Deck & Commander Strategies
Vivi Ornitier
Focuses on casting numerous instant and sorcery spells, leveraging Isochron Scepter to copy spells and generate massive mana and value through combos such as Professional Facebreaker, aiming to close out the game with large damage bursts.
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Generates treasures rapidly through dwarf synergies and artifact interactions, using these treasures to cast game-ending threats and maintain pressure by sacrificing them for value and damage.
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh / Thrasios, Triton Hero
Utilizes aggressive tempo plays and flexible interaction to disrupt opponents and apply pressure, combining Rograkh's haste and direct damage with Thrasios's card advantage and mana ramp.
Nissa, Resurgent Animist
Builds a powerful landfall engine by ramping aggressively and playing creatures that draw cards and generate additional lands, aiming to overwhelm opponents with value and large elemental creatures.
Gameplay Insights
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Casting multiple spells under Isochron Scepter triggered massive mana gain from Professional Facebreaker, enabling an 8-damage swing that pressured opponents heavily.
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Magda’s treasure generation and sacrifice synergy provided consistent resource advantage and threat escalation despite constant interaction.
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Nissa’s landfall triggers and creature-based ramp created a steady value engine that kept her relevant even when under pressure.
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Use of Glacial Chasm as a defensive measure helped stall aggressive attacks and forced opponents to reconsider their combat approach.
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Players carefully tracked triggers and mana availability, optimizing spell sequences to maximize damage and disruption while minimizing vulnerability.
Notable Cards
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Isochron Scepter
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Insidious Fungus
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Glacial Chasm
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Birds of Paradise
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Scalding Tarn
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Steam Vents
Gameplay Summary
The game began with a typical fast-paced cEDH opening, featuring early land drops and ramp spells.
Magda, Brazen Outlaw started generating treasures quickly, enabling explosive plays and setting up for her treasure-based threats.
Vivi Ornitier leveraged instant and sorcery spells with Isochron Scepter to generate value and mana, culminating in a large board presence and significant damage output with Professional Facebreaker.
Meanwhile, Nissa, Resurgent Animist built a landfall engine, fetching multiple forests and summoning elementals to ramp and apply pressure.
Rograkh paired with Thrasios aimed for fast tempo and flexible interaction, although his progress was somewhat stymied by timely removal and defensive plays from opponents. A pivotal moment came when Vivi cast multiple spells via Isochron Scepter, triggering large mana generation with Professional Facebreaker, allowing an aggressive 8-damage attack that put significant pressure on the other players.
Magda's ability to generate and sacrifice treasures allowed her to keep pace, while Nissa used landfall triggers and creatures like Queen's Ranger and Insidious Fungus to maintain board presence and disrupt opponents' artifacts and enchantments.
However, multiple players began to coordinate attacks and removal to keep Vivi's explosive potential in check.
The game showcased a dynamic balance of tempo, resource generation, and interaction, with players carefully managing threats and mana to survive and look for openings to close the game.
