Deck Strategies
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
A tempo and value-based deck that focuses on drawing cards and dealing incremental damage through Kraum's ability, leveraging spells that generate card advantage and controlling the board with targeted interaction.
Tymna the Weaver
A midrange and card draw focused deck that utilizes combat damage to draw cards, with a strategy centered on maintaining a healthy board presence and disrupting opponents while gaining incremental advantage.
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
A ramp and land recursion focused deck that uses land synergy and sacrifice outlets to generate value, aiming to out-resource opponents by recurring lands and leveraging powerful artifacts like Crucible of Worlds to maintain mana consistency.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Resolving Smothering Tithe early provided significant treasure tokens, fueling mana acceleration for key plays.
- 2
The interaction and ordering of Lithoform Engine triggers with spells like Smothering Tithe and mana artifacts required careful timing and a judge ruling to clarify trigger stack sequencing.
- 3
Players showed discipline by slow rolling and holding back aggression, focusing on building resources and interaction rather than rushing to win prematurely.
- 4
Land recursion with Crucible of Worlds combined with fetch lands and mana fixing artifacts was a central synergy enabling consistent mana access and board development.
- 5
Drawing multiple cards off Tymna and other sources kept players replenished, but also created tension in managing resources against opponents who were accelerating faster.
Notable Cards
Smothering Tithe
Lithoform Engine
Crucible of Worlds
City of Brass
Spire of Industry
Lion's Eye Diamond
Chrome Mox
Dragon's Rage Channeler
Thrasios, Triton Hero
Tireless Provisioner
Summary
The game began with a slow and methodical pace as players established their mana bases and developed their early boards. Key plays involved casting ramp and card draw spells, with one player leveraging Smothering Tithe and Lithoform Engine to generate significant value and treasures. The board state remained relatively stable for much of the early and mid-game, with players cautiously interacting and holding back on aggressive moves. A pivotal moment came when a player resolved a Crucible of Worlds along with lands like City of Brass and Spire of Industry, enabling strong land recursion and mana fixing, which set them up for more explosive turns. Later in the game, a critical interaction involved the layering of spell triggers and mana artifacts such as Lion's Eye Diamond and Chrome Mox, allowing for potent sequences of draws and plays. The players carefully navigated the stack and triggers, including a judge ruling on a mis-trigger scenario, underscoring the competitive and technical nature of the game. The game highlighted the importance of card advantage, mana acceleration, and precise timing of interactions, with players aiming to leverage their commanders and synergy pieces to outpace opponents. The slow build towards a win condition was marked by maintaining resources and patiently waiting for the right moment to strike.
