Deck & Commander Strategies
Super Shredder
Focuses on leveraging menace and life link to apply pressure while using exile effects and card draw to maintain board presence and resource advantage. The deck aims to outvalue opponents with resilient threats and incremental damage.
Ketramose, the New Dawn
A control-oriented deck that uses graveyard hate, removal, and disruption to stabilize the board and counter key threats. It aims to survive early aggression and gradually gain advantage through incremental value and board control.
Gameplay Insights
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Using Serum Powder early allowed Super Shredder's player to avoid mulligans and find a functional hand, speeding up the deployment of Kitramose.
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Exiling removal spells with Portable Hole and Soul Cauldron was key to protecting Kitramose and maintaining board presence.
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The menace ability on Kitramose forced Ketramose's player to commit additional blockers, complicating defense and enabling consistent damage output.
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Graveyard hate and disruption from Unlicensed Hearse slowed down Super Shredder’s recursion but was not enough to stop the pressure.
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Repeated casting of Kitramose leveraged life link and menace to wear down the opponent steadily while drawing cards and maintaining board control.
Notable Cards
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Serum Powder
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Unlicensed Hearse
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Portable Hole
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Ossification
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Kaya, Orzhov Usurper
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Fatal Push
Gameplay Summary
The game began with both players setting up their boards cautiously, with Super Shredder's player starting strong by leveraging Serum Powder to avoid mulligans and quickly getting Kitramose, the New Dawn online.
The early turns featured typical control interactions, including discard spells and removal attempts to disrupt key threats.
Super Shredder's player capitalized on Kitramose's life link and menace, steadily applying pressure while also protecting their board with various exile effects like Portable Hole and Soul Cauldron, which helped manage opposing removal and graveyard resources.
Meanwhile, Ketramose's player aimed to counter and stabilize, using cards like Unlicensed Hearse and Ossification to slow down the aggression. As the game progressed, Super Shredder maintained tempo advantage by repeatedly casting Kitramose and using graveyard hate and card draw to maintain resources.
The synergy between menace and life link made blocking difficult for Ketramose, forcing them into defensive play.
Despite some board wipes and removal, Ketramose struggled to find effective counters to Shredder’s resilient threats.
The pivotal moments included the use of multiple exile effects to neutralize removal spells and keep Kitramose on the battlefield, setting up a steady stream of damage.
The win condition centered on Kitramose’s continuous pressure and life gain, outpacing Ketramose’s slower control strategy. .
