Deck & Commander Strategies
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
Generate Spirit tokens to sacrifice and trigger life-drain effects at the end of turns, slowly reducing opponents' life totals.
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
Cast numerous instants and sorceries to create Imbued Elemental tokens which, upon death, deal damage to all opponents, creating a destructive combo.
Voja, Jaws of the Conclave
Build a powerful creature board with wolves and other critters, using Voja's ability to pump creatures and draw cards, focusing on combat dominance.
Commander Mustard
Swarm the board with soldiers and leverage their synergies and buffs to deal incremental damage and overwhelm opponents.
Gameplay Insights
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Early aggression was seen with Jan attacking Florian in the first turn, prompting a Shock from Florian that was considered too early and a suboptimal use of the removal spell.
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Jens’ use of Warleader's Call created a synergy where new creatures entering the battlefield dealt damage to all opponents, accelerating the multiplayer damage race.
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Florian's deck relied heavily on getting Judith out quickly to maximize the value of his instants and sorceries, though early board presence was fragile due to forced sacrifices triggered by opponents.
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The interaction between Teysa's token generation and sacrifice triggers created incremental damage that was subtle but effective over time, posing a slow but threatening win condition.
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Players recognized Judith's deck as the most destructive and capable of disrupting opponents, which shaped defensive and offensive play decisions early on.
Notable Cards
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Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
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Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
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Voja, Jaws of the Conclave
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Commander Mustard
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Warleader's Call
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Shock
Gameplay Summary
The game featured four players piloting diverse decks with distinct strategies.
Jan, playing Teysa, Opulent Oligarch, focused on a slow but steady life-drain strategy by creating Spirit tokens and leveraging sacrifice effects to chip away opponents' life totals.
Florian, with Judith, Carnage Connoisseur, aimed to capitalize on casting multiple instants and sorceries to generate numerous 2/1 red Imbued Elemental tokens that would deal damage to all opponents when they died, making his deck highly destructive and spell-heavy.
Jannick’s Voja, Jaws of the Conclave deck centered around building a board of wolves and other creatures, using Voja's ability to pump and draw cards, emphasizing strong creatures with vigilance and trample.
Jens’ Commander Mustard was a soldier tribal deck with a Boros color identity, focusing on swarming the board with soldier creatures and dealing damage through their synergy and buffs.
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