Deck Strategies
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
This deck aims to deploy a swarm of green creatures and draw cards by attacking with Toski. It seeks to keep the hand filled with threats and recover quickly from board wipes.
Orvar, the All-Form
The deck aims to target its own permanents, creating copies and generating value. It uses creatures that can retrieve instants and sorceries from the graveyard, allowing for repeated plays.
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
This tribal dwarves deck uses Magda's ability to sacrifice treasures and get dragons or artifacts into play. It looks to tap dwarves, generate treasures, and deploy large threats.
Ranar the Ever-Watchful
This deck leverages the Foretell mechanic, exiling cards from the hand and the battlefield. It generates 1/1 tokens when exiling cards from the hand and aims to interact with the board while developing its own threats.
Gameplay Insights
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Stephen's decision to go for an aggro strategy with Toski, Bearer of Secrets, allowing him to keep his hand filled and recover from board wipes.
- 2
Jeremy's use of Orvar, the All-Form to continually target his own permanents and generate value, creating an army of creatures.
- 3
John's use of Magda, Brazen Outlaw's ability to tap dwarves, generate treasures, and deploy large threats quickly.
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Justin's use of the Foretell mechanic with Ranar the Ever-Watchful to generate 1/1 tokens and interact with the board.
Notable Cards
Ranar the Ever-Watchful
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
Orvar, the All-Form
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Arbor Elf
Summary
The game featured a clash among the new Kaldheim commanders, each with diverse strategies. The match began with the players deploying their resources and building their boards. Stephen Green's Toski, Bearer of Secrets deck was focused on green aggro, while Justin Parnell's Ranar the Ever-Watchful was designed to interact with the new Foretell mechanic. Jeremy Knoll used Orvar, the All-Form to create an army of value creatures, while John Suarez's Magda, Brazen Outlaw deck aimed to tap dwarves for treasures and deploy large threats. Despite the diverse strategies, the game was filled with exciting back-and-forths, with the players responding to each other's threats while advancing their own game plans.