Deck & Commander Strategies
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
A control-combo deck that uses Niv-Mizzet's draw and ping ability combined with Curiosity effects to deal incremental damage and eventually defeat opponents.
Rionya, Fire Dancer
A mono-red aggro-combo deck that aims to generate infinite combat steps through Rionya's ability, enabling multiple attacks and overwhelming damage.
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Vial Smasher the Fierce
A Grixis combo/control deck utilizing graveyard recursion with Underworld Breach, comboing with Thassa's Oracle or leveraging powerful spells and disruption to dominate the board.
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
An artifact stax deck that uses card advantage engines, tax effects, and artifact synergies to control the board and assemble a combo win.
Gameplay Insights
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Zack's use of Misdirection to save Mana Drain from Swan Song was a key interaction that prevented Sean from generating a large treasure advantage early with Dockside Extortionist.
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Sean's Mnemonic Betrayal play disrupted all opponents by exiling their graveyards and casting their spells from exile, leveraging Notion Thief to steal draws and gaining significant tempo advantage.
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Ashani's deployment of artifact stax elements such as Blind Obedience and Mystic Remora slowed down the game and pressured opponents' spellcasting, setting up for a later combo.
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Ryan's consistent attacks with Rionya applied pressure on Sean, shaping the combat flow and forcing defensive responses.
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Zack's recasting of Niv-Mizzet after discarding his hand and using Jeweled Lotus and Lion's Eye Diamond demonstrated a powerful burst of mana and card filtering to reset his combo engine.
Notable Cards
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Mana Crypt
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Dockside Extortionist
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Mnemonic Betrayal
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Mystic Remora
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Blind Obedience
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Jeweled Lotus
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Lion's Eye Diamond
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Notion Thief
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Mana Drain
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Red Elemental Blast
Gameplay Summary
The game begins with all four players establishing their mana bases and early board presence, with key ramp spells like Mana Crypt, Sol Ring, and Ancient Tomb coming down quickly.
The early turns see interactive plays such as Zack's Niv-Mizzet being countered by Ryan's Red Elemental Blast, and a tense stack involving Mana Drain, Swan Song, and Misdirection that successfully counters a Dockside Extortionist.
Sean leverages Mnemonic Betrayal to temporarily steal opponents' graveyards and cast powerful spells from exile, disrupting others' plans and generating advantage.
Ashani uses artifact stax elements and card advantage engines like Mystic Remora, Sensei's Divining Top, and Blind Obedience to slow the table and build towards a combo finish.
Zack's Niv-Mizzet deck focuses on drawing and pinging opponents with Curiosity combos, while Ryan pushes aggressive combat steps with Rionya, the Fire Dancer.
Sean's Grixis partner deck looks for combos involving Underworld Breach and Thassa's Oracle, while Ashani aims to assemble artifact combos under control elements.
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