Deck & Commander Strategies
Thrasios, Triton Hero & Tymna the Weaver
A classic four-color combo deck that generates infinite mana through combos like Devoted Druid and uses Thrasios to draw into a win condition, often through infinite combat steps or casting Ad Nauseam to dig for combo pieces.
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools & Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
A Rakdos deck focused on treasure generation, discard outlets, and Doomsday piles to assemble a game-winning combo. It uses artifact mana and disruption to control the board while setting up infinite combat steps or other win conditions.
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Jeska, Thrice Reborn & Thrasios, Triton Hero
Combines Jeska’s ability to generate infinite activations with various combo pieces to produce infinite damage or infinite mana, then uses Thrasios to draw into the final combo pieces and finish the game.
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Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh & Thrasios, Triton Hero
A Timur polymorph combo deck that uses ramp and storm-like spells to cast Rograkh or Thrasios into advantageous board states, often leveraging creatures like Sakashima or Hallbreaker to combo off.
Gameplay Insights
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Players prioritized early ramp and card advantage to set up complex combos, using artifact mana like Mana Crypt and Mox Amber to accelerate into their game plans.
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Interaction such as Mental Misstep and Mystic Remora shaped early turns, forcing players to respond carefully and conserve resources.
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The use of Training Grounds to reduce commander activation costs enabled faster combo execution, particularly Jeska’s infinite activation engine.
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Ad Nauseam was cast in response to generating enough mana and protection, allowing the player to dig deep for the final combo pieces despite opponent disruption.
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Tevesh Szat’s treasure token generation and discard synergy provided both board presence and hand sculpting, which was crucial for assembling Doomsday piles and infinite combat steps.
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The game showcased the importance of managing life and resources effectively when flipping coins with cards like Mana Crypt and Crypt, balancing risk and reward.
Notable Cards
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Thrasios, Triton Hero
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Jeska, Thrice Reborn
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Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
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Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
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Training Grounds
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Ad Nauseam
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Mental Misstep
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Mystic Remora
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Scroll Rack
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Diabolic Intent
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Devoted Druid
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Doomsday
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Dark Ritual
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Deathrite Shaman
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Talisman of Creativity
Gameplay Summary
The game featured a high-powered four-player Commander match with three Thrasios decks and one Rakdos Tevesh Szat deck.
Early turns focused on ramping and setting up key combo pieces with multiple players casting their commanders and establishing mana acceleration.
Rograkh and Thrasios decks leveraged artifact mana and ramp to quickly develop board presence.
Tevesh Szat's player utilized treasure tokens and discard outlets like Diabolic Intent to sculpt their hand and find critical spells.
Interaction was heavy, with counters like Mental Misstep and spells like Mystic Remora influencing early plays.
As the game progressed, players began to assemble their combo engines and dig deeper into their libraries through card draw spells and recursion.
The Thrasios decks aimed to generate infinite mana and value through combos involving creatures like Devoted Druid and spells such as Ad Nauseam, while Jeska’s deck focused on infinite activations of her ability combined with other synergies to finish the game.
A pivotal moment involved activating Thrasios for card advantage and casting Ad Nauseam, signaling a looming win condition.
Meanwhile, Tevesh’s deck continued to apply pressure with token creation and disruption, while also preparing Doomsday piles and infinite combat steps to close out the game.
The match displayed intricate resource management and timing as players navigated around interaction and sought opportunities to execute their combos.
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