Deck & Commander Strategies
Xyris, the Writhing Storm
Builds a large army of snake tokens and uses sacrifice outlets like Goblin Bombardment to chip away at opponents' life totals.
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Maintains control with counterspells and removal while drawing cards and dealing damage through Niv-Mizzet’s Curiosity synergy.
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Attacks with ninjas and small evasive creatures to trigger Yuriko’s damage triggers and generate card advantage.
Lotho, Corrupt Sheriff
Uses commander to gain mana advantage and assembles aristocrats-style loops to drain life and control the table.
Gameplay Insights
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Tia’s overloaded Cyclonic Rift was pivotal, bouncing all opponents’ nonland permanents and disrupting their boards while creating treasures due to Lotho’s trigger.
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Zeb’s use of Necropotence combined with returning creatures via Sven's Reclamation allowed him to refill his hand and maintain card advantage despite heavy disruption.
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Johnny’s timely use of Orcish Bowmasters and bouncing spells effectively managed Xyris’s growing board.
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Emma’s repeated use of Counterbalance and interaction spells like Mana Drain kept threats in check while advancing her control plan.
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The interaction between Lotho’s life loss triggers and treasure generation created a significant resource engine for Zeb, enabling him to keep pace with other decks.
Notable Cards
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Goblin Bombardment
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Cyclonic Rift
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Necropotence
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Chains of Mephistopheles
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Counterbalance
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Null Rod
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Gilded Drake
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Jeweled Lotus
Gameplay Summary
The game began with all four players ramping and setting up their respective strategies.
Early plays involved casting key artifacts like Mox Diamond, Lotus Pedal, and mana rocks, along with interaction spells such as Counterbalance and Null Rod to disrupt opponents.
Tia, piloting Xyris, the Writhing Storm, focused on building a snake army and leveraging Goblin Bombardment for incremental damage, while Emma on Niv-Mizzet, Parun, looked to control the board and gain card advantage through Curiosity and counterspells.
Johnny's Yuriko deck applied pressure with evasive ninjas and incremental damage, and Zeb's Lotho, Corrupt Sheriff deck aimed to generate mana advantage and assemble aristocrats-style combos to drain life.