Deck Strategies
Baba Lysaga, Night Witch
Focused on sacrificing lands and creatures to drain life from opponents and draw cards.
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
The deck aimed to take advantage of Ulalek's ability to copy spells and create spawn tokens, thus dealing chip damage to opponents.
Xenagos, God of Revels
The strategy revolved around ramping up mana and casting powerful creatures, notably 'Itali', to gain advantage from the top of each player's library.
Verrak, Warped Sengir
Used Verrak's ability to copy land-fetching triggers, maintaining a good land pace and finally using 'Repay in Kind' to set up for a lethal attack.
Gameplay Insights
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The 'Repay in Kind' played by Maximus was a game-changing moment, equalizing the life totals and setting up for a lethal attack.
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The 'Baba Lysaga, Night Witch' played by Corwin was a constant source of damage and card draw throughout the game, keeping pressure on the opponents.
- 3
The Xenagos player's casting of 'Itali' led to a significant swing in the game's momentum, allowing them to cast multiple spells from the top of each player's library.
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Maximus's use of 'Verrak, Warped Sengir' to copy land-fetching triggers helped him maintain a good land pace, which proved crucial in the later stages of the game.
Notable Cards
Baba Lysaga, Night Witch
Repay in Kind
Verrak, Warped Sengir
Conduit of Worlds
Summary
The game kicked off with players establishing their board states, with Fred playing 'Ulalek, Fused Atrocity' and Corwin deploying 'Baba Lysaga, Night Witch'. The game was filled with numerous instances of chip damage caused by 'Baba Lysaga' and 'Glaring Flesh Raker', gradually reducing everyone's life total. A major turning point in the game was the casting of 'Itali' by the Xenagos player, which allowed them to cast multiple spells from the top of each player's library, significantly shifting the game's momentum. Despite this, the ultimate game-winning play was executed by Maximus playing 'Verrak, Warped Sengir', who was able to cast 'Repay in Kind' reducing everyone's life total to a meager seven. This allowed him to swing in for lethal damage, taking out Fred and Corwin and claiming the victory.