Deck & Commander Strategies
Ragost, Deft Gastronaut
Maximizes artifact sacrifice and token generation to deal incremental damage and control the board, leveraging dash creatures and treasure tokens for aggressive tempo and reach.
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
Focuses on graveyard recursion and sacrifice synergies, utilizing death triggers and Intruder Alarm to repeatedly untap creatures and commanders for value and board control.
Kilo, Apogee Mind
Utilizes proliferate and plus one counters to grow creatures, with untap effects from Intruder Alarm and Retreat to Coralhelm to enable multiple activations and extensive card draw.
Dyadrine, Synthesis Amalgam
Builds a token army and enhances creatures with Doubling Season and counters, drawing cards and generating value through combat triggers.
Gameplay Insights
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Max effectively used Ragost's artifact sacrifice ability combined with treasure tokens to deal consistent damage to all opponents, swinging board control in his favor.
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Arj's use of Intruder Alarm untapped commanders and creatures repeatedly, enabling multiple activations and combos with graveyard recursion for sustained pressure and value generation.
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The proliferate synergy on the Kilo player with Crystalline Crawler and Edged Oracle allowed for rapid growth of counters and card draw, although it was ultimately overwhelmed by Max's token storm.
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Max's Nexus of Becoming and token doublers created a massive token army, which proved pivotal in ending the game with an overwhelming attack.
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Key timing of board wipes, such as the full Farewell casting, significantly altered the board state but ultimately did not prevent Max's late-game dominance.
Notable Cards
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Ragost, Deft Gastronaut
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Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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Doubling Season
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Intruder Alarm
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Crystalline Crawler
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Smuggler's Copter
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Enduring Innocence
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Nexus of Becoming
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Dread Return
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Midnight Clock
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Retreat to Coralhelm
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Lux Cannon
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players developing their boards and setting up early mana bases, with some quick creature drops such as Death Shadow and Ragavan creating early pressure.
Max (Ragost) leveraged artifact synergies and token generators, utilizing Ragost's ability to deal damage by sacrificing artifacts, alongside the evasive Ragavan and Knuckles, to chip away at opponents' life totals.
Meanwhile, Matia (Dyadrine) focused on creature augmentation with Doubling Season and a build-up of plus one counters on creatures like Diadrine, generating tokens and drawing cards to maintain board presence and card advantage. Arj (Xu-Ifit) employed graveyard recursion with Death Shadow returning as a skeleton and later utilized sacrifice outlets like Fleshbag Marauder and Stitcher Supplier to create value from creatures dying, backed by Intruder Alarm combos to untap creatures and commanders repeatedly.
The player piloting Kilo, Apogee Mind, used proliferate effects, plus one counters, and untapping synergies with Intruder Alarm and Retreat to Coralhelm to draw cards and maintain board control.
Key moments included Max's board-wide damage from Ragost's sacrifice ability and a massive token army from Nexus of Becoming, leading to a lethal attack that eliminated the Kilo player.
The game ended with Max's overwhelming token army and creature synergy securing the win.
