Deck & Commander Strategies
Ziatora, the Incinerator
Sacrifice creatures to deal direct damage while generating treasure tokens, enabling combos and value plays that fuel further damage and board control.
Tiamat
Ramp into powerful dragons by searching the library for multiple dragon cards, leveraging treasure generation and high-impact creatures to dominate the late game.
Kodama of the East Tree
Utilize landfall and token synergies to ramp and create a board presence, with potential infinite combos that rely on casting permanents to chain additional plays.
Anax and Cymede
Aggressively push combat damage using combat tricks, anthems, and trample effects to overwhelm opponents quickly, while maintaining some treasure production.
Gameplay Insights
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Ziatora’s ability to sacrifice creatures to deal damage and generate treasures incentivized a strategy focused on maximizing creature tokens and value from sacrifices.
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Kodama's landfall and permanent-casting triggers encouraged a build-around of incremental advantage and combo potential, making it a threat to watch as the game progressed.
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The use of Authority of the Consuls slowed down aggressive creature strategies, particularly impacting Anax and Cymede’s attempts to push damage early.
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Croxa’s discard and damage effect pressured opponents to discard valuable cards or suffer life loss, creating tension and forcing careful hand management.
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Players balanced between explosive resource generation and cautious deployment to avoid overextending into potential board wipes or combat tricks.
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Monologue Tax’s treasure generation on casting multiple spells added a layer of complexity and reward for players running multiple spells per turn.
Notable Cards
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Ziatora, the Incinerator
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Tiamat
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Kodama of the East Tree
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Anax and Cymede
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Authority of the Consuls
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Command Beacon
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Paradise Druid
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Selfless Spirit
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Monologue Tax
Gameplay Summary
The game started with each player setting up their mana base and early board presence, with a strong focus on generating resource tokens such as treasures and food.
Ziatora, the Incinerator focused on sacrificing creatures to deal direct damage and produce treasures, aiming to build value and fuel combos.
Tiamat searched for dragons to ramp up powerful threats, while Kodama of the East Tree leveraged landfall and token synergies for incremental advantage and potential infinite combos.
Anax and Cymede deployed a more aggressive, combat-oriented strategy, aiming to push damage quickly with combat tricks and anthems. Early turns saw some interaction with disruption, but the game quickly tilted towards resource generation and creature deployment.
Key moments included the use of Authority of the Consuls to slow aggressive creatures, and the deployment of impactful creatures like Croxa, Titan of Death's Hunger, which pressured opponents by forcing discards or inflicting damage.
The players balanced between building their boards, generating treasures, and preparing for combat, with multiple players vying to outpace each other in treasure production and board presence.
The tension rose as players prepared for explosive turns with dragons, token floods, or direct damage combos, setting the stage for a dynamic midgame showdown.
