Deck & Commander Strategies
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 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
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 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
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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.
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Damian's use of multiple combat phases with Najeela, combined with token generation, applied relentless pressure that ultimately eliminated Alan.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Najeela, the Blade-Blossom
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Krark, the Thumbless
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Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
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Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
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Vial Smasher the Fierce
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Myrel, Shield of Argive
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Dark Ritual
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Demonic Tutor
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Ad Nauseam
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Peer into the Abyss
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Fierce Guardianship
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Flusterstorm
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Snap
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Strip Mine
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Tavern Scoundrel
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Mizzix's Mastery
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Suppression Field
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Sphere of Resistance
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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.
