Deck & Commander Strategies
Vivi Ornitier
Builds counters on Vivi through spells and pinging opponents while exiling cards for value, aiming to control the board and generate incremental damage and advantage.
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
Sacrifices creatures to drain opponents' life and aims to flip Sephiroth for a powerful late game presence and finishers.
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
Equips powerful equipment to Cloud to pressure opponents, generate tokens, and draw cards by attacking with a wide board.
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
Focuses on card draw and draining life from opponents through multiple triggers and enchantments, building overwhelming advantage and control.
Gameplay Insights
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Kuzno's use of Turnabout and Jeskai's Will in sequence maximized mana and incremental damage, allowing Vivi to gain multiple counters and maintain pressure.
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Ben's ability to copy Y'shtola triggers multiple times with Delaney and Reverberate/Reiterate created a massive life drain and card draw engine, swinging the game decisively in his favor.
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Sammy struggled to flip Sephiroth despite multiple sacrifice triggers, limiting the deck's late-game power and impact.
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Josh's Cloud deck leveraged equipment synergy well but lacked the explosive finish, highlighting the importance of timing and board state in equipment-based strategies.
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The interaction of multiple card draw and life drain effects, especially doubling Y'shtola's triggers, proved to be the game-winning combo.
Notable Cards
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Vivi Ornitier
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Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
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Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
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Turnabout
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Jeska's Will
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Curiosity
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Sword of Feast and Famine
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Scepter of Celebration
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Black Sun's Zenith
Gameplay Summary
The game opened with players establishing their mana bases and early board presence, with Sammy focusing on draining life through sacrifice synergies involving creatures like Jadar and Voidborn.
Kuzno's Vivi Ornitier deck took off strongly mid-game, leveraging spells like Turnabout and Jeskai's Will to generate multiple counters on Vivi, deal incremental damage, and exile powerful cards to maintain a steady advantage.
Ben's Y'shtola deck capitalized on drawing and draining triggers, utilizing Curiosity and multiple Y'shtola copies to gain huge card advantage and life drain, which became a critical factor in the later stages.
Meanwhile, Josh's Cloud deck wielded equipment like Sword of Feast and Famine and Scepter of Celebration to pressure opponents and generate tokens, though it did not reach a decisive win condition.
Sammy's Sephiroth deck focused on sacrificing creatures to drain opponents but struggled to flip Sephiroth and close the game.
The pivotal moment came when Ben successfully doubled Y'shtola's triggers with Delaney, draining all opponents for eight life and winning the game through overwhelming card draw and life loss.
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