Deck Strategies
Nadu, Winged Wisdom
Nadu's deck focuses on utilizing zero equip artifacts to ramp up and gain card advantage. The deck aims to establish a board presence quickly with early game creatures and leverage them for value.
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Kinnan's deck is a classic ramp deck, aiming to accumulate a lot of mana quickly and play big creatures. The deck also uses Kinnan's activated ability to cheat out powerful creatures from the top of the deck.
Tymna the Weaver and Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
This deck is a value deck that focuses on gaining card advantage through its commander's abilities and assembling powerful combo pieces.
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder and Thrasios, Triton Hero
This deck aims to assemble infinite mana combos or leverage Seedborn Muse and Thrasios to grind out value. It also leverages Bruse's ability to give other creatures double strike and lifelink.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Mike's usage of Cyclonic Rift in the main phase was a critical turning point of the game, disrupting the board state significantly.
- 2
Hidden's Veil of Summer was crucial in protecting his spells from being countered.
- 3
The Force of Negation and Mindbreak Trap played by Hidden were pivotal in controlling the game and denying Mike's plans.
- 4
Noah's Pact of Negation proved fatal due to its upkeep cost, demonstrating the double-edged sword of such powerful counter spells.
Notable Cards
Cyclonic Rift
Veil of Summer
Force of Negation
Mindbreak Trap
Esper Sentinel
Pact of Negation
Summary
The game kicked off with all players setting up their boards and ramping up their mana base. The game primarily revolved around intense counter wars and targeted removals, with each player trying to establish dominance. Some of the key turning points were Mike's overloaded Cyclonic Rift, and Hidden's Veil of Summer, Force of Negation, and Mindbreak Trap responses to protect his plays. The game was also marked by a large number of card draw triggers due to cards like Ristic Study and Esper Sentinel. The game ended abruptly with Noah's untimely death due to his Pact of Negation.
