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Deck Strategies

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  Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

  Utilizes sacrifice outlets and recurring creatures to generate incremental advantage and board control, aiming to drain opponents' life through sacrifice triggers and leveraging protection to maintain resilience.

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  Aurelia, the Warleader

  Aggressive Boros strategy focusing on fast mana and efficient creatures to apply early pressure and win through combat damage, supported by combat triggers and quick attacks.

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  Rosheen Meanderer

  Big mana ramp deck that accelerates mana production to cast multiple large spells quickly, aiming to overwhelm opponents with powerful creatures and enchantments that boost damage output.

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  Tetzimoc, Primal Death

  Mono-black reanimation and sacrifice tribal deck that ramps into large creatures with ETB effects, leveraging manifest mechanics to steal board resources and drain life from opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Eliot's Thieving Amalgam was a turning point, manifesting cards from opponents' libraries and creating additional threats while draining life through death triggers.

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  Jim's use of ramp spells like Nature's Lore and creatures like Azusa enabled explosive mana growth, allowing him to cast Walking Ballista at a high X value for board control.

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  Maddy leveraged sacrifice synergies with Doomed Dissenter and Falkenrath Noble, using protection and recursion to maintain board presence despite aggressive attacks.

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  Alex maintained pressure with Boros aggressive creatures and fast lands, forcing opponents to respond to early damage and combat threats.

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  The interplay between manifest mechanics and sacrifice triggers created complex board states requiring careful parsing and strategic blocking decisions.

Notable Cards

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  Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

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  Falkenrath Noble

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  Thieving Amalgam

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  Walking Ballista

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  Azusa, Lost but Seeking

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  Nature's Lore

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  Brimaz, King of Oreskos

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  Doomed Dissenter

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  Sol Ring

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  Temple of the False God

Summary

The game started with players establishing their mana bases and deploying early creatures and artifacts to set up their strategies. Maddy's Yawgmoth, Thran Physician deck began with incremental value plays like Doomed Dissenter and Falkenrath Noble, utilizing sacrifice synergies and protection mechanics. Eliot's Tetzimoc, Primal Death deck focused on ramping and casting powerful creatures such as Thieving Amalgam, which manifested cards from opponents and created a board presence that pressured others. Jim's Rosheen Meanderer deck rapidly accelerated mana production using cards like Azusa, Lost but Seeking, and ramp spells like Nature's Lore, enabling him to cast big spells like Walking Ballista for board control. Alex's Aurelia, the Warleader deck developed a Boros aggressive stance with efficient creatures like Brimaz, King of Oreskos and leveraging fast lands for early tempo plays. Key turning points included Eliot's casting of Thieving Amalgam, which began to shift the board state by stealing board resources and draining life from opponents through manifested creatures. Jim's ramping culminated in a potent Walking Ballista, creating a threat that demanded removal or blocking. Meanwhile, Maddy's defensive plays and recurring creatures maintained some board stability despite pressure. The board state remained complex with multiple strategies vying for control, and the interplay of manifested creatures, sacrifice triggers, and aggressive attacks created dynamic tension. The game seemed to be progressing towards exploiting synergies with sacrifice and artifact interactions, ramping into large threats, and combat damage win conditions, with no single player dominating outright early on.