Deck Strategies
Erebos, God of the Dead
Leverages black mana generation and life manipulation to control the board with board wipes and card draw, aiming to grind out opponents by recurring threats and denying resources.
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
Focuses on ramping large amounts of mana quickly to cast high-impact spells and create massive creatures, using card draw from spells and creatures to overwhelm opponents.
Daretti, Scrap Savant
Utilizes artifact synergies and recursion to generate value, assembling powerful artifact combos such as Blightsteel Colossus and leveraging artifact destruction to disrupt opponents.
Karn, Silver Golem
Transforms artifacts into creatures and uses artifact-based engines to generate threats and apply pressure, often turning large artifacts into evasive attackers with protection.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
The timely cast of Bane of Progress was a pivotal moment, clearing many artifacts and enchantments and resetting the board state.
- 2
Using Cabal Coffers and Deserted Temple to generate massive black mana enabled repeated board wipes and card draw, maintaining control over the game.
- 3
Arno's use of blinkmoth ears combined with Mirrorworks allowed for explosive mana generation and multiple spell casts in a single turn.
- 4
Karn's ability to animate artifacts and grant them protection created lethal combat phases, pressuring opponents heavily.
- 5
Black Sun's Zenith was used multiple times to clear the board, illustrating the importance of repeatable board wipes in grindy multiplayer games.
Notable Cards
Bane of Progress
Black Sun's Zenith
Cabal Coffers
Mirrorworks
Darksteel Forge
Platinum Emperion
Blightsteel Colossus
Burnished Hart
Scroll Rack
Summary
The game began with a typical multi-player setup, each player developing their board and mana bases. Early plays included ramp and card advantage spells, with a key moment occurring when Scott cast Bane of Progress, destroying many artifacts and enchantments on the field, which significantly affected the artifact-heavy decks. Throughout the midgame, the players struggled with land draws, but Arno (Tishana) ramped heavily with Blinkmoth Ears and Mirrorworks, gaining massive mana and setting up powerful board states with cards like Darksteel Forge and Platinum Emperion. Meanwhile, the player piloting Erebos focused on maximizing black mana with Cabal Coffers and Deserted Temple to cast powerful board wipes like Black Sun's Zenith, clearing creatures multiple times and drawing a large number of cards.
