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Gross Value! Grist vs Atraxa | Round 2 | MU 240923 | Duel Commander

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Grist, the Hunger Tide

Grist, the Hunger Tide

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Atraxa, Grand Unifier

Atraxa, Grand Unifier

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Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Grist, the Hunger Tide

    Grist, the Hunger Tide

    Utilizes graveyard-based value and recurring threats that grow stronger through its hunger mechanic. The deck aims to maintain board presence and grind down opponents with resilient creatures while disrupting enemy strategies.

  • Atraxa, Grand Unifier

    Atraxa, Grand Unifier

    Focuses on proliferate and counter synergies to enhance creatures, planeswalkers, and other permanents. The deck builds incremental advantage through counters, control elements, and powerful ultimates to dominate the late game.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Grist's ability to recur creatures from the graveyard was crucial in sustaining pressure despite Atraxa's board control attempts.

  • 2

    Atraxa's proliferate effects turned the tide by quickly escalating counters on key permanents, overwhelming Grist's defenses.

  • 3

    Strategic timing of board wipes heavily influenced momentum shifts between both players.

  • 4

    Effective removal of key creatures and planeswalkers determined control over the board state during crucial turns.

Notable Cards

  • Grist, the Hunger Tide

    Grist, the Hunger Tide

  • Atraxa, Grand Unifier

    Atraxa, Grand Unifier

Gameplay Summary

The Duel Commander match between Grist, the Hunger Tide and Atraxa, Grand Unifier unfolded over three games, showcasing distinct playstyles and strategic depth.

Grist's deck leveraged its graveyard synergy and persistent threat generation through its hunger mechanic, applying pressure steadily while aiming to leverage value creatures and incremental advantage.

Atraxa's deck focused on proliferating counters, enhancing creatures and planeswalkers to build overwhelming board presence and control the pace of the game. Key turning points included effective removal and tempo swings from both sides.

Grist capitalized on graveyard recursion and board resilience to survive Atraxa's counter proliferation and control elements.

Meanwhile, Atraxa utilized proliferate effects to outscale Grist's creatures and eventually locked down the board with planeswalker ultimates and counter-based synergies.

The matches featured several pivotal moments where board wipes and critical removal shaped the flow, but ultimately, the player piloting Atraxa managed to leverage incremental advantage and proliferate interactions to secure victory in the deciding game.

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