Deck Strategies
Titania, Protector of Argoth
Ramp through land recursion and token generation, leveraging lands and Elemental tokens to overwhelm opponents, with synergy between sacrificing lands and creating threats.
Breya, Etherium Shaper
Artifact-based combo and control, using artifact sacrifice outlets like Time Sieve to take extra turns, while maintaining board presence with artifact creatures and disruption.
Samut, Voice of Dissent
Aggressive combat with haste and vigilance creatures, utilizing pump effects and combat tricks to rapidly deal damage and pressure opponents.
Kami of the Crescent Moon
Control and card advantage through drawing effects and bouncing key threats, with a focus on ramp and tempo play to maintain board control.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
The use of Kami of the Crescent Moon early in the game helped smooth card draw for all players, accelerating their strategies.
- 2
Kevin’s Breya deck attempted a classic artifact combo with Time Sieve to take multiple extra turns, but was disrupted by timely Nature's Claim and counterspells.
- 3
Matt’s Samut deck leveraged aggressive combat with Zenos and Sarah Ascendant, but was slowed down by Mark’s control elements including Evacuation and Mind Break Trap.
- 4
Titania’s player used land recursion effectively, generating multiple Elemental tokens and swinging for significant damage, showcasing the deck’s synergy between sacrificing lands and creating threats.
- 5
Mark’s use of Bribery to steal key creatures and Back to Basics to lock down opponents’ mana bases was a pivotal control move that shifted tempo in his favor.
Notable Cards
Titania, Protector of Argoth
Breya, Etherium Shaper
Samut, Voice of Dissent
Kami of the Crescent Moon
Time Sieve
Chromatic Lantern
Evacuation
Bribery
Elvish Mystic
Tilling Treefolk
Back to Basics
Selfless Spirit
Summary
The game started with players developing their mana bases and early board presence, with notable ramp and card draw effects such as Kami of the Crescent Moon enabling everyone to draw cards and Chromatic Lantern smoothing mana. Kevin’s Breya deck quickly assembled artifacts and cast powerful spells like Time Sieve, attempting to take extra turns, while Matt’s Samut deck utilized aggressive creatures such as Zenos, God of the Revels and Sarah Ascendant to apply early pressure. Mark’s Kami deck leveraged control elements and card advantage, including bouncing creatures with Evacuation and casting Bribery to steal key creatures, while the Titania player focused on land synergies, ramping aggressively with creatures like Woodland Bellower and Tillling Treefolk to flood the board with Elemental tokens and make use of Titania’s abilities to recur lands and generate threats.