Deck & Commander Strategies
Marchesa, Dealer of Death
Utilizes sacrifice and reanimation synergies to generate value and card advantage, aiming to control the board and outlast opponents through incremental advantages.
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Focuses on generating infinite mana through creature and artifact synergies, then combos off with topdeck manipulation and big mana plays to win.
Tymna the Weaver // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
Jeska midrange/control shell that applies steady pressure with card draw from damage and combat, while maintaining control through counterspells and removal.
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
Storm and impulse engine that chains spells and damage to accumulate loyalty counters and card advantage, culminating in a powerful combo finish with Walking Ballista to deal infinite damage.
Gameplay Insights
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Ob Nixilis’s use of Wheel of Fortune was a game-changing turn, refilling their hand while triggering massive loyalty gain to set up the final storm combo.
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The interaction of Soul Cauldron with Walking Ballista allowed Ob Nixilis to infinitely ping opponents by removing counters repeatedly, leveraging the commander’s ability to refill counters.
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Players carefully chose when to accept Mystic Remora triggers to avoid feeding more card advantage to Ob Nixilis’s storm engine.
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The presence of multiple counters and removal spells slowed down the game tempo, forcing players to build resources cautiously before attempting to combo off.
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Ob Nixilis’s sequence of rituals and artifact activations demonstrated precise mana management essential for executing high-level storm combos under pressure.
Notable Cards
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Wheel of Fortune
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Dark Ritual
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Desperate Ritual
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Grim Monolith
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Chrome Mox
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Walking Ballista
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Rain of Filth
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Vexing Shusher
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Mox Amber
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Force Spike
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Sanctum Weaver
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players setting up their mana bases and early plays, including ramp and card draw.
Notably, the Ob Nixilis player quickly established a strong storm engine with spells like Dark Ritual, Desperate Ritual, and a variety of mana rocks, aiming to chain damage and card advantage.
Meanwhile, the other players developed their boards with ramp and interactive spells, holding back aggressive plays while trying to disrupt each other's plans.
The Kinnan deck was quietly assembling resources, but the main action revolved around Ob Nixilis's attempt to storm off. A pivotal moment occurred when Ob Nixilis executed a massive Wheel of Fortune, discarding and drawing numerous cards while building up a large number of loyalty counters on their commander.
This led to a complex sequence of ritual and artifact activations, including Grim Monolith, Chrome Mox, and Soul Cauldron, to generate explosive mana and repeated damage triggers.
The climax was Ob Nixilis using the Walking Ballista combo to repeatedly ping opponents, leveraging the commander’s ability to refill counters and deal infinite damage, effectively ending the game through a storm finish.
Throughout the game, players attempted to respond with counters and removal, but the relentless value and combo potential of Ob Nixilis proved decisive.
