Playing with Punt Squad! Satoru Umezawa vs Morophon vs Orvar vs Licia EDH / CMDR

Deck Strategies

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  Satoru Umezawa

  Utilizes ninjutsu to deploy evasive creatures and recur key threats, leveraging incremental advantage and controlling the board through disruption and repeated value generation.

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  Morophon, the Boundless

  Builds a sliver tribal synergy with changelings and token generators, focusing on buffing creatures and maintaining board presence to overwhelm opponents.

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  Orvar, the All-Form

  Focuses on copying and recurring powerful spells and creatures, generating card advantage with Archmage Emeratus and numerous token copies of high-impact creatures for both offense and defense.

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  Licia, Sanguine Tribune

  Leverages life gain and sacrifice mechanics alongside Necropotence to draw cards and stabilize, while applying pressure with creatures that benefit from life swings.

Gameplay Insights

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  Adam’s repeated use of Whim of Volrath with buyback created a powerful loop of spell recursion and card draw, significantly increasing his board presence and interaction potential.

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  Scott’s use of Shapesharer to copy changelings and key creatures allowed him to quickly escalate threats on the board, forcing opponents to respond.

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  Satoru’s ninjutsu plays enabled surprise damage and board control, leveraging evasive creatures to bypass blockers and recur threats efficiently.

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  Omar’s strategic use of Necropotence and sacrifice outlets maximized card advantage and life gain, helping him maintain resources despite aggressive board states.

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  Counterspells and strategic removal played a crucial role in managing threats, with key counters on Morophon and Lord of Unreal preventing dangerous board states.

Notable Cards

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  Whim of Volrath

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  Torrential Gearhulk

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  Sire of Stagnation

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  Necropotence

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  Shapesharer

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  Hullbreaker Horror

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  Solemn Simulacrum

Summary

The game started with a slow setup as players developed their mana bases and deployed utility creatures like Apprentice Necromancer and Solemn Simulacrum. Early board interactions were focused on mana ramp and minor attacks to establish presence. Scott's Morophon deck aimed to build a tribal sliver synergy, casting changelings and token generators, while Adam’s Orvar deck leveraged powerful spells and token creation, including multiple Gearhulks and Archmage Emeratus to draw cards and generate value. Omar's Licia deck utilized Necropotence for card advantage and life gain with creatures like Kirik, while Satoru's deck revolved around ninjutsu combos and incremental advantage with creatures like Sire of Stagnation and Kosilek, the Great Distortion.