Deck Strategies
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
Control and tempo through reducing instant and sorcery costs by putting flood counters on lands, casting cheap counterspells and extra turn spells to disrupt opponents while stabilizing the board.
The Infamous Cruelclaw
A menace-based aggression deck that exiles cards from the library to cast big threats for free and uses the unbanned Worldfire to reset the game state in a lethal setup.
Ygra, Eater of All
A food artifact tribal deck that turns all creatures into food to synergize with sacrifice outlets and Mwonvuli Acid-Moss type board wipes, growing Ygra while clearing opponents' boards.
Flubs, the Fool
A landfall and ramp deck that draws cards and discards to maximize value from additional land plays, using token generation and Valakut Exploration to overwhelm opponents.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Ygra's ability to make all creatures food artifacts allowed a board wipe effect similar to Mwonvuli Acid-Moss to clear the battlefield while growing Ygra larger.
- 2
Eluge's flood counters on lands effectively reduced the cost of expensive instant and sorcery spells, enabling efficient counterspell and extra turn sequences.
- 3
Cruelclaw's menace triggers and card exile mechanic created a unique way to cheat out powerful creatures and set up a sudden Worldfire to end the game abruptly.
- 4
Flubs' extra land drops each turn combined with Valakut Exploration enabled continuous card advantage and board development despite the discard drawback.
- 5
The interaction of food artifact synergy and board wipes created multiple high-tension moments where players had to balance board development against potential mass sacrifice effects.
Notable Cards
Worldfire
Valakut Exploration
Mwonvuli Acid-Moss
Time Warp
Gilded Goose
Horizon of Progress
Summary
The game featured four players piloting new commanders from the Bloomburrow set, each leveraging unique and powerful synergies. Early turns saw players developing their mana bases and setting up key pieces, such as food token generators and lands that interact with their commanders' abilities. Ygra, Eater of All quickly established a board presence by turning all creatures into food artifacts, enabling a potent Mwonvuli Acid-Moss style effect with Mwonvuli Acid-Moss. Eluge, the Shoreless Sea focused on flooding lands with flood counters to reduce the cost of instant and sorcery spells, supporting a tempo and control game plan bolstered by counterspells and extra turns. Flubs, the Fool ramped aggressively with additional land drops and card draw through land plays, aiming to swarm with tokens and leverage landfall synergies like Valakut Exploration. The Infamous Cruelclaw played a high-risk strategy centered around exile recursion and an unbanned Worldfire plan, threatening to reset the board and life totals to one as a way to close out the game.
