Thrasios & Bruse vs. Slimefoot - LTC#8 Saturday - QUARTERFINAL - Duel Commander - EDH│MTG│bitzelberg

Deck Strategies

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero & Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder

  This deck focuses on assembling a combo involving creatures like Devoted Druid and Nettle Sentinel, using protection effects such as Lightning Greaves and tempo plays like Parallax Wave to disrupt opponents and protect key pieces. Card advantage is generated through Thrasios draws and tutors to find combo components and control the board.

• Slimefoot & Squee

  Slimefoot aims to generate saproling tokens and leverage sacrifice synergies to drain opponents and control the board. The deck plays a grindy game, using token production, removal, and life-drain interactions to outvalue opponents over time.

Gameplay Insights

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  Casting Parallax Wave early with Arbor Elf created a strong tempo advantage and board control, forcing the opponent to react.

• 2

  A sequencing error by the Slimefoot player involving Bone Shards and Eldrazi sacrifice effects cost them a crucial opportunity to disrupt key creatures.

• 3

  The Thrasios & Bruse player prioritized protection and card draw over immediate combo execution, ensuring the combo pieces would survive disruption attempts.

• 4

  Slimefoot’s slower early curve and inability to efficiently block or remove combo pieces allowed Thrasios & Bruse to build a dominant board presence.

• 5

  The matchup rewards fast, efficient hands from Thrasios & Bruse due to their ability to leverage protection and draw tutors, while Slimefoot must rely on grinding and disruption.

Notable Cards

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  Parallax Wave

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  Arbor Elf

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  Devoted Druid

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  Nettle Sentinel

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  Lightning Greaves

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  Bone Shards

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  Eldrazi

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  Slimefoot, the Stowaway

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  Skullclamp

Summary

The game featured a matchup between a Thrasios & Bruse deck and a Slimefoot & Squee deck in a Duel Commander quarterfinal. Early in the game, Thrasios & Bruse leveraged a strong tempo play by casting Parallax Wave in combination with Arbor Elf to generate value and disrupt the opponent. This early board setup allowed them to establish control and search for key combo pieces such as Devoted Druid and Nettle Sentinel. The Slimefoot player tried to develop their board with token generators and removal but suffered a crucial sequencing error involving Eldrazi and Bone Shards, which allowed the Thrasios player to maintain board presence and improve their position. Throughout the game, the Thrasios & Bruse player aimed to assemble their combo with efficient protection and card advantage, while the Slimefoot deck sought to generate tokens and grind out value with sacrifice effects. The Slimefoot player’s slower curve and misplays ultimately gave the advantage to Thrasios & Bruse, who steadily moved toward their combo finish.