Deck & Commander Strategies
Tymna the Weaver & Halana, Kessig Ranger
This deck focuses on applying pressure with small creatures and disruption to slow opponents. It aims to assemble the Protein Hulk combo for a lethal sacrifice finish, supported by hate pieces to prevent enemy combos.
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
An Esper control deck that uses early board control and card advantage to stabilize. It seeks to execute a two-card infinite combo with Time Seer and Tivit, while having alternate win conditions through Thassa and Hullbreaker Horror.
Talion, the Kindly Lord
A blue-black control shell emphasizing continuous card draw and life drain effects. It aims to wear down opponents defensively while winning through Thralled creatures that synergize with life loss triggers.
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Kraum, Ludevic's Opus & Tymna the Weaver
A four-color aggressive deck leveraging card draw and recursion. It uses tutors and powerful spells like Underworld Breach and Ad Nauseam to generate heavy advantage, with a win condition revolving around Thralled and spell-based combos.
Gameplay Insights
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Early deployment of hate pieces and disruption effectively slowed down the Protein Hulk combo, forcing opponents to adapt their plans.
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The interaction between Silence and Misdirection was a critical moment, showcasing advanced counterspell sequencing to protect key combo pieces.
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Continuous card advantage engines like The One Ring and Weathered Runestone allowed players to maintain resource superiority throughout the mid-game.
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Combat was used strategically to trigger Tymna’s draw ability and apply incremental pressure rather than all-in aggression, reflecting a balanced approach to tempo and card advantage.
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Sacrificing Protein Hulk to activate Survival of the Fittest was used as a key combo enabler, highlighting the deck’s synergy between creature recursion and combo finishers.
Notable Cards
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Tivit, Seller of Secrets
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Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
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Hullbreaker Horror
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Underworld Breach
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Ad Nauseam
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The One Ring
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Weathered Runestone
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Misdirection
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Silence
Gameplay Summary
The game started with each player developing their board and setting up their respective win conditions.
Tymna and Halana's deck focused on stalling the game with hate pieces and disruption while setting up a Protein Hulk combo for a lethal sacrifice.
Tivit's Esper deck aimed to control the board early and then execute a two-card combo with Time Seer and Tivit, using Thassa and Hullbreaker Horror as alternate win conditions.
Talion utilized a blue-black control shell to generate continuous card draw and drain life, looking to win through Thralled effects.
The Tymna-Kraum duo played a four-color aggressive strategy leveraging Thralled as well as heavy artillery spells like Underworld Breach and Ad Nauseam to gain advantage. Key moments included the dropping of hate pieces and disruption early on to slow down the Protein Hulk combo, and the timely use of time-related spells like Time Seer combined with Tivit’s abilities to control the flow of the game.
Talion’s control and life-draining effects kept opponents defensive, while Tymna-Kraum’s ability to tutor and recur spells provided heavy pressure.
There were also pivotal counterspell interactions, notably a complex exchange involving Silence and Misdirection to protect a critical combo piece.
The game featured steady card advantage generation from artifacts and enchantments like The One Ring and Weathered Runestone, contributing to resource dominance.
Players exchanged blows with small creature attacks and strategic combat phases, with the board state evolving into a tense standoff as combo lines were carefully guarded and disrupted throughout the mid-game.
