Deck Strategies
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
This deck aims to get Yuriko triggers as early as possible to deal damage and draw cards. The deck also includes powerful counterspells to protect its game plan.
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
The goal of this deck is to ramp quickly and use Kinnan's ability to cheat out large creatures. Unfortunately, the player had to mulligan down to four, hindering their game plan.
Cazur, Ruthless Stalker & Ukkima, Stalking Shadow
The Food Chain combo is the primary win condition of this deck. The player tried to set up a board state that can generate infinite mana with Food Chain and win the game by casting their commanders repeatedly.
Umbris, Fear Manifest
This deck aims to exile opponents' graveyards and smash in with Umbris. The player had multiple tutors in hand, indicating a potential for a swift win condition assembly.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
The Ukkima & Cazur player's decision to tutor for Polywog Symbiote indicates their plan to utilize the creature's ability to reduce the cost of their commanders and possibly enable their Food Chain combo.
- 2
The Kinnan player was forced to mulligan down to four, significantly impacting their game plan and demonstrating the risk of having many high-cost creatures in the deck.
- 3
The Umbris player's hand full of tutors suggests a potential for a swift win condition assembly.
Notable Cards
Faerie Seer
Demonic Tutor
Imperial Seal
Summary
In the early stages of the game, the players focused on mana ramp and setting up their board states. The Ukkima & Cazur player seemed to struggle with decision-making during their turn, eventually opting to cast Demonic Tutor to fetch Polywog Symbiote. The Yuriko player managed to get early triggers with Faerie Seer. The Kinnan player had to mulligan down to four, severely hindering their progress. The Umbris player appeared to have a promising start with multiple tutors in hand, suggesting they could assemble a win condition swiftly.