Deck & Commander Strategies
Borborygmos and Fblthp
Utilizes Food Chain to generate infinite mana and combos with artifact synergies, leveraging discard and damage triggers to control the board and close out the game.
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Midrange deck focused on value through proliferate and versatile creatures, aiming to outlast opponents with incremental advantage and control elements.
Rionya, Fire Dancer
Token and infinite combo deck that creates numerous tokens and uses combo loops to generate infinite damage or mana.
Tymna the Weaver // Thrasios, Triton Hero
Midrange and combo shell that uses card draw and interaction to assemble combos quickly and maintain board control.
Gameplay Insights
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Dockside Extortionist's treasure generation was a turning point, enabling multiple spells and artifact interactions in a single turn.
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The use of reanimation on disruptive creatures like Sire of Insanity forced players to adjust their hand sizes and disrupted combo setups.
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Effective use of interaction such as dispel on tutors prevented opponents from assembling combos too early.
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Goblin Engineer and Goblin Matron facilitated rapid board presence and synergy with artifact and goblin tribal elements.
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Players balanced aggressive damage from Borborygmos's discard-triggered damage with control elements to maintain tempo.
Notable Cards
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Dockside Extortionist
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Goblin Engineer
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Goblin Matron
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Goblin Cratermaker
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Sire of Insanity
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Food Chain
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Ancient Tomb
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City of Brass
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Culling Ritual
Gameplay Summary
The game started with a diverse field of commanders, each leveraging their unique strategies: Borborygmos and Fblthp focused on a Food Chain combo with artifact synergy; Atraxa ran a midrange strategy; Rionya aimed for infinite combos with tokens; Tymna and Thrasios played a midrange value and combo shell.
Early turns involved ramping with lands like Ancient Tomb and City of Brass, and setting up key pieces such as Goblin Engineer and Dockside Extortionist to generate treasures and card advantage.
Borborygmos and Fblthp made aggressive use of discarding lands and triggering damage to creatures, while Tymna and Thrasios controlled the board with interaction and tutors to find their combos.
A pivotal moment came when Dockside Extortionist generated a large number of treasures, fueling multiple spells and artifact synergies, allowing Borborygmos to pressure opponents heavily.
The game also featured notable reanimation plays with creatures like Sire of Insanity to disrupt opponents’ hands and strategies.
Interaction such as counterspells and removal were used judiciously to prevent key tutors and combo pieces from resolving, creating a dynamic balance of power.
Eventually, key creatures and combos were assembled to secure victory, with the Food Chain strategy of Borborygmos and Fblthp appearing to be the driving force behind the win.
