Deck Strategies
Narset, Enlightened Exile
Utilizes prowess to boost creature power and exile noncreature, nonland cards from graveyards to cast them for free, focusing on spell-slinging and maximizing value from Jeska-themed spells.
Samut, Vizier of Naktamun
Aggressively attacks with creatures that have haste and vigilance, drawing cards whenever a creature that entered the battlefield this turn deals combat damage, combined with goading enemy creatures to control combat flow.
Niv-Mizzet, Supreme
Focuses on casting a high volume of instant and sorcery spells with jump-start, recurring them from the graveyard to control the board and generate overwhelming spell-based value.
Nashi, Moon's Legacy
Fills graveyards to leverage recursion and graveyard-based effects, copying legendary or rat cards and using cards like Rise of the Dark Realms to steal and deploy creatures from all graveyards for a powerful board presence.
Gameplay Insights
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Leveraging Narset's ability to cast exiled spells for free can create powerful board clears like Delay Blast Fireball, amplifying prowess damage.
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Goading enemy creatures to control attack targets allows Samut's player to maximize card draw while minimizing incoming damage.
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Niv-Mizzet's deck capitalizes on jump-start to chain instant and sorcery spells from the graveyard, maintaining board control and resilience.
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Filling all graveyards to enable Rise of the Dark Realms can swing the game by bringing a massive board under one player's control, especially when combined with graveyard damage triggers.
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Using creatures with multiple combat-related abilities (first strike, vigilance, haste) allows for efficient attacks and card draw, keeping the pressure on opponents.
Notable Cards
Samut, Vizier of Naktamun
Ghostly Pilferer
Rise of the Dark Realms
Summary
The game begins with a typical slow early game as players develop their mana bases and drop initial creatures and ramp spells. Early plays include mana accelerants like Boreal Druid and Soul Ring, as well as value creatures such as Aven Edger Shredder and Shipwreck Warren, which sets up a graveyard-mill synergy. Players start to establish their board presence with creatures that synergize with their respective commanders' abilities, like Samut's haste and vigilance enabling early combat damage and Narset's prowess boosting her power. Midgame sees the escalation of strategic plays centered around each deck's unique strengths. Ben's Niv-Mizzet Supreme deck focuses on casting numerous instants and sorceries with jump-start, allowing him to control the board and generate value by recurring spells from the graveyard. Gina leverages Samut's ability to draw cards through combat damage and goading enemy creatures, maintaining consistent pressure. Shea's Nashi deck fills graveyards aggressively and looks to capitalize on graveyard recursion and damage triggers from creatures like Sir Conrad the Grim. CGB's Narset deck aims to exile and cast impactful noncreature spells for free, swinging the board state with prowess-enhanced creatures and spells like Delay Blast Fireball. Key turning points revolve around graveyard interactions and spell recursion, with players utilizing cards like Rise of the Dark Realms to potentially steal and deploy large boards of creatures from graveyards, and cards that mill opponents to fuel these effects. Combat damage and goading mechanics influence the flow of attacks and defensive plays, while players tactically leverage instant-speed removal and spell-slinging to maintain control. The game is poised for a dynamic finish where the interplay between graveyard recursion, spell casting, and combat damage will determine the winner.
