Deck & Commander Strategies
Kaalia of the Vast
The strategy for this deck is to control the dyes using removal wisely and reanimating creatures from opponents' graveyards using Tariel, Reckoner of Souls.
Osgir, the Reconstructor
The game plan for this deck is a graveyard recursion strategy specifically for artifacts. The aim is to reconstruct enough value to outpace opponents.
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
This deck's strategy is to ramp and draw cards quickly, while digging for landfall payoffs and powerful finishers.
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
The strategy for this deck is to load up creatures with plus one plus one counters, which Atraxa can proliferate, allowing the creatures to grow continuously.
Gameplay Insights
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A key strategic decision was seen with the Kaalia of the Vast deck, where removal was used wisely to control the dyes and reanimate creatures from opponents' graveyards.
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The Osgir, the Reconstructor deck showcased the power of graveyard recursion for artifacts, aiming to outpace opponents through value reconstruction.
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The Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait deck demonstrated the effectiveness of ramping and drawing cards to dig for landfall payoffs and powerful finishers.
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The Atraxa, Praetors' Voice deck employed a strategy of loading up creatures with plus one plus one counters and using Atraxa to proliferate these, allowing for continuous growth of creatures.
Notable Cards
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Kaalia of the Vast
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Osgir, the Reconstructor
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Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
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Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
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Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
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Thopter Engineer
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Champion of Lambholt
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Lightning Greaves
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Key to the City
Gameplay Summary
In this gameplay episode, four players each selected what they believed to be the most powerful pre-constructed (Precon) deck and battled it out.
The commanders chosen were Kaalia of the Vast, Osgir, the Reconstructor, Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait, and Atraxa, Praetors' Voice.
The game saw a variety of strategies, from proliferating plus one plus one counters, reanimating creatures from opponent's graveyards, graveyard recursion for artifacts, to ramping and drawing cards.
The game was intense with each player carefully strategizing their moves and counter moves.
However, the transcript ends before the game's conclusion, leaving the winner a mystery.