Deck Strategies
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
The Ulalek deck aims to control the board by casting big Eldrazi creatures and duplicating their effects with Ulalek's ability.
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
The Gyruda deck, in combination with Tormod and Sakashima, is a mill strategy, aiming to mill all players and then capitalize on the number of creatures milled with cards like Dread Hound.
Obeka, Splitter of Seconds
The Obeka deck utilizes extra upkeeps and the Undercity dungeon to generate value, while making Obeka unblockable to deal combat damage.
Ghired, Conclave Exile
The Ghired deck aims to generate a large number of Rhino tokens using Ghired's populate ability and then overwhelm opponents with sheer numbers.
Gameplay Insights
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The Panharmonicon in Proxy's Ghired deck was instrumental in quickly generating a large army of Rhino tokens.
- 2
Davey's use of Sakashima the Impostor to copy Gyruda and continue the mill strategy was a key turning point in the game.
- 3
Chris's use of the Undercity dungeon and extra upkeeps generated significant value throughout the game.
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The Ulalek player's casting of World Breaker and its subsequent duplication removed key artifacts from the battlefield, which had a significant impact on the game.
Notable Cards
Panharmonicon
World Breaker
Sakashima the Impostor
Undercity // The Initiative
Summary
The game started with each player setting up their board states, with Proxy's Ghired deck quickly generating a formidable army of Rhino tokens, thanks to a Panharmonicon on the field. Chris's Obeka, Splitter of Seconds deck utilized the Undercity dungeon and multiple extra upkeeps to his advantage, generating value with each trigger. Meanwhile, Davey's Tormod | Sakashima | Gyruda deck effectively milled all players, causing damage with a Dread Hound on the field. The Ulalek player cast a World Breaker and was able to copy it with Ulalek's ability, removing key artifacts from the battlefield. Eventually, Davey's mill strategy paid off as she managed to deal significant damage to all her opponents with the Dread Hound, especially after casting Sakashima the Impostor as another copy of Gyruda.