Deck & Commander Strategies
Nissa, Resurgent Animist
The deck utilizes landfall mechanics and Nissa's abilities for tutoring Elementals and Elves, aiming to pull off an infinite mana combo with Quirion Ranger, Ashaya, Soul of the Wild and Leaf Crown Visionary.
Samut, Vizier of Naktamun
The deck's strategy was not fully revealed in the transcript, but it involves summoning hasty creatures and drawing a lot of cards.
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
A deck built around Ob Nixilis' potential for an infinite combo, and punishing opponents for playing the game.
Calix, Guided by Fate
The deck aims to increase Calix's power and use him to deal direct damage to opponents, while also benefiting from enchantments.
Gameplay Insights
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Jason's use of Beast Within on Nate's Calix was a crucial defensive move, preventing further massive damage.
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Nate's recurring of his commander Calix and continuing to enhance him with enchantments proved to be a powerful strategy, causing significant damage to opponents.
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Matt's incomplete combo setup with Ob Nixilis kept pressure on the opponents, making them wary of potential infinite combos.
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Jason's use of Nissa's ability to tutor up key combo pieces kept him in the game and allowed him to respond to threats.
Notable Cards
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Quirion Ranger
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Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
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Beast Within
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Worldly Tutor
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All That Glitters
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Ethereal Armor
Gameplay Summary
The game started with Nissa, Resurgent Animist, played by Jason, implementing a landfall deck strategy, using Nissa's second ability to tutor up Elementals and Elves.
Jason's goal was to pull off an infinite mana combo using Quirion Ranger, Ashaya, Soul of the Wild, and Leaf Crown Visionary.
Meanwhile, Matt played Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin, aiming to perform an infinite combo using the commander and a variety of cards that punished opponents for playing the game.
Nate played Calix, Guided by Fate, focusing on making Calix powerful and dealing direct damage to opponents.
The game took several turns with players building up their boards and executing their strategies.
Nate managed to cause significant damage by enhancing Calix with various enchantments and dealing massive blows to Jason.
Jason managed to respond timely with a Beast Within on Nate's commander, but that didn't stop Nate from recurring his commander and continuing his onslaught.
