Deck Strategies
Rashel, Fist of Torm
Build a strong board of large legendary beasts, leveraging cost reduction and trample buffs to overwhelm opponents with big, trampling creatures.
Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist
Utilize the foretell mechanic to cast spells from exile at reduced costs, enabling powerful card draw and cascade effects to maintain tempo and generate value.
Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer
Focus on auras and enchantments to grow creatures large, supported by enchantress effects for card draw to dominate the board through overwhelming buffs.
Casal, Lurkwood Pathfinder // Casal, Pathbreaker Owlbear
Generate treasures and use sacrifice effects to disrupt opponents' blockers and push for commander damage with efficient threats.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Foretell mechanic from Edan Larson allowed multiple spells to be cast cheaply from exile, accelerating card advantage and enabling combos.
- 2
Goreclaw's cost reduction and trample boost created a strong aggressive board presence that pressured all opponents.
- 3
Primal Amulet provided incremental value through cost reduction and charge counters, enabling powerful late-game transformations.
- 4
Black Market Connections created a mana engine through treasure tokens at the cost of life, enabling explosive plays.
- 5
Players carefully managed tempo and removal, with some opting to hold back attacks and spells to avoid overextending into board wipes or counter plays.
Notable Cards
Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring
Shark Typhoon
Black Market Connections
Starfield Mystic
Academy Manufactor
Knight of the White Orchid
Summary
The game started with players establishing their mana bases and early board presence, with Power Dragon focusing on big creatures supported by Goreclaw, Terror of Calamity to reduce their cost and boost trampling attackers. Airball leveraged Edan Larson, Lutenist to cast spells from exile and other zones at discounted costs, enabling explosive card draw and potent plays like casting See the Truth and Shark Typhoon. MTG Nerd Girl built around auras and enchantments to grow creatures large, while Veggie Wagon emphasized treasure generation and removal effects to disrupt opponents and push for commander damage. Key turning points included Airball's use of Edan Larson's foretell ability to cast multiple spells cheaply from exile, and Power Dragon's aggressive deployment of Goreclaw and Sakashima, Bearer of Summer to establish a threatening board. Veggie Wagon's Black Market Connections added a powerful treasure engine, allowing for accelerated mana and life trade-offs. The game featured a constant tug of war between explosive spellcasting and board development against strategic removal and disruption, with players maneuvering carefully to maintain tempo and threaten lethal commander damage.
