Deck Strategies
Sorin of House Markov
Utilizes lifegain to double life totals and enable powerful minus abilities that deal direct damage, supporting a vampire tribal and aggressive control plan.
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student
Focuses on card draw, ramp, and control elements, using spells like Cultivate and land-fetching to maintain steady board development and resource advantage.
Grist, Voracious Larva
Leverages graveyard recursion, sacrifice outlets, and token generation to create board presence and value, aiming for aristocrat-style attrition and synergy.
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Executes an Izzet storm and spell-slinging strategy with cheap instants and sorceries, using card draw and rituals to storm off and win through combo damage.
Gameplay Insights
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Sorin's ability to double life allowed him to threaten lethal damage through his minus one ability, forcing opponents to respond quickly.
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Grist's sacrifice and recursion synergies created a resilient board state that could sustain through board wipes and pressure opponents' resources.
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Ral's early use of Treasure Cruise and other rituals enabled a fast storm count buildup, setting up potential combo turns despite the multiplayer environment.
- 4
Tamiyo's ramp and card advantage kept her hand full and allowed her to control the pace of the game while setting up for midgame threats.
- 5
The flip planeswalker mechanic added dynamic shifts in board presence, with commanders transforming to reveal more powerful forms that changed the game's momentum.
Notable Cards

Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate

Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar

Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm

Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy

Cultivate

Flare of Cultivation

Treasure Cruise

Baral, Chief of Compliance
Summary
The game began with all four players piloting flip planeswalkers from Modern Horizons 3, each developing their board states according to their commanders' unique abilities. Early turns saw rapid mana acceleration and ramp spells as players set up for their key strategies. Sorin of House Markov sought to leverage lifegain and direct damage abilities, quickly doubling life totals to enable powerful damage outputs. Meanwhile, Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student focused on card advantage and board control through spells like Cultivate and land ramp, aiming to maintain a steady hand and tempo. Grist, Voracious Larva employed graveyard synergies and token generation to build a resilient board, often sacrificing creatures for value and aristocrat-style plays. Ral, Monsoon Mage aimed to use cheap instants and sorceries, along with storm effects, to generate overwhelming advantage and combo off with spells like Treasure Cruise and rituals.
Description
What do Sorin Markov, Tamiyo, and Ral Zarek all have in common? None of them are bugs.
This is a Planeswalker Mash-Up!! Modern Horizons 3 has just dropped, and there are a gaggle of new legendaries to experience out in the wild. But FIRST, for this channel at least, we’re experiencing the first cycle of legends introduced to us when teasers dropped ages ago: Flip Planeswalkers!!
► Will Grist fill the field with bones and decay to fuel its garden for tomorrow?
► Will Tamiyo finish her studies and somehow come back from the dead?
► Will Ral Zarek turn this game trivial by resolving first?
► Will Sorin solve his daddy issues?
► Will TTrgr learn what he’s supposed to do, now that his girlfriend has dropped on him a bunch of Youtube information about tags and descriptions, and write an appropriate description for this set release gameplay upload edh command zone game knights commander singles decklist video?
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00:00:00 — Start!
00:02:46 — Pack Tactics Intro
00:04:28 — TTrgr’s Opening Hand
00:04:32 — Foley’s Opening Hand
00:04:36 — Chris’s Opening Hand
00:04:39 — Ajdin’s Opening Hand
00:05:06 — Turn 1
00:05:45 — Turn 2
00:09:04 — Turn 3
00:14:10 — Turn 4
00:24:24 — Turn 5
00:32:18 — Turn 6
00:44:49 — Turn 7
00:55:01 — Turn 8
01:02:14 — Turn 9
01:11:12 — Turn 10
01:16:01 — Turn 11
01:17:01 — Turn 12
01:17:01 — Outro
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