Deck & Commander Strategies
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
Felisa’s deck aims to leverage +1/+1 counters and mentor triggers to grow a board of flying creatures, while using card draw and discard effects to maintain hand advantage. The deck uses auras and recursion to enhance and protect creatures, enabling strong combat steps to finish opponents.
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
This deck focuses on creating and doubling tokens, using +1/+1 counter synergies and spells that go to the graveyard to flash back for extra value. It builds a wide board presence and leverages token multipliers and counters to overwhelm opponents.
Gameplay Insights
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Using Ambition's Cost and Stinging Study early to cycle and draw cards helped maintain hand size and pressure.
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Master Biomancer was a key play that increased the power of token creatures, making blocks and attacks more impactful.
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Felisa’s mentor triggers and aura spells combined to rapidly increase board presence and damage output.
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Brendan’s use of flashback spells from the graveyard maximized resource efficiency and board development.
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The final lethal attack capitalized on multiple +1/+1 counters and aura boosts, demonstrating the effectiveness of incremental growth strategies in 1v1 Commander.
Notable Cards
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Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
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Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
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Master Biomancer
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Ambition's Cost
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Stinging Study
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Together Forever
Gameplay Summary
The game was a 1v1 Commander duel between Felisa, Fang of Silverquill and Adrix and Nev, Twincasters, featuring upgraded versions of the recent Strixhaven preconstructed decks.
Early turns saw both players developing their boards with creatures and ramp, with Felisa's player focusing on incremental +1/+1 counter growth and card draw through mentor triggers and spells like Ambition's Cost and Stinging Study.
Felisa’s tokens and creatures steadily grew stronger due to her commander’s abilities and supporting auras. Brendan, piloting Adrix and Nev, utilized key cards like Quindrix Apprentice and Master Biomancer to buff his creatures, generating significant board presence.
A pivotal moment came when Brendan cast Over Simplify and other value engines, eventually flashing back spells to maintain tempo.
Felisa’s player responded with recursion and strong combat steps, leveraging cards like Together Forever to pump creatures and deliver lethal damage.
The game ended with a lethal swing from Felisa's side, capitalizing on +1/+1 counters and a well-timed aura, despite Brendan’s efforts to stabilize with his token-doubling strategy.
