The Scarab God vs Tameshi, Reality Architect vs Greasefang, Okiba Boss vs Marvo, Deep Operative

Deck Strategies

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  Tameshi, Reality Architect

  Tameshi's deck strategy revolves around creating constructs and using cards like Illusionist Bracers to enhance its abilities.

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  Greasefang, Okiba Boss

  The Greasefang deck leverages the ability to bring back powerful cards from the graveyard, such as the Nautiloid Ship, to apply pressure and control the board state.

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  Marvo, Deep Operative

  Marvo's strategy is built around enhancing its combat potential through enchantments like Combat Research and utilizing clash mechanic to gain card advantage.

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  The Scarab God

  The Scarab God deck focuses on using its ability to reanimate creatures from graveyards and utilising cards like Consuming Aberration and Sphinx of the Second Sun for massive game impact.

Gameplay Insights

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  Morgan's offensive use of Cyclonic Rift was a game-changing moment, clearing the board and allowing him to eliminate his opponents one by one.

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  The use of Sphinx of the Second Sun by The Scarab God was an important play that allowed him to gain extra upkeeps, which in turn led to multiple beneficial triggers.

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  The interaction between Greasefang and Nautiloid Ship was noteworthy, as it allowed the content creator to maintain board pressure and control the state of the graveyard.

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  The clash mechanic in Marvo's deck provided an interesting tactical element, with Amar making strategic decisions to try to gain card advantage and enhance Marvo's potential.

Notable Cards

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  Cyclonic Rift

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  Sphinx of the Second Sun

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  Consuming Aberration

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  Plaguecrafter

Summary

In a tense match with Tameshi, Reality Architect; Greasefang, Okiba Boss; Marvo, Deep Operative; and The Scarab God, key plays significantly shifted the board state. The game was on the shorter side, just under an hour, with key plays revolving around the casting and resolution of Cyclonic Rift, played offensively by Morgan. This effectively cleared the board, allowing Morgan to eliminate Benoa, and proceed to take out both Amar and the content creator. A major turning point was the activation of Sphinx of the Second Sun, which allowed Morgan to gain several extra triggers and assert his dominance on the board, leading to his victory.