Deck & Commander Strategies
Halana and Alena, Partners
A Gruul stompy deck focused on distributing +1/+1 counters to scale creatures, utilizing pump spells and counters synergy to grow threats and apply pressure.
Torens, Fist of the Angels
A Selesnya tribal angel deck that generates numerous 1/1 Human Soldier tokens with training through creature casting and synergistic creature-based ramp, aiming to overwhelm opponents with a wide board.
Olivia, Crimson Bride
A Rakdos vampire tribal good-stuff deck that applies aggressive pressure with vampires and disruption, leveraging efficient creatures and synergy to control the board and damage opponents.
Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep
A sea creature tribal deck focused on graveyard recursion and big sea creatures that transform and copy attacking creatures, aiming to generate multiple large attackers and overwhelm opponents.
Gameplay Insights
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Torens utilizes unconventional white creature-based ramp (e.g., Cartographer's Hawk) to maximize token generation synergy with training abilities.
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Halana and Alena’s deck leverages +1/+1 counters and pump spells to scale creatures rather than simply relying on large base stats.
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Runo’s sea creature tribal deck hinges on graveyard recursion and transforming creatures to copy attacks, enabling potential explosive turns.
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Olivia’s deck maintains pressure through aggressive vampire creatures and disruption, aiming to keep opponents off balance early.
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Players prioritize early board development and synergy establishment over heavy ramp spells, reflecting the unique mechanics of the new commanders.
Notable Cards
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Halana and Alena, Partners
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Torens, Fist of the Angels
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Olivia, Crimson Bride
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Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep
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Augur of Autumn
Gameplay Summary
The game features four players piloting new commanders from Innistrad: Crimson Vow, each with distinct strategies.
Halana and Alena lead a Gruul counters/stompy deck focused on distributing +1/+1 counters and leveraging creatures with scaling power rather than just brute force.
Torens brings a Selesnya (green-white) tribal angel deck emphasizing the creation of numerous 1/1 Human Soldier tokens with training, utilizing synergy between training and creatures to build a wide board.
Olivia, the Crimson Bride, pilots a Rakdos vampire deck relying on aggressive creatures and good-stuff synergy typical of vampire tribal, aiming to apply pressure and control the board.
Runo Stromkirk commands a unique sea creature tribal deck with a graveyard recursion theme, using large sea creatures and leveraging Runo’s ability to transform and copy attacking creatures for overwhelming attacks. Early turns focus on ramping and establishing board presence, with Torens using unusual white creature-based ramp and token generation, while Halana and Alena build counters on creatures.
Runo aims to get big sea creatures into play and in the graveyard for recursion.
Olivia plays an aggressive curve with vampires and disruption.
Key turning points include the deployment of token armies by Torens and the transformation and copying of creatures by Runo, which can swing combat phases drastically.
The game likely revolves around board control with wide boards and aggressive attacks, with potential for Runo’s sea creature combo-like synergy and Halana and Alena’s counter-based growth to close out the game.
