Deck Strategies
Loot, the Key to Everything
Loot focuses on generating value through treasures and card advantage, leveraging spells like Gamble and wheel effects to disrupt opponents while accumulating resources for a lethal combo or overwhelming board presence.
Stella Lee, Wild Card
Stella Lee capitalizes on graveyard recursion and copying creatures with Survival of the Fittest and Misdirection cards, creating resilient threats and enabling combo potential through duplicated creatures and utility spells.
Roxanne, Starfall Savant
Roxanne uses ramp artifacts like Jeweled Lotus and aggressive creatures to produce tokens that deal damage and generate mana, aiming to control the board and apply early pressure while setting up for big spell plays.
Satoru, the Infiltrator
Satoru employs low-cost creatures and artifacts to maintain steady card draw and produce treasure tokens, enabling quick mana fixes and incremental advantage to support control and combo lines.
Gameplay Insights
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The use of Survival of the Fittest to copy Loot with Misdirection protecting the copy was a pivotal play, enabling sustained card advantage and graveyard recursion.
- 2
Roxanne's Meteorite token dealing damage immediately upon entering the battlefield helped control early threats and shaped combat interactions.
- 3
The interaction between Windfall and Worldly Tutor allowed for strategic hand refilling and selection, shifting momentum in favor of the caster.
- 4
Players carefully managed life loss from cards like Silven Library and Ancient Tomb to maintain tempo without overcommitting to damage.
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Force of Negation and Flusterstorm were employed to protect key spells on the stack, crucially preventing disruption and enabling key combos or board states.
Notable Cards
Survival of the Fittest
Jeweled Lotus
Gamble
Windfall
Misdirection
Force of Negation
Cryptic Trilobite
Summary
The game featured four commanders from the Outlaws of Thunder Junction set: Roxanne, Starfall Savant; Loot, the Key to Everything; Stella Lee, Wild Card; and Satoru, the Infiltrator. Early turns saw players establishing mana acceleration and card draw engines, with key plays including the casting of Silven Library and Survival of the Fittest to smooth and filter draws. Loot demonstrated strong card advantage potential, generating treasures and casting high-impact spells like Pious Plunderer and leveraging Gamble for disruption and selection. Roxanne came down with a significant ramp using Jeweled Lotus and generated a Meteorite token to control the board with direct damage. Stella Lee used Survival and Duplication to copy Loot and keep pressure on opponents, while Satoru focused on utility with creatures like Cryptic Trilobite and card draw from casting spells.
