COMMANDER LEGENDS ROUND TWO - OBEKA VS THRASIOS/ROGRAKH VS TYMNA/SAKASHIMA VS JESKA/SILAS RENN

Deck Strategies

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  Tymna the Weaver

  A stax deck that uses hate bears and Sakashima to double crucial creatures, aiming to lock down opponents and generate incremental advantage through attacks and disruption.

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  Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

  Works alongside Tymna to copy impactful creatures, maximizing board presence and control effects to maintain a dominant board state.

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  Jeska, Thrice Reborn

  Leverages Jeweled Lotus and Isochron Scepter combos to generate infinite mana and deal damage quickly, aiming for a fast combo finish using damage-triggered abilities.

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  Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

  Supports Jeska by tutoring combo pieces and controlling the board, facilitating the execution of Jeska’s combo through artifact recursion and disruption.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero

  Uses a combo involving Divergent Transformation to exile commanders and fetch Thassa’s Oracle and Leveler for an immediate win, supported by extensive tutoring and control.

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

  Partners with Thrasios to enable the Divergent Transformation combo while applying early pressure and disruption.

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  Obeka, Brute Chronologist

  Focuses on repeated extra turns through Heartless Fortune and other time walk effects, generating overwhelming card advantage and tempo.

Gameplay Insights

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  The early Jeweled Lotus into Jeska play set a rapid tempo and combo potential but misunderstanding Jeska's damage distribution limited its effectiveness.

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  Force of Will and other counterspells were critical in disrupting combo attempts, especially against Divergent Transformation and Jeska’s plays.

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  Obeka’s deck capitalized on multiple extra turns to maintain card advantage and tempo, though the game ended before fully realizing this plan.

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  The removal of Thrasios early slowed down the Divergent Transformation combo but did not completely shut down the deck’s strategy.

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  Missteps in attacking and timing, particularly with Jeska, led to losing key threats and ultimately conceding the game.

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  Players frequently utilized cantrips like Ponder, Brainstorm, and Sensei's Divining Top to sculpt their hands and maintain consistency in their combos.

Notable Cards

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  Jeweled Lotus

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  Jeska, Thrice Reborn

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  Isochron Scepter

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  Thassa's Oracle

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  Leveler

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  Force of Will

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  Dark Confidant

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  Mental Misstep

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  Training Grounds

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  Red Elemental Blast

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  Dark Ritual

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  Mana Confluence

Summary

The game featured four distinct Commander decks leveraging unique strategies from the Commander Legends set. Early in the game, the Silas Renn//Jeska Grixis deck made a powerful opening play by casting Jeweled Lotus and quickly deploying Jeska, Thrice Reborn, aiming to leverage Jeska's damage and infinite mana outlets with cards like Isochron Scepter for a fast combo finish. However, a misunderstanding of Jeska's damage ability limited the deck's potential impact. Meanwhile, the Divergent Thrasios/Rograkh deck sought to assemble a one-card combo using Divergent Transformation to exile its commanders and search for Thassa's Oracle and Leveler to win, while playing a control and tutor-heavy game to set up its combo pieces. The Two Tymnas deck focused on stax and hate bears, doubling key creatures with Sakashima of a Thousand Faces to control the board and slow opponents down. Obeka, Heartless Fortune's deck utilized multiple time walk effects to take extra turns and generate advantage through repeated card draw and disruptive plays. The game saw several critical plays including the destruction of Thrasios by red elemental blast, key counters like Force of Will on pivotal combo pieces, and the strategic use of Top and other cantrips to maximize card advantage. Ultimately, a misstep in attacking with Jeska led to a concession, highlighting the importance of timing and interaction understanding in these intricate matchups.