Deck & Commander Strategies
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
Swarm the board with artifacts by accumulating ingenuity counters, enabling free casting of artifacts to build a powerful synergistic machine that overwhelms opponents.
Carnage, Crimson Chaos
Create chaos by recurring small creatures from the graveyard with mayhem, forcing opponents into tough combat decisions and capitalizing on aggressive attacks.
Agent Venom
Utilize flash and menace to maintain board presence and draw cards whenever non-token creatures die, turning creature death into card advantage and sustained pressure.
Miles Morales // Ultimate Spider-Man
Grow wide with +1/+1 counters on spiders and legendary creatures, transforming into Ultimate Spider-Man to double counters and deliver high-impact, wide-ranging combat damage.
Gameplay Insights
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Lady Octopus’s ability to cast artifact spells for free via ingenuity counters allowed rapid board development and synergy triggers.
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Miles Morales’s transformation into Ultimate Spider-Man significantly amplified counters on all spiders and legendary creatures, creating a major power spike.
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Carnage’s strategy of recurring creatures with mayhem forced opponents into difficult combat and board control scenarios.
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Agent Venom’s card draw from creature deaths fueled sustained plays and resilience despite aggressive board states.
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Sulfuric Vortex added consistent damage and prevented life gain, increasing pressure and shaping players’ life totals and decision-making.
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Players carefully responded to each other’s plays with counterspells and removal to control key threats such as Lady Octopus’s artifact synergies and Miles’s counter growth.
Notable Cards
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Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
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Carnage, Crimson Chaos
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Agent Venom
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Miles Morales // Ultimate Spider-Man
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Sulfuric Vortex
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Forgotten Ancient
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Vampiric Tutor
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Ghostly Pilferer
Gameplay Summary
The game began with all four players establishing their boards early, each deploying their Spider-Man-themed commanders and supporting creatures.
Lady Octopus focused on accumulating ingenuity counters by drawing cards and casting artifact spells for free, setting up a powerful artifact synergy.
Carnage aimed to create chaos by recurring small creatures with mayhem, applying pressure with aggressive attacks.
Agent Venom utilized his flash and menace to maintain board presence while drawing cards when creatures died, fueling his hand advantage.
Miles Morales started by placing +1/+1 counters on himself and other creatures and later transformed into Ultimate Spider-Man, significantly boosting counters and applying wide-stomp damage with first strike and haste. A pivotal moment came when Miles Morales transformed and doubled counters on all spiders and legendary creatures, greatly enhancing board-wide power.
Lady Octopus’s ability to cast artifact spells without paying their mana cost accelerated her board development, while Carnage’s aggressive plan of recurring creatures and forcing sacrifices kept opponents on edge.
Agent Venom drew cards from creature deaths and kept pressure with flashy combat plays.
Throughout the mid-game, Sulfuric Vortex burned players each turn, adding an extra layer of damage and preventing life gain, which affected players’ ability to stabilize.
The game’s turning points centered around combat damage, counter manipulation, and the strategic use of artifact synergies, with each player leveraging their commander’s unique mechanics to outpace opponents.
