$50 Ixalan UPGRADED PRECON BATTLE | Carmen VS Hakbal VS Pantlaza VS Admiral Brass

Deck Strategies

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  Admiral Brass, Unsinkable

  The Admiral Brass deck focuses on playing pirates and using life loss to put pressure on opponents. The deck also uses control effects like Coercive Recruiter to manipulate the board state.

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  Clavileño, First of the Blessed

  The Clavileño deck creates a swarm of vampire tokens and uses life gain synergies to maintain a strong board position. Key cards like Indulgent Aristocrat and Charismatic Conqueror help in controlling the board.

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  Hakbal of the Surging Soul

  The Hakbal deck is a Simic Merfolk deck that leverages 'explore' mechanics to ramp lands and power up creatures. Playing the commander early is a key part of the strategy.

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  Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

  The Pantlaza deck plays a dinosaur tribal strategy, with Marauding Raptor acting as a key piece to make dinosaurs cheaper and trigger enrage abilities like that of Ranging Raptors.

Gameplay Insights

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  Dire Fleet Ravager's entrance caused a significant drop in life totals, setting up a tense game state and putting all players on the defensive.

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  Coercive Recruiter's control effect was used strategically to gain control of opponents' key creatures.

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  Hakbal of the Surging Soul's explore mechanic was utilized effectively for ramping and powering up merfolk creatures.

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  Marauding Raptor and Ranging Raptors were used in conjunction to ramp lands and create a powerful board presence for the Pantlaza deck.

Notable Cards

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  Dire Fleet Ravager

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  Coercive Recruiter

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  Indulgent Aristocrat

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  Charismatic Conqueror

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  Hakbal of the Surging Soul

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  Marauding Raptor

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  Ranging Raptors

Summary

The game kicked off with all players setting up their mana bases and laying down some early creatures and artifacts. Hakbal's player showcased the deck's land ramping capabilities and got the commander on the board early. Admiral Brass player used Dire Fleet Ravager to drop everyone's life significantly, setting a tense tone for the rest of the game. The game was characterized by a fair bit of aggression and strategic decision-making, with players leveraging their commanders and key deck strategies to try to gain the upper hand.