Deck Strategies
The Master, Multiplied
Leverages myriad to create multiple token copies of creatures each combat, aiming to overwhelm opponents with sheer creature numbers and aggressive swings.
Krenko, Mob Boss
Generates large numbers of goblin tokens and uses impact tremors and haste effects to quickly burn down opponents through token swarms.
Xyris, the Writhing Storm
Produces snakes continuously while maintaining strong card advantage through enchantments, aiming to outvalue opponents and control the board with incremental advantage.
Animar, Soul of Elements
Builds a board state with creatures that become cheaper to cast as Animar gains counters, ramping into large threats and combos while applying pressure.
Gameplay Insights
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Multiple enchantments and artifacts that cause all players to draw cards keep hand sizes high, fueling explosive plays and ensuring the game remains interactive and fast-paced.
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Krenko's use of Impact Tremors combined with token generation and Fervor to grant haste allows for multiple damage triggers in a single turn, ramping up pressure significantly.
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Discarding large numbers of cards to cycle through and find key pieces is a recurring theme, highlighting the decks' reliance on card advantage and filtering.
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The interaction of myriad with token creation creates exponential board growth, particularly for The Master, Multiplied, enabling huge swings in combat damage.
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Players demonstrate careful sequencing of triggers and sacrifice abilities (e.g., treasure tokens) to maximize card draw and board impact each turn.
Notable Cards
Impact Tremors
Dictate of Kruphix
Heartwood Storyteller
Blasphemous Act
Thought Vessel
Black Market
Fervor
Incubation Druid
Summary
The game features a dynamic and chaotic multiplayer Commander match with four aggressive and synergy-driven decks: The Master Multiplied, Krenko, Mob Boss, Xyris, the Writhing Storm, and Animar, Soul of Elements. Early turns focus heavily on ramp and card draw, with multiple effects and enchantments like Dictate of Kruphix and Heartwood Storyteller pushing a constant flow of cards into players' hands. Krenko aggressively produces goblin tokens and uses Impact Tremors and Fervor to convert token generation into damage, aiming for a swift swarm-based victory. Xyris floods the board with snakes and benefits from continuous card advantage and creature generation, putting pressure on opponents. Animar seeks to quickly develop a board with cheap, large creatures by accumulating +1/+1 counters and exploiting reduced casting costs, while the Master Multiplied uses the myriad mechanic to flood the battlefield with copies of creatures and swing for lethal damage.