Deck & Commander Strategies
Treebeard, Gracious Host
This deck focuses on creating food tokens and gaining life, which in turn powers up Treebeard's abilities.
Etrata, Deadly Fugitive
The deck is assassin tribal, with a unique strategy of hitting opponents with assassins and 'cloaking' their cards to use against them.
Disa the Restless
Disa's deck is built around exploiting the Lurkers mechanic, with a focus on milling and reanimating these creatures.
Ms. Bumbleflower
This 'group hug' deck aims to provide card draw benefits to all players, but with a twist that allows Ms. Bumbleflower to benefit the most.
Gameplay Insights
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The use of the term 'ude' (untap, upkeep, draw) added a unique and humorous element to the gameplay, indicating the camaraderie among the players.
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The appearance of Etrata, Deadly Fugitive early in the game set a tone of aggression, with the host actively 'cloaking' cards from other players' libraries.
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The proposal of a 'Tenuous Truce' between players introduced an interesting dynamic of temporary alliances and potential betrayals.
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The use of Silven Library and Decanter of Endless Water by Chili Ben demonstrated effective deck manipulation and resource management.
Notable Cards
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Decanter of Endless Water
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Tenuous Truce
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Arcane Signet
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Assassin Initiate
Gameplay Summary
The game kicked off with all players discussing and revealing their Commanders and strategies.
Notably, Pi was playing a group hug deck with Mrs. Bumbleflower, aiming to give card draw benefits to all players but gaining the most advantage herself.
On the other hand, Chili Ben's Treebeard deck was about creating food tokens and gaining life.
The game proceeded with players building their boards and making strategic plays.
There was a focus on player interactions and banter, including players adopting the term 'ude' (for untap, upkeep, draw), initiated by Tamsin.
Atrada, played by the host, started off aggressive, 'cloaking' cards from other player's libraries when dealing damage.
