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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

    Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

    An aggressive combo deck that uses Najeela's ability to generate warrior tokens and extra combat steps, enabling explosive attacks and one-card combos to overwhelm opponents quickly.

  • Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator Vial Smasher the Fierce

    Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Vial Smasher the Fierce

    A combo-centric deck that aims to use fast mana and spells like Glint-Horn Buccaneer, Brain Freeze, and Mizzix's Mastery to assemble lethal combos, supported by treasure generation and disruption.

  • Myrel, Shield of Argive

    Myrel, Shield of Argive

    A stax deck that slows opponents by applying taxing effects and uses Myrel's anthem ability with soldier tokens to generate incremental advantage and win through combat damage.

  • Krark, the Thumbless Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

    Krark, the Thumbless and Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

    A value and combo deck leveraging Krark's coin-flip triggered duplication of spells to generate mana, card advantage, and tutor up key combo pieces like Ad Nauseam and Demonic Tutor to close out the game.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Krark's coin-flip triggers critically influenced the game, allowing Jay to double key spells like Demonic Tutor and Peer into the Abyss, accelerating his combo attempts.

  • 2

    Damian's use of multiple combat phases with Najeela, combined with token generation, applied relentless pressure that ultimately eliminated Alan.

  • 3

    Disruption such as Fierce Guardianship and Flusterstorm were pivotal in countering high-impact spells like Ad Nauseam and Peer into the Abyss, preventing Jay from going off smoothly.

  • 4

    The interaction between Isaac's Strip Mine destroying Damian's Taiga and Damian's Snap bouncing Malcolm disrupted Alan's defense and allowed lethal attacks to connect.

  • 5

    Alan's choice to hold back Malcolm for blocks ultimately could not withstand the overwhelming token army and multiple attacks generated by Najeela’s triggers.

Notable Cards

  • Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

    Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  • Krark, the Thumbless

    Krark, the Thumbless

  • Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

    Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

  • Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

    Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

  • Vial Smasher the Fierce

    Vial Smasher the Fierce

  • Myrel, Shield of Argive

    Myrel, Shield of Argive

  • Dark Ritual

    Dark Ritual

  • Demonic Tutor

    Demonic Tutor

  • Ad Nauseam

    Ad Nauseam

  • Peer into the Abyss

    Peer into the Abyss

  • Fierce Guardianship

    Fierce Guardianship

  • Flusterstorm

    Flusterstorm

  • Snap

    Snap

  • Strip Mine

    Strip Mine

  • Tavern Scoundrel

    Tavern Scoundrel

  • Mizzix's Mastery

    Mizzix's Mastery

  • Suppression Field

    Suppression Field

  • Sphere of Resistance

    Sphere of Resistance

  • Jeweled Lotus

    Jeweled Lotus

Gameplay Summary

The game begins with a fast-paced setup as each player develops their board and tries to gain early advantages.

Jay on Krark, the Thumbless and Silas Renn utilizes Krark's coin-flip triggered value to ramp mana and dig through his deck, assembling key spells like Dark Ritual, Demonic Tutor, and Ad Nauseam.

Damian on Najeela, the Blade-Blossom focuses on assembling warriors and leveraging Najeela's ability to generate tokens and multiple combat phases, rapidly growing a large attacking force.

Alan pilots Malcolm and Vial Smasher, setting up treasures and combo pieces like Glint-Horn Buccaneer and Mizzix's Mastery to enable various combo lines.

Isaac on Myrel, Shield of Argive plays a stax-style deck that aims to slow the game with suppression effects and generate tokens to win through Myrel's anthem effect.

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