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Duskmourn Precon Battle w/ PleasantKenobi & Kiwo! | Valgavoth v Aminatou v Zimone v Winter

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Deck Strategies

  • Winter, Cynical Opportunist

    Winter, Cynical Opportunist

    Winter’s deck aims to fill the graveyard quickly to achieve delirium, then recur powerful permanents with finality counters to control the board and generate value through graveyard synergy.

  • Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

    Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

    Valgavoth’s strategy centers around group slug effects that punish opponents equally, leveraging life loss and board control elements to maintain pressure and disrupt others’ plans.

  • Aminatou, Veil Piercer

    Aminatou, Veil Piercer

    Aminatou’s deck focuses on library manipulation and miracle mechanics, reducing the cost of spells with enchantments and aiming to draw and cast powerful cards more efficiently.

  • Zimone, Mystery Unraveler

    Zimone, Mystery Unraveler

    Zimone employs a Simic landfall and manifest strategy to gain incremental advantage, turning cards face up from the top of the library and using land drops to grow board presence.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Winter’s approach to achieving delirium and then leveraging it to cheat permanents into play with finality counters was a key strategic element, providing late-game power through graveyard recursion.

  • 2

    Valgavoth’s group slug style helped balance the game state by applying symmetrical pressure rather than targeting a single opponent, encouraging strategic interaction and resource management.

  • 3

    Aminatou’s miracle mechanic combined with surveil allowed for flexible card draw and reduced spell costs, enabling potential explosive turns once sufficient enchantments were in hand.

  • 4

    Zimone’s manifest and landfall synergy rewarded steady land drops and careful play to turn cards face up and build a resilient board presence incrementally.

  • 5

    Early activation of Temple of the False God on turn four was notable, providing significant mana acceleration uncommon at that stage of the game.

Notable Cards

  • Winter, Cynical Opportunist

    Winter, Cynical Opportunist

  • Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

    Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

  • Aminatou, Veil Piercer

    Aminatou, Veil Piercer

  • Zimone, Mystery Unraveler

    Zimone, Mystery Unraveler

  • Temple of the False God

    Temple of the False God

  • Yavimaya Elder

    Yavimaya Elder

  • Moldgraf Millipede

    Moldgraf Millipede

  • Castle Vantress

    Castle Vantress

  • Ishkanah, Grafwidow

    Ishkanah, Grafwidow

Summary

The game kicked off with all four players deploying their commanders and ramping early on, establishing board presence with a focus on their respective deck themes. Winter, Cynical Opportunist began milling cards to enable delirium, aiming to leverage powerful graveyard interactions and eventually bring impactful permanents back onto the battlefield. Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls played a group slug/punish style, focusing on disrupting opponents and maintaining board control through taxing effects and damage. Aminatou, Veil Piercer focused on library manipulation and miracle mechanics, attempting to cast powerful spells more cheaply and gain advantage through card draw and enchantment synergy. Zimone, Mystery Unraveler employed a Simic landfall strategy combined with manifesting cards from the top of the library to generate incremental value and board development. A major turning point came when Winter reached delirium and utilized the ability to bring back permanents with finality counters, though the full potential was somewhat limited early on due to not meeting all conditions for additional triggers. Valgavoth’s slow but steady pressure kept the game balanced as players ramped and developed their resources. Aminatou's miracle enablers hinted at explosive turns ahead, while Zimone’s landfall and manifesting abilities steadily increased the threat density on board. The game featured careful sequencing around graveyard triggers, land drops, and combat interactions, with Winter’s mill and graveyard recursion being a central focus of the mid-game. The players were still setting up their strategies, but clear synergies and power plays were emerging as the board developed.

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Welcome to our Duskmourn precon special! We teamed up with @PleasantKenobi and @OhHiKiwo to get a first look at the new decks and throw down in this new spooky setting!

If you are a fan of any of Tabletop Jocks, Tolarian Community College, Game Knights / The Command Zone, Star City Games, EDHijinks, Commander at Home and Alpha Investments then you will be sure to enjoy this gameplay content!

Connect with PleasantKenobi: YouTube - @PleasantKenobi X - @PleasantKenobi

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Executive Producers: Christian & Wally

Edited by Christian and Wally

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