Deck Strategies
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Utilizes an aristocrats-style combo to drain opponents' life through life gain triggers, leveraging lifelink and multiple vampire synergies to quickly drain and finish opponents.
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
Focuses on infinite combos with multiple Niv-Mizzet copies to draw massive amounts of cards and deal damage simultaneously, aiming to win through continuous damage or decking opponents.
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor
Employs a counters-matter plan using Simic Ascendancy to accumulate counters and win the game, enhanced by artifact copying effects to double counters and accelerate the process.
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
Controls the board with flicker effects and token generation, while maintaining a large hand size via draw engines, aiming to outvalue opponents and survive through resource advantage.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Elenda’s life-drain combo synergized effectively with multiple vampire creatures, creating a potent engine for incremental damage and life gain.
- 2
Niv-Mizzet’s infinite damage and card draw combo posed a constant threat, requiring opponents to consider aggressive disruption or milling strategies.
- 3
Zimone’s use of Liquidmetal Coating to turn Simic Ascendancy counters into artifacts allowed for exponential counter doubling and a swift alternate win condition.
- 4
Kykar’s flicker effect allowed repeated use of enter-the-battlefield triggers, enabling strong card advantage and board control, helping maintain tempo against combo decks.
Notable Cards
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
Starscape Cleric
Simic Ascendancy
Cloudblazer
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
Charismatic Conqueror
Summary
The game began with players setting up their mana bases and early plays, each establishing their unique strategies. Elenda, Saint of Dusk focused on an aristocrats-style life-drain combo involving creatures like Bloodthirsty Conqueror and Starscape Cleric to drain opponents’ life totals while gaining life herself. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary aimed to leverage infinite combos with multiple Niv-Mizzet commanders to generate massive card draw and damage, threatening to deck opponents or close out the game with continuous damage. Zimone, Paradox Sculptor used a counter-doubling strategy with Simic Ascendancy and artifact synergy via Liquidmetal Coating to quickly build counters and achieve an alternate win condition. Kykar, Zephyr Awakener played a flicker and token generation control style, aiming to maintain a full hand with card draw engines like Cloudblazer and Marina, Vell's Grimoire while using creature blink effects to control the board and outvalue opponents.
