Deck Strategies
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
Ramp into and cast dragons, copying them with Sarkhan to create a large dragon army and potentially infinite dragons through combos with Cursed Mirror and Asal dragon.
Rocco, Street Chef
Create value by letting opponents exile cards they can play, gaining +1/+1 counters and food tokens, and then use equipment and burn spells like Shandra's Ignition to deal damage with a large Voltron creature.
Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep
Cast big sea creature spells with cascade-like effects to chain multiple creature casts, flooding the board with huge krakens, leviathans, and serpents to control the game.
Sigarda, Font of Blessings
Build a wide angel and human board with hexproof protection, buff Champion of Lambholt to make creatures unblockable, then use Triumph of the Hordes to deliver a lethal infect attack.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Sarkhan’s attempt to combo infinite dragons with Cursed Mirror and Asal Dragon provided a powerful late-game threat that forced other players to keep pressure on him.
- 2
Rocco’s group-hug exile effect created a political dynamic where opponents were incentivized to play cards from exile, inadvertently fueling his Voltron strategy with counters and food tokens.
- 3
Kiora’s use of cascade-like mechanics to chain cast massive sea creatures accelerated her board presence, making it difficult for opponents to stabilize.
- 4
Sigarda’s hexproof and top-of-library casting ability allowed for consistent creature deployment and protection, setting up for a wide infect-based offensive.
- 5
Ben’s use of Reality Shift to remove Seedborn Muse was a key disruption to slow down opponents’ untap and extra-casting potential.
- 6
The early counterspell on Ristic Study led to milling and further interaction, showing how players disrupted each other’s card advantage engines.
- 7
Rocco equipping Swiftfoot Boots early gave his commander evasion and protection, enabling aggressive plays and punishing opponents who tried to help each other.
Notable Cards
Cursed Mirror
Seedborn Muse
Reality Shift
Champion of Lambholt
Triumph of the Hordes
Swiftfoot Boots
Summary
The game began with typical ramp and setup turns, with players developing their mana bases and casting early creatures and ramp spells. Sarkhan Soul Aflame aimed to generate and copy dragons to overwhelm opponents, while Rocco, Street Chef focused on group-hug style exile effects that rewarded him with +1/+1 counters and food tokens, eventually building a formidable Voltron threat. Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep leveraged big sea creature spells and cascading plays to chain cast multiple leviathans and krakens, creating a powerful board presence. Sigarda, Font of Blessings constructed an angel and human tribal synergy, using Champion of Lambholt to make her creatures unblockable and then attempting to finish the game with a Triumph of the Hordes infect combo.
