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Deck Strategies

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  Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal

  A discard and sacrifice-themed deck that aims to disrupt opponents by forcing them to discard cards and sacrifice creatures repeatedly, gaining value from their graveyard interactions and creating flying tokens from land discards.

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  Goro-Goro and Satoru

  A combat-focused deck that generates dragons and leverages multiple attacks with combat damage triggers to overwhelm opponents through aggressive board presence.

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  Sigarda, Font of Blessings

  A protective deck that provides hexproof to permanents and enables playing Angels or other creatures from the top of the deck, focusing on resilience and incremental value through tokens and angels.

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  Isshin, Two Heavens as One

  A combat oriented deck that maximizes attack triggers by doubling combat damage effects, using aggressive creatures and equipment to deal large amounts of damage quickly.

Gameplay Insights

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  The use of Doomsday Confluence early in the game was a pivotal moment, forcing mass sacrifices and discards that crippled opponents' boards and hands simultaneously.

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  Aclazotz’s discard triggers and card draw synergy quickly became overwhelming as opponents struggled to rebuild their hands and board states.

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  The decision by Isshin’s player to aggressively attack and double combat triggers aimed to pressure opponents before the discard effects could fully take hold.

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  Sigarda’s protection abilities allowed their permanents to stay on board despite the heavy discard and sacrifice effects, providing a stable platform for angels and incremental advantage.

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  Goro-Goro and Satoru’s strategy of creating dragons and focusing on combat was slowed down significantly by the discard-driven control established by Aclazotz.

Notable Cards

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  Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead

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  Doomsday Confluence

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  Sol Ring

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  Arcane Signet

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  Lightning Greaves

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  Adeline, Resplendent Cathar

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  Brainstorm

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  Toxic Deluge

Summary

The game began with players setting up their mana bases and early plays, focusing on ramp and board presence. Early turns saw typical development with ramp spells like Sol Ring and mana creatures being played alongside utility lands. A key turning point occurred when the player with Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal cast Doomsday Confluence, forcing all opponents to sacrifice non-artifact creatures and discard multiple cards. This severely disrupted the board and hand resources of the other players, effectively stalling their strategies. Following this, the Aclazotz player leveraged discard effects and continued pressuring opponents by forcing them to lose cards and board presence, steadily gaining incremental advantages from their commander’s abilities. Meanwhile, other players attempted to stabilize with their own threats: Goro-Goro and Satoru focused on generating dragons and attacking aggressively, Sigarda provided hexproof and angel tokens, and Isshin aimed to double combat triggers for damage output. Despite these efforts, the discard and sacrifice effects maintained a stranglehold on the game, allowing Aclazotz to dictate the pace and control the board state, bullying the other players into submission.