Deck & Commander Strategies
Korvold, Gleeful Glutton
Utilizes graveyard milling and recursion combos, sacrificing creatures to generate card advantage and incremental damage, ultimately winning through an infinite sacrifice loop.
Yenna, Redtooth Regent
Focuses on casting and copying enchantments to assemble two-card combos that create overwhelming value and board presence.
Rowan, Scion of War
Pays life to reduce the cost of and cast large, game-ending spells, leveraging aggressive burn and value creatures to close out the game.
Kellan, the Fae-Blooded
Equips multiple powerful artifacts to creatures to either one-shot opponents or build a wide, buffed army for combat damage.
Gameplay Insights
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Korvold’s use of Hermit Druid to mill his entire library enabled rapid graveyard setup, which was critical for assembling his combo.
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Casting Calling Ritual as a board wipe allowed Korvold to reset the board while setting up his graveyard-based recursion combos.
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The infinite sacrifice loop involving Deathbringer Thaktar and Nantuko Husk was the decisive game-winning interaction.
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Yenna’s enchantment copying and Rowan’s life payment for cost reduction provided strong mid-game plays but were ultimately outpaced by Korvold’s combo resilience.
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Kellan’s strategy of equipping multiple artifacts created early pressure but was disrupted by the board wipe and graveyard recursion.
Notable Cards
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Hermit Druid
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Nantuko Husk
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Stoneforge Mystic
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Colossus Hammer
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Jeweled Lotus
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Smothering Tithe
Gameplay Summary
The game began with a strong focus on ramp and setting up synergies across all four decks.
Korvold, Gleeful Glutton quickly established a graveyard-centric combo strategy, milling his entire library with Hermit Druid and leveraging flashback spells to recover threats like Hogak and Rod Hulk.
This graveyard recursion allowed Korvold to assemble a potent loop involving sacrificing and returning creatures such as Deathbringer Thaktar and Nantuko Husk, enabling repeated ping damage that eventually overwhelmed the table.
Meanwhile, Yenna, Redtooth Regent focused on casting and copying multiple enchantments to set up two-card combos, while Rowan, Scion of War aimed to pay life to reduce the cost of powerful spells and close out the game with massive threats.
Kellan, the Fae-Blooded pursued equipment-based aggression, aiming to buff his board and deliver lethal swings with key equipments like Colossus Hammer. A pivotal moment occurred when Korvold cast Calling Ritual, wiping most of the board, but used Hermit Druid's ability to mill and reanimate key pieces from the graveyard.
This combo-driven recursion created an unstoppable engine, allowing Korvold to sacrifice creatures repeatedly and trigger damage loops that led to his victory.
Despite strong plays from Yenna and Rowan, Korvold’s graveyard synergy and combo resilience proved decisive.
The game highlighted the power of graveyard recursion combined with sacrifice outlets in high-powered Commander gameplay, especially when paired with a board wipe to reset the field and clear threats.
