Deck & Commander Strategies
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen
Utilizes hand disruption and powerful planeswalker transformations to control the board and pressure opponents, aiming to leverage early discard effects and control elements to dominate.
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
Focuses on dark money themes with artifact ramp and card draw, aiming to disrupt opponents and build incremental advantage while setting up for potent spells.
Zaxara, the Exemplary
Seeks to generate infinite mana combos using enchantments like Freed from the Real and Piman's Aura, then finishes the game with large X-cost spells and hydras.
The Necrobloom
Leverages landfall, dredging, and graveyard interactions to generate card advantage and board presence, enabling explosive mid to late game plays through value engines.
Gameplay Insights
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Playing Nicol Bolas early to force opponents to discard disrupted their key combo pieces, setting back their plans significantly.
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Zaxara’s player prioritized assembling infinite mana combos with tutors and enchantments, showcasing a focused combo-control hybrid approach.
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Necrobloom’s use of Silver Library enabled multiple card draws and dredges, accelerating graveyard synergies and threatening explosive turns.
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The Mind Flayer deck’s cautious approach to going first reflected the slow initial ramp and preference for building a stable mana base before engaging.
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Utilizing Oza's Saga early to tutor for low-cost artifacts like Sword of the Ring provided crucial mana acceleration and toolbox options.
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Artifact ramp like Gilded Lotus and Coldsteel Heart were pivotal to enabling early casting of high-impact spells and commanders.
Notable Cards
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Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen
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Freed from the Real
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Gilded Lotus
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Coldsteel Heart
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Ancient Tomb
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Rogue's Passage
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players setting up their mana bases and early ramping.
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager came down early, forcing each opponent to discard, putting immediate pressure on the table.
Zaxara focused on assembling infinite mana combos through cards like Freed from the Real and Piman's Aura, aiming to leverage big X spells and hydras as finishers.
Necrobloom utilized landfall, dredging, and graveyard synergies to build board presence and card advantage, while the Mind Flayer deck prioritized dark money strategies and disruption.
Early game involved careful mana development and setting up key pieces such as artifact ramp (Gilded Lotus and Coldsteel Heart) and tutors (Oza's Saga).
A pivotal moment was Nicol Bolas's discard trigger, which disrupted opponents' hands and slowed combo development.
Meanwhile, Zaxara’s player successfully upgraded their deck to better support infinite mana combos and powerful spell kills.
Necrobloom's ability to draw and dredge multiple cards per turn set the stage for explosive mid-game plays.
The Mind Flayer deck started with artifact ramp and card draw but was cautious about going first due to its slower initial setup.
Throughout the early turns, players balanced ramp, disruption, and setup, creating a tense board state where any player could explode with combos or powerful spells.
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