Deck Strategies
Aragorn, the Uniter
Employ a Stax strategy to flood the board with Stax creatures and use Aragorn as a strong attacker. The ultimate win condition is the Food Chain combo.
Sméagol, Helpful Guide
Pursue a Golgari mill strategy combined with reanimation and graveyard hate to prevent opponents from abusing Sméagol's ability. Also use a tainted pact on a stolen Thassa as an alternate win condition.
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
Utilize a Rakdos Worldgorger strategy that employs an aggressive steal and sac strategy to slow opponents down and potentially combo off.
Sauron, the Dark Lord
Execute a turbo Naus strategy with a hyper focus on low curve acceleration to draw cards and win with Thassa's Oracle or Underworld Breach.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Papa Squats' casting of Archon of Emeria early in the game significantly disrupted the tempo of the other players, limiting them to one spell per turn.
- 2
Hidden Planet X's flash-in of Opposition Agent in response to Steeler's Entomb was a clever play that allowed him to seize control of the search.
- 3
Steeler's attempt to play Toxic Deluge was countered by Papa Squat's Force of Negation, which demonstrated the importance of holding up interaction even in the late stages of the game.
Notable Cards
Archon of Emeria
Opposition Agent
Food Chain
Toxic Deluge
Force of Negation
Summary
The game commenced with an array of unique strategies from each player. Papa Squats piloted Aragorn, focusing on a Stax strategy with Food Chain as a win condition. Hidden Planet X on Sméagol employed a Golgari mill strategy with graveyard hate and reanimation. Teddy utilized a Rakdos Worldgorger strategy with Sauron, the Lidless Eye, while Ghost Stealers with Sauron, The Dark Lord focused on a turbo Naus strategy. A key turning point was the casting of Archon of Emeria by Papa Squats, which disrupted the tempo of other players by limiting them to one spell per turn. Another pivotal moment was when Hidden Planet X flashed in Opposition Agent in response to Steeler's Entomb, which allowed him to seize control of the search. Despite ongoing strategic attempts, the game concluded without a clear victor due to the incomplete transcript.
