Deck & Commander Strategies
Thrasios, Triton Hero
Focuses on efficient mana ramp and card draw to control the board and enable combo potential, often pairing with a partner for infinite combos or value generation.
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
Utilizes aggressive creatures and combo pieces like Kiki-Jiki and Pestermite to create infinite creature combos and pressure opponents.
Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Leverages artifact synergies and recursion to generate value, disrupt opponents, and maintain board presence.
Stella Lee, Wild Card
Capitalizes on treasure generation and spellcasting to ramp quickly and control the game through value spells and interaction.
Dargo, the Shipwrecker
Combines treasure generation with artifact and enchantment destruction to disrupt opponents while ramping mana aggressively for powerful spells.
Loot, the Key to Everything
Focuses on card advantage through looting and filtering, enabling efficient combos and resource management.
Gameplay Insights
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Using Neoform to sacrifice Dargo allowed drawing multiple cards and triggered treasure generation from Dockside Extortionist, accelerating the board state.
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Redirecting Force of Negation to counter Seagate Restoration prevented significant card draw and protected key spells.
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The disruption of the Kiki-Jiki and Pestermite infinite combo by removing Pestermite with Walking Ballista counters was a crucial defensive play.
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Strategic use of Brain Freeze in combination with Wheel of Fortune enabled the player to mill opponents and replenish their hand, creating a decisive advantage.
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Players carefully managed paying for Ristic Study and Mystic Remora triggers to maximize card draw and pressure opponents' resources.
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The timing of casting Dockside Extortionist and Dargo to generate treasures was key to enabling multiple spell casts and combo attempts in a single turn.
Notable Cards
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Mana Crypt
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Lion's Eye Diamond
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Walking Ballista
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Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
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Pestermite
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Dockside Extortionist
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Dargo, the Shipwrecker
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Neoform
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Brain Freeze
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Wheel of Fortune
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Mystic Remora
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Fierce Guardianship
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Force of Negation
Gameplay Summary
The game started with players establishing their mana bases and early ramp, with initial plays including mana crypt, boreal druid, and bird of paradise.
Early card draw spells like Ristic Study and Mystic Remora were cast to maintain card advantage.
A critical early interaction involved a walking ballista and Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker with Pestermite, which was disrupted by a removal on the Pestermite, delaying a potential infinite combo.
The game saw multiple treasure-generating plays, involving Dockside Extortionist and Dargo, the Shipwrecker, which were used to ramp into significant board presence and card draw. A pivotal moment occurred when the player controlling Dargo utilized Neoform to sacrifice Dargo and draw cards, followed by multiple triggers from Tide Spout Tyrant and Dockside Extortionist, generating a massive amount of treasures and board control.
The player then proceeded to cast Brain Freeze, milling the opponents heavily, and followed up with a Wheel of Fortune to refill their hand, effectively securing a decisive advantage.
The game ended soon after this sequence, with the player achieving a dominant board state and hand advantage, leading to a concession.
