The Spikes are BACK Playing Commander in GLORIOUS HD | Brallin/Shabraz VS Gavi VS Stasios VS FCFS

Deck Strategies

• First Sliver

  Use Food Chain to create infinite creature mana, repeatedly cast First Sliver, and then deploy the deck's win condition quickly.

• 

  Brallin, Skyshark Rider / Shabraz, the Skyshark

  Leverage a Jeskai partner synergy with Underworld Breach and Curiosity for a storm combo finish, focusing on card draw and stack interactions.

• 

  Gavi, Nest Warden

  Utilize cycling synergies to generate card advantage and create disruptive board presence with dinosaur and cat tokens, employing bounce effects like Astral Drift and Astral Slide.

• 

  Timna the Weaver / Thrasios, Triton Hero

  Execute a combo-centric midrange game with Fastest Oracle and card advantage engines, supported by tutors and value creatures to assemble a powerful synergy finish.

Gameplay Insights

• 1

  The Food Chain deck's ability to generate infinite creature mana early posed an immediate threat that pressured opponents to disrupt or race.

• 2

  Jim's use of Underworld Breach combined with Curiosity formed a potent storm combo that could end the game quickly if uninterrupted.

• 3

  Jan's cycling strategy provided consistent card draw and board control through tokens, balancing offense and defense well against combo decks.

• 4

  Eliot's inclusion of Demonic Tutor and multiple Dockside Extortionists accelerated resource generation, but the slow ramp required careful timing to avoid being overwhelmed.

• 5

  Players prioritized removal and counterspells on key combo pieces, recognizing the high-impact threat each deck posed if left unchecked.

Notable Cards

• 

  Food Chain

• 

  Underworld Breach

• 

  Curiosity

• 

  Demonic Tutor

• 

  Dockside Extortionist

• 

  Astral Drift

• 

  Astral Slide

• 

  Ponder

• 

  Faithless Looting

Summary

The game featured four competitive Commander decks facing off, each with distinct strategies and interactions. Bill led with a Food Chain First Sliver combo deck, aiming to generate infinite mana and cast multiple First Slivers to win. Jim piloted a Jeskai partner deck with Brallin, Skyshark Rider and Shabraz, the Skyshark, focusing on a curiosity combo with Underworld Breach and a storm finish. Jan played Gavi, Nest Warden cycling, leveraging cycling synergies and disruption through cards like Astral Drift and Astral Slide to maintain board control with dinosaur and cat tokens. Eliot ran a Timna the Weaver and Thrasios, Triton Hero deck titled Stasios, incorporating a mix of combo pieces like Fastest Oracle with some spicy card choices replacing typical Hulk packages, aiming to execute powerful synergy plays and rapid card advantage. Early in the game, Bill's Food Chain combo showed promise with key mana ramp and tutor plays, while Jim set up his Jeskai combo with card draw and disruption. Jan's cycling strategy provided steady card advantage and board presence through tokens and tempo plays. Eliot's Stasios deck utilized Demonic Tutor and Dockside Extortionist to ramp and gain resources, but board development was cautious due to the presence of multiple combo threats. Notable moments included multiple Dockside Extortionist plays flooding the board with treasures, pivotal playmat interactions, and strategic removal and counter plays trying to disrupt key combos. The game revolved around setting up infinite mana combos, cycling synergies, and a storm finish, with players carefully balancing ramp, disruption, and combo assembly to seize victory.