Deck Strategies
Indominus Rex, Alpha
Leverages discarding creatures with keywords to empower the commander with multiple counters and abilities, focusing on aggressive combat and protection through equipment.
Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists
Utilizes cycling and graveyard interactions to discover cards, fill the graveyard with creatures, and generate value through recurring creatures and card draw.
Blue, Loyal Raptor
Aggressive dinosaur tribal deck enhanced by Owen Grady, granting keywords like haste and menace to attack swiftly and efficiently.
Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer
Supports Blue and other dinosaurs by granting keywords and improving the team’s combat potential.
Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid
Group slug approach aimed at making Indoraptor grow large through combat damage and enrage triggers, then finishing opponents with a massive threat.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Using cycling to fill the graveyard and trigger card draw and +1/+1 counters enabled sustained value generation and board presence.
- 2
Equipping commanders with Lightning Greaves and Swiftfoot Boots provided crucial protection, allowing aggressive attacks without fear of removal.
- 3
Activating commanders' abilities to exile cards and discover powerful synergies helped players sculpt hands and graveyards effectively.
- 4
Descent into Avernus created a recurring source of damage to all players, influencing combat decisions and encouraging aggressive board states.
- 5
Combining keyword grants from Owen Grady with Blue’s haste and menace led to swift and impactful attacks that pressured opponents early.
Notable Cards
Indominus Rex, Alpha
Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists
Blue, Loyal Raptor
Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer
Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid
Lightning Greaves
Tribute to the World Tree
Eternal Witness
Valiant Rescuer
Neoform
Descent into Avernus
Sword of Hearth and Home
Summary
The game took place in a unique Jurassic World-themed Commander pod featuring five dinosaur tribal and synergistic commanders. Early turns saw players establishing mana bases and setting up key enchantments and artifacts, such as Fae of Wishes and Lightning Greaves, to protect their commanders. Chris, piloting Ellie and Alan, focused on cycling and graveyard interactions to discover powerful cards and generate value, using his commander to exile cards and trigger various draw and discard effects. Matt's Blue and Owen deck enhanced Blue with keywords and aggression, leveraging Owen's ability to boost the dinosaur team. Scott played Indoraptor, aiming to grow his commander through group slugging and enrage triggers, while the narrator's Indominus Rex deck excelled at discarding creatures with keywords to empower the commander with multiple abilities, including indestructible and menace. Key turning points included the narrator casting Indominus Rex Alpha with multiple counters and equipping it with protection, enabling a strong offensive presence early on. Chris effectively used his cycling synergies and Tribute to the World Tree to draw cards and build board presence with creatures like Eternal Witness and Valiant Rescuer, resetting and recurring cards to maintain momentum. Matt’s Blue received haste and menace from Owen, allowing aggressive attacks that pressured opponents. The game featured tactical swings with combat damage exchanges, enchantment triggers like Descent into Avernus dealing damage to all players, and utility creatures being transformed and recycled to maintain board control. The game revolved around maximizing dinosaur tribal synergies, drawing and discarding to fuel commanders’ abilities, and controlling the board with strategic combat and protective equipment. The win conditions focused on overwhelming opponents with powerful dinosaur creatures, utilizing key keyword abilities and card advantage through cycling and graveyard recursion.
