Deck & Commander Strategies
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
A white Human token aggro deck that creates numerous attacking Humans each turn, aiming to overwhelm opponents with wide boards and anthem effects to quickly reduce life totals.
Gyome, Master Chef
A green-based food and squirrel token deck that generates incremental value through food tokens and +1/+1 counters on squirrels, using sacrifice outlets and token synergies to build a large, resilient board.
Obeka, Brute Chronologist
A reanimator deck focused on putting large creatures into the graveyard and then reanimating them, often using spells like Living Death for mass reanimation and leveraging powerful graveyard interactions.
Nalia de'Arnise
A party-themed deck that pumps creatures and aims to combo off using top-deck manipulation and incremental buffs to deal damage, while also functioning as a beatdown with pumped creatures.
Gameplay Insights
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The use of Living Death by Obeka was a critical turning point, resetting board states and swinging momentum by exchanging graveyard creatures for battlefield threats.
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Adeline’s token swarm strategy forced multiple players to divert resources to defense, creating openings elsewhere on the board.
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Gyome's synergy between food tokens, squirrels, and +1/+1 counters created a continually growing threat that demanded answers over multiple turns.
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Effective token management and timing of sacrifice triggers, especially with Gyome's deck, maximized board presence and incremental growth.
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Using Skullclamp on key creatures enhanced card draw and allowed players to maintain card advantage despite aggressive board states.
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The interaction of identity thief copying large creatures created surprise threats and complicated blocking decisions for opponents.
Notable Cards
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Living Death
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Mentor of the Meek
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Identity Thief
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Skullclamp
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Anointed Procession
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Explosive Vegetation
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Parallel Lives
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players establishing their board states with early ramp, token generation, and utility creatures.
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar focused on creating a wide board of Human tokens, leveraging anthem effects and anthem-like triggers to build an aggressive swarm.
Gyome, Master Chef utilized food tokens and squirrel token synergies, growing a board that could quickly escalate in threat level through +1/+1 counters and sacrifice outlets.
Obeka, Brute Chronologist aimed to reanimate large creatures from the graveyard, cycling through spells and graveyard interactions to bring back impactful threats.
Nalia de'Arnise played a party-themed deck that initially functioned as a beatdown but looked to combo off by leveraging pumped creatures and interactions from the top of the deck. A major turning point came when Obeka cast Living Death, dramatically shifting the board by exchanging graveyard creatures for those on the battlefield, which reset the game tempo and renewed threats for multiple players.
Meanwhile, Adeline maintained pressure with a large wide board, creating multiple attacking Human tokens each turn and forcing defensive plays.
Gyome's incremental growth through food tokens and parallel lives led to a threatening board state with growing squirrels.
Nalia attempted to leverage combo damage but was pressured by the aggressive humans and reanimated threats.
The game featured key moments of damage trades, board wipes, and utility plays such as mentor of the meek drawing cards, identity thief copying creatures, and skull clamp maximizing card draw.
Ultimately, the dynamic board states and continuous pressure from token swarms and reanimation made for an intense multiplayer showdown with multiple players jockeying for control and win conditions.
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