Deck & Commander Strategies
Indominus Rex, Alpha
This deck aims to generate value by playing creatures with numerous keywords and using Indominus Rex's ability to consume these keywords to grow stronger.
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo's deck leverages artifact synergies to generate value and control the board. The deck aims to use Da Vinci's abilities to transform discarded artifacts into useful Thopter tokens.
Will, Lucas & Lurrus
This deck utilizes a combination of low CMC cards and creature sacrifice synergies to generate value and control the game. The deck also includes a subtheme of investigation, represented by cards like Will the Wise.
Blanka, Ferocious Friend
The strategy of this deck is not entirely clear from the transcript, but it seems to involve goblin synergies and potentially a focus on dealing direct damage to opponents.
Gameplay Insights
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Bill's early play of Indominus Rex, Alpha, buffed with a Luxor gi's Gift, established a dominant board presence that other players had to react to.
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Fill's play of Leonardo da Vinci and subsequent artifact synergies demonstrated a unique and interesting deck strategy.
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Aaron's use of Will the Wise's investigate mechanic presented an interesting choice to opponents, forcing them to decide between giving him more card advantage or taking damage.
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Madison's play of Goblin Anarchist hinted at a potential goblin or direct damage theme in her deck, but the full strategy remained unclear.
Notable Cards
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Indominus Rex, Alpha
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Nature's Lore
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War Room
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Thought Monitor
Gameplay Summary
The game featured some unique and interesting commander choices, including Indominus Rex, Alpha, Leonardo da Vinci, Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist, and Blanka, Ferocious Friend.
The early game was dominated by Bill's Indominus Rex, Alpha deck, which quickly gained advantage with a powerful dinosaur creature, enhanced with multiple keywords.
Meanwhile, Fill's Leonardo da Vinci deck focused on generating value from artifact synergies.
Aaron's Will, Lucas & Lurrus deck attempted to leverage a combination of low CMC cards and creature sacrifice synergies, but struggled to keep up with the pace set by the Indominus Rex deck.
Madison's Blanka, Ferocious Friend deck seemed to be setting up for a big play, but the details of the deck's strategy remained unclear from the transcript provided.
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