Deck Strategies
Old Stickfingers
A combo-centric deck focused on graveyard interaction and reanimation, using flicker effects and token generation to assemble a lethal board state. It leverages cards like Lake of the Dead and expensive reanimation spells to bring back powerful creatures and overwhelm opponents.
Aragorn, King of Gondor
An aggressive, midrange deck that aims to control the board with creatures and disruption while applying pressure through combat damage. It relies on incremental advantage and key creatures to survive and eventually win, but struggles against fast combo setups.
Gameplay Insights
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The flicker effect on creatures was used strategically to generate multiple tokens and disrupt opponent's enchantments, delaying their combo.
- 2
Choosing to keep a hand with disruption but limited lands was a calculated risk against the combo deck, highlighting the tension between aggression and defense in this matchup.
- 3
The use of Lake of the Dead required careful mana management and specific board states to avoid losing resources while enabling the reanimation combo.
- 4
Topdecking a key creature like Zada at the right moment proved critical in securing lethal damage.
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Despite having disruption spells in hand, Aragorn was unable to prevent the combo sequence due to the timing and mana constraints of the opponent.
Notable Cards
Lake of the Dead
Expedition Map
Spectral Adversary
Agonizing Remorse
Zada, Hedron Grinder
Snapcaster Mage
Summary
The game featured a duel between two distinct decks led by Old Stickfingers and Aragorn, King of Gondor. Early in the match, Old Stickfingers set up a strong board presence with key creatures and disruption, including flicker effects to generate value and tokens. Aragorn's player was cautious but kept a hand with disruption and creatures, aiming to withstand the combo threats from Old Stickfingers. The pivotal moment came when Old Stickfingers began assembling the combo around reanimation spells and creatures like Hoarding Brood Lord, leveraging cards such as Lake of the Dead and Expedition Map to accelerate the strategy. Despite some hesitation due to the risk of disruption, the combo player managed to find key pieces and execute a lethal attack with tokens and boosted creatures, securing the win. Aragorn's deck struggled to deal with the combo pressure and ultimately conceded when lethal damage became unavoidable.
