Deck & Commander Strategies
Tatsunari, Toad Rider
Focuses on casting enchantments to create and pump frog tokens that have evasion and can bounce creatures, controlling the board while draining opponents’ life through enchantment triggers.
Bello, Bard of the Brambles
Converts non-equipment artifacts and enchantments into creatures, generating a board presence with indestructible, haste-enabled creatures that draw cards upon dealing damage.
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
Utilizes graveyard recursion and sacrifice outlets to repeatedly bring back creatures and generate value from death triggers, focusing on aristocrat-style synergies.
Kolodin, Triumph Caster
A versatile deck that leverages mana fixing and cost reduction from artifacts and enchantments to accelerate spells, with a focus on ramp and careful resource management to unleash powerful plays.
Gameplay Insights
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The ASMR mechanic introduced a loss of life penalty for exceeding 69 decibels, influencing players to carefully modulate their speaking volume to avoid penalties tied to game actions.
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Tatsunari’s enchantment-centric strategy synergized well with creatures that gain counters and can be bounced, providing both board control and life drain.
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Bello’s ability to animate artifacts and enchantments into creatures created a volatile and resilient board state that could pressure opponents aggressively.
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Whisper’s graveyard recursion and sacrifice synergy attempted to leverage the death of creatures for advantage, but early milling of non-creatures limited immediate impact.
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Kolodin’s use of artifacts like Cloud Key to reduce spell costs and mana fixing with Fellwar Stone showcased a strategic build focused on accelerating plays while managing resources carefully.
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The group maintained a cooperative yet competitive atmosphere, balancing cautious play to avoid decibel penalties with executing strategic turns, making the ASMR style a unique gameplay constraint.
Notable Cards
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Cabal Stronghold
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Faithless Looting
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Undead Butler
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Crowded Crypt
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Kami of Transience
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Font of Fertility
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Buried Ruin
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Zulaport Cutthroat
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Blood Artist
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Mortuary Mire
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Fellwar Stone
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Cloud Key
Gameplay Summary
The game began with a slow but steady ramp-up as players carefully developed their mana bases and cast key early plays while adhering to the ASMR volume restriction, adding a unique layer of tension to each action.
Tatsunari, Toad Rider focused on casting enchantments to create and buff frog tokens, slowly building a board presence with evasive creatures.
Bello, Bard of the Brambles turned artifacts and enchantments into creatures, leveraging powerful synergistic effects to pressure opponents.
Whisper, Blood Liturgist employed graveyard recursion and sacrifice effects reminiscent of aristocrat-style decks, milling cards and seeking to generate value from creatures dying.
Kolodin, Triumph Caster (Vic Ethanol) aimed to utilize artifacts and lands for flexible mana and strategic plays, introducing cards like Cloud Key to reduce spell costs and Fellwar Stone for mana fixing.
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