Deck & Commander Strategies
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator / Tana, the Bloodsower
A combo-oriented deck aiming to generate value through the interaction of Malcolm and Tana, leveraging pirate tribal synergies and aggressive board presence to control the game and finish opponents quickly.
The Gitrog Monster
A land-centric deck that exploits dredge and landfall triggers, drawing cards by sacrificing lands and repeatedly triggering The Gitrog Monster’s ability to gain massive card advantage and win through overwhelming resource superiority.
Rakdos, the Muscle
Focused on sacrifice and discard mechanics, Rakdos pressures opponents by exiling cards from their libraries via sacrifice triggers and creating incremental advantage through efficient removal and hand disruption.
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh / Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
A graveyard recursion and sacrifice-based deck that aims to reuse value from creatures and artifacts, utilizing sacrifice for incremental card advantage and board control, often relying on recursive threats to outlast opponents.
Gameplay Insights
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The Gitrog player’s repeated dredge and land sacrifices maintained card advantage despite continuous disruption from discard spells.
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Cabal Therapy was used strategically to name and force discard of key cards like Tainted Pact, disrupting combo lines.
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Rograkh’s sacrifice triggers synergized well with self-sacrifice for value but were hampered by limited mana availability in critical turns.
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Windfall was leveraged to reset hands and create opportunities for drawing into critical spells, especially benefiting the Gitrog player.
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Players carefully timed discard and removal spells to disrupt opponents’ hands without overcommitting to the board.
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The synergy between Ratos’s sacrifice ability and Cabal Therapy enabled incremental library exile, applying pressure on opponents’ resources.
Notable Cards
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The Gitrog Monster
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Cabal Therapy
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Windfall
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Dark Ritual
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Grief
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Imperial Seal
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Underworld Breach
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Blood Crypt
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Polluted Delta
Gameplay Summary
The game begins with players setting up their mana bases and early plays, including lands like City of Brass and Polluted Delta.
Early interaction is subtle, with players using discard spells such as Cabal Therapy and Grief to disrupt each other's hands while developing their boards.
The Gitrog Monster player focuses on dredging and land synergies, repeatedly drawing cards via the commander’s ability and cycling lands to maintain card advantage and board presence.
Meanwhile, Rakdos and Rograkh employ sacrifice and discard mechanics to pressure opponents and generate value, with Rograkh leveraging a recursive graveyard strategy. As the midgame unfolds, the players jockey for position using key spells like Windfall to refill hands and Cabal Therapy to target specific threats.
The Gitrog player’s dredging and multiple land plays help maintain momentum despite disruption.
Rakdos utilizes sacrifice triggers to exile cards from opponents’ libraries, applying incremental advantage.
The Rograkh deck tries to capitalize on graveyard recursion and sacrifice synergies but suffers from limited mana availability.
The game transitions into a tense endgame where careful resource management and targeted discard spells determine who can execute their win conditions first.
