flicker and control capabilities, aimed to stabilize the board and leverage her planeswalker's ability to manipulate permanents and generate incremental advantage.

A major turning point occurred when Kroxa's player cleverly navigated around two simultaneous Bloodmoon effects, which typically hinder non-basic land strategies, allowing Kroxa to maintain pressure despite the harsh mana restrictions.

The game climaxed with a high-IQ maneuver that enabled Kroxa to break through Aminatou's defenses and close out the game by exploiting the opponent's limited options under Bloodmoon lock.

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