Deck & Commander Strategies
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
Amplify incremental damage through red sources and damage doubling effects to burn opponents down quickly.
Nethroi, Apex of Death
Utilize mutation to reanimate creatures from the graveyard, building a powerful board presence through modular and counter synergies.
Gev, Scaled Scorch
Deal incremental damage with pingers to trigger plus one plus one counters on lizard creatures, growing a threatening board.
Gwen Stacy // Ghost-Spider
Play cards from exile zones to gain card advantage and flip to Ghost-Spider for aggressive attacks.
Gameplay Insights
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Mutation onto Arcbound Worker enabled Nethroi to ramp mana and return creatures from graveyard, a key synergy for board development.
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Bondu's Monument applied incremental life loss to opponents and helped reduce creature costs, accelerating Gev's pinger strategy.
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Culling Ritual was a crucial board wipe that reset the board state by removing low-cost permanents, slowing down aggressive strategies.
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Torbran's damage amplification encouraged players to maximize damage from red sources and triggered multiple damage effects per hit.
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Gwen Stacy's ability to play cards from exile provided steady card advantage and flexibility in response to the board state.
Notable Cards
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Arcbound Worker
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Molten Gatekeeper
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Culling Ritual
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Ruby Medallion
Gameplay Summary
The game opened with each player establishing their board presence and mana bases, with key early developments including the casting of modular creatures and the introduction of Torbran, Thane of Red Fell, who aimed to amplify damage output through red sources.
Nethroi, Apex of Death, utilized mutation to reanimate creatures from the graveyard, steadily growing their board and mana resources.
Gev, Scaled Scorch, focused on a pinger strategy that synergized with dealing incremental damage to opponents to boost the power of their lizard creatures.
Gwen Stacy leveraged the ability to play cards from exile zones, gaining card advantage and potential for aggressive attacks once flipped to Ghost-Spider. A pivotal moment arose when Nethroi used mutation to return multiple creatures from the graveyard, accelerating their board development and threatening a graveyard-based win condition.
Meanwhile, Torbran and Gev maintained pressure through incremental damage combined with damage amplification effects from cards like Bondu's Monument and Molten Gatekeeper.
A well-timed board wipe (Culling Ritual) disrupted these plans by removing smaller creatures and key enablers, temporarily slowing the damage output.
Gwen Stacy played a more reactive role, utilizing topdeck exile interactions to maintain card advantage and waiting for the right moment to flip and attack effectively. The gameplay highlighted the tension between aggressive damage strategies and graveyard recursion, with players adjusting their tactics based on board wipes and resource availability.
Ultimately, the game unfolded through a mix of incremental damage, modular growth, and strategic reanimation, with each player leveraging their deck's unique strengths to gain advantage in the evolving board state.
![Commander VS: Ghoulcaller Gisa VS Torbran VS Chulane VS Sisay [From SCGCON] thumbnail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/D0eveMMHDz0/sddefault.jpg)
![Commander VS S17E4: Linden VS Syr Konrad VS Kenrith VS Torbran [EDH] thumbnail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PvUddo1rzeo/sddefault.jpg)
