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GirlPod vs Aly vs Skrippy

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Deck Strategies

  • Rin and Seri, Inseparable

    Rin and Seri, Inseparable

    Generate multiple 1/1 Elemental tokens each turn to overwhelm opponents through sheer numbers and incremental damage, leveraging synergy with token and elemental support.

  • Helga, Skittish Seer

    Helga, Skittish Seer

    Play high mana value creatures to maximize Helga's ability, drawing cards and placing counters while controlling the board through enchantment and artifact removal.

  • Urza, Chief Artificer

    Urza, Chief Artificer

    Build an artifact-heavy board using mana rocks and artifact creatures to generate Thopter tokens and massive value, aiming to control the board and win through artifact-based combos and big threats.

  • The Mycotyrant

    The Mycotyrant

    Mill opponents' decks while creating a growing army of mushroom tokens that can overwhelm the board, using graveyard synergy and a resilient board presence.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    The Mycotyrant player effectively used mill to fuel creation of their mushroom army, turning graveyard resources into board presence.

  • 2

    Urza’s artifact synergy and mana ramp allowed casting of impactful artifact creatures and generating Thopter tokens, increasing board control and tempo.

  • 3

    Helga’s focus on creatures with mana value four or greater enabled strong card draw and board control, putting pressure on opponents through value plays.

  • 4

    Rin and Seri’s token generation aimed to create a relentless swarm, forcing opponents to respond or be overwhelmed by incremental damage.

  • 5

    Players showed restraint early on, developing their mana and board states carefully before escalating to bigger threats and combos.

Notable Cards

  • Path of Ancestry

    Path of Ancestry

  • Perpetual Timepiece

    Perpetual Timepiece

  • Feline Sovereign

    Feline Sovereign

  • Spire of Industry

    Spire of Industry

  • Flooded Strand

    Flooded Strand

  • Exotic Orchard

    Exotic Orchard

Summary

The game began with a slow and strategic early phase, as players carefully developed their mana bases and cast low-cost creatures and artifacts to set up their board states. Rin and Seri, Inseparable focused on creating a swarm of tokens to overwhelm opponents, while Urza, Chief Artificer built an artifact-centric board with mana rocks and thopters to generate value and board presence. The Mycotyrant utilized a mill strategy combined with producing a fungal army of mushrooms to control the board and pressure opponents. Helga, Skittish Seer played a midrange strategy centered on casting high mana value creatures and drawing cards to maintain card advantage and board control. Early plays included key cards such as Path of Ancestry and Perpetual Timepiece, contributing to card draw and synergy with artifacts and creatures.

Description

This game was nothing short of TOXIC!!! But in a good way. ;)

We had such a blast with Aly and Skrip with waaaay too many notable moments to cut. We laughed more than we played spells, and we had the greatest time doing it!

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