Deck & Commander Strategies
Tifa Lockhart
A white weenie aggro deck focused on efficient creatures, landfall triggers, and incremental buffs to outpace opponents quickly. The deck uses synergy with equipment like Swiftfoot Boots and Skullclamp to maintain pressure and sustain card advantage.
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
An equipment-centric deck that leverages Cloud's ability to equip for zero mana, aiming to amass powerful equipment combos to pump creatures and win through combat damage. It capitalizes on card draw from attacking and copying key equipment to maintain tempo and board dominance.
Gameplay Insights
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Cloud's use of Masterwork of Ingenuity to copy powerful swords created a significant board state advantage by allowing multiple equipment to be attached for zero, maximizing combat efficiency.
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Tifa's decision to keep a hand with landfall synergies and incremental buffs was tested against Cloud's aggressive equipment strategy, showing the difficulty of applying pressure against repeated equipment reattachments.
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Cloud's timely casting and equipping of creatures, combined with card draw triggers from combat damage, enabled sustained pressure that Tifa struggled to counter effectively.
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The interaction between Swiftfoot Boots and Cloud's commander limited Tifa's ability to respond with multiple pump spells in a turn, hampering her potential to shift tempo.
Notable Cards
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Elvish Reclaimer
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Skullclamp
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Ravages of War
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Masterwork of Ingenuity
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Command Beacon
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Esper Sentinel
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Giver of Runes
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Nesting Bot
Gameplay Summary
The game featured a duel between two aggressive strategies: one led by Tifa Lockhart's white weenie aggro deck and the other by Cloud, Midgar Mercenary's equipment-based build.
Early turns saw both players developing their boards cautiously, with Tifa leveraging efficient creatures and synergy from lands and equipment like Swiftfoot Boots and Skullclamp to generate incremental advantage.
Cloud aimed to equip his commander quickly and apply pressure through efficient attacks bolstered by equipment combos such as Masterwork of Ingenuity copying swords.
A key turning point came when Cloud executed a strong combat phase with multiple pumped creatures, drawing extra cards and overwhelming Tifa's defenses.
Despite some resilience and tactical plays from Tifa, the synergy and tempo of Cloud's equipment interactions proved decisive, culminating in a swift victory by the end of the third game.
