Deck & Commander Strategies
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Sisay aims to tutor and cheat large legendary creatures onto the battlefield, leveraging value from legendary synergies and powerful ETB effects to control the board and win through overwhelming board presence.
Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin
Kefka focuses on chaos and disruption, using spells and abilities that produce random effects and damage to opponents, while controlling the board with targeted removal and advantage from spellcasting.
Tiamat
Tiamat seeks to cheat multiple powerful dragons into play, often through spells like Dragonstorm, to overwhelm opponents with high-impact ETB triggers and combo potential involving damage doubling and infinite loops.
The Wandering Minstrel
The Wandering Minstrel deck utilizes spells and creature interactions to generate card advantage and tempo, often disrupting opponents' plans through selective tutoring and control elements.
Gameplay Insights
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Casting Rhystic Study on turns one and two created significant draw advantage and resource pressure, forcing opponents to respond immediately or fall behind.
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Using Mine Crank in combination with Hoarding Outburst and life loss triggers allowed for graveyard setup and value generation, which was crucial for the mid-game combo.
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The Dragonstorm sequence was a pivotal turning point, producing multiple dragons that triggered extensive damage and enabled an infinite combo loop involving Bladewing the Risen and Terror of the Peaks.
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Players wisely used responses and triggers such as Vampiric Tutor and Mirror Entity to maximize value and secure the win condition despite heavy interaction on the board.
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The infinite damage loop with Terror of the Peaks and Bladewing the Risen showcased the deck’s capability to end games decisively once the combo pieces were assembled.
Notable Cards
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Rhystic Study
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Dragonstorm
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Mirror Entity
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Terror of the Peaks
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Bladewing the Risen
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Vampiric Tutor
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Reanimate
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Echoing Truth
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Mox Diamond
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Ancient Tomb
Gameplay Summary
The game began with a highly interactive and fast-paced early turns, featuring heavy use of Rhystic Study and mana acceleration cards like Mox Diamond and Ancient Tomb.
Players quickly established their boards, with key plays including the casting of multiple Rhystic Studies which taxed opponents’ resources and drew significant card advantage.
One player utilized Reanimate combined with Hoarding Outburst and Mine Crank to generate value and life loss triggers, setting up for a powerful mid-game.
The game saw an explosive Dragonstorm cast, producing several impactful dragons such as Dragonlord Jormungandr, Mirror Entity, Terror of the Peaks, and Bladewing the Risen, which dealt substantial damage and enabled complex interactions.
![Commander VS: Ghoulcaller Gisa VS Torbran VS Chulane VS Sisay [From SCGCON] thumbnail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/D0eveMMHDz0/sddefault.jpg)
