Anikthea, Hand of Erebos 🆚 Ulalek, Fused Atrocity 🆚 Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds 🆚 Alela, Artful Prov

Deck Strategies

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  Anikthea, Hand of Erebos

  Focuses on enchantment synergy to generate multiple enchantment creature tokens, leveraging graveyard interactions and life gain to flood the board and maintain resilience.

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  Ulalek, Fused Atrocity

  Utilizes all five colors to ramp efficiently and control the board by copying spells and abilities, stealing opponents' creatures and permanents to gain a dominant board state.

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  Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds

  Token-centric deck that creates and copies tokens repeatedly, aiming to overwhelm opponents with a large board presence through cloning and token generation combos.

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  Alela, Artful Provocateur

  Leverages artifact and vehicle synergies to produce flying tokens and crew vehicles, supported by artifact payoffs and card draw to maintain pressure and board control.

Gameplay Insights

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  Will’s use of Parallel Lives combined with Archon of Sons' Grace enabled exponential token generation and life gain, creating a substantial defensive and offensive board presence.

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  David’s strategic casting of Hideous Traumatizer with Ulalek’s copy ability allowed him to steal multiple key creatures and permanents, shifting the board control drastically in his favor.

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  The Ghired player’s repeated token copying maximized token production, exploiting synergy with token-creating creatures to maintain a steady stream of threats.

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  Cliff’s Alela deck capitalized on artifact and vehicle synergies to generate flying tokens that supported aggressive attacks and helped crew powerful vehicles, enhancing board mobility.

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  Multiple sacrifice and removal interactions were used effectively to manage opponents’ boards, with Will sacrificing his own enchantments to control threats and maintain tempo.

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  Mirage Phalanx’s soulbond and token creation helped generate additional attackers with haste, creating unexpected combat opportunities.

Notable Cards

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  Parallel Lives

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  Sanctum Weaver

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  Mirage Phalanx

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  Sire of Stagnation

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  Solemn Simulacrum

Summary

The game started with each player developing their board and ramping mana, setting up their respective strategies. Will, playing Anikthea, Hand of Erebos, focused on enchantment synergy, generating multiple enchantment creature tokens and leveraging card advantage through enchantment interactions. David, piloting Ulalek, Fused Atrocity, used his five-color deck’s ability to ramp quickly and control the board with powerful spells and creature stealing. The Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds deck aimed to flood the board with tokens by repeatedly creating and copying tokens, while the Alela, Artful Provocateur deck specialized in artifact and vehicle synergies, generating flying tokens and leveraging artifact payoffs for value and board presence. Key turning points included Will’s use of enchantment tokens and life gain engines like Archon of Sons’ Grace combined with Parallel Lives to build a wide board and sustain his life total. David’s game-changing play with Hideous Traumatizer copied by Ulalek allowed him to steal multiple key creatures and permanents from opponents, swinging tempo drastically in his favor. Meanwhile, the Ghired player capitalized on token creation and copying combos to maintain pressure, and Cliff’s Alela deck supported aggressive attacks with flying tokens and crewed vehicles while drawing cards and ramping artifacts. The game featured multiple combat phases with large token swarms exchanging hits, life gain swings, and strategic creature stealing. The interaction between enchantments, tokens, and artifact synergies shaped the board state dynamically, with players responding to each other’s threats through sacrifice effects, removal, and control. The game’s outcome hinged on the ability to maintain a critical mass of tokens and key creatures while exploiting Ulalek’s spell-copying ability to disrupt opponents’ plans and enhance his own board presence.