Deck & Commander Strategies
Borborygmos and Fblthp
Leverages Food Chain combo to generate infinite mana and cast spells to win, using artifact ramp and discard synergies to fuel the combo quickly.
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator & Tymna the Weaver
Plays a control-oriented Esper deck focusing on efficient tutors and interaction to find combo pieces or lock pieces while maintaining card advantage and tempo.
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain (Seat 3)
Toolbox-style deck that uses legendary creature synergies with powerful tutors to assemble a versatile board state and responses to threats.
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain (Seat 4)
Similar legendary toolbox approach, focusing on assembling key legendary creatures and controlling the board with targeted removal and value plays.
Gameplay Insights
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Using Enlightened Tutor on turn one to find critical mana or draw engines exemplifies the deck’s emphasis on efficient setup.
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Dockside Extortionist’s treasure generation created a significant mana advantage that pressured opponents to respond quickly.
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Borborygmos and Fblthp’s reliance on Food Chain combo made it a high priority target to disrupt, influencing opponent interaction decisions.
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The mirror match between two Sisay decks resulted in a slower, grindy game focusing on legendary creature synergies rather than explosive combos.
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Strategic use of artifact ramp and mana acceleration sped up Borborygmos and Fblthp’s combo assembly but also made them vulnerable to early disruption.
Notable Cards
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Food Chain
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Dockside Extortionist
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Enlightened Tutor
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Lion's Eye Diamond
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Mana Crypt
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Command Tower
Gameplay Summary
The game started with all four players setting up their boards carefully, including a mirror match between two Sisay decks which indicated a grindy, toolbox-heavy game.
Borborygmos and Fblthp, known for their Food Chain combo, aimed to assemble their combo pieces quickly, leveraging artifact ramp and mana acceleration like Lion's Eye Diamond and Gemstone Cavern.
Malcolm and Tymna played a control-oriented Esper deck, using efficient tutors like Enlightened Tutor to find key combo enablers and control elements early on.
The Sisay decks focused on assembling legendary creatures and utilizing powerful tutors, setting up a toolbox strategy with versatile answers and threats. Early pivotal moments included a resolved Dockside Extortionist that threatened to generate significant treasure tokens, which could fuel Borborygmos and Fblthp’s combo or provide mana for other players' spells.
Both Sisay players sought to maintain board presence and value through legendary synergies while Malcolm and Tymna aimed to control the game state with interaction and card advantage.
The game’s tempo hinged on whether Borborygmos could successfully assemble Food Chain and combo off before the control decks could disrupt or Sisay decks could stabilize and apply pressure.
The match was poised for a tense mid-to-late-game showdown centered around combo assembly, disruption, and efficient resource management.
