Deck & Commander Strategies
Etali, Primal Conqueror
Aggressively attack opponents to exile cards from their decks, then cast powerful spells or creatures from those exiled cards to maintain pressure and gain card advantage.
Flubs, the Fool
Control the board and disrupt opponents through artifact synergies and interaction, while generating value by searching for key artifacts.
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
Leverage Derevi’s ability to tap and untap permanents, enabling combos and control elements while using artifact synergies to gain incremental advantage.
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Ramp quickly with mana dorks and mana rocks to generate large amounts of mana, enabling the casting of big spells and activating powerful mana abilities.
Gameplay Insights
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Dashing out Ragavan early provided immediate pressure and treasure generation, allowing for explosive mana acceleration.
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Casting Etali on the second main phase pressured opponents by exiling key cards and enabling the casting of high-impact spells from exile.
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Using Star Winder’s warp ability to cast it for a cheaper cost and then recasting later allowed for sustained card draw engine presence.
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Swan Song was used effectively to counter critical spells while minimizing life loss and tempo.
Notable Cards
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Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
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Consecrated Sphinx
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Swan Song
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Bloom Tender
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Mana Crypt
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Mox Amber
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Talisman of Creativity
Gameplay Summary
The game started with players ramping aggressively and establishing early board presence, highlighted by Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer being dashed out early to generate treasures and card advantage.
Etali, Primal Conqueror was cast early as a major threat, leveraging its ability to attack and exile cards from opponents' decks, fueling powerful plays.
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy ramped efficiently with mana dorks and mana rocks, aiming to generate large amounts of mana quickly.
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician utilized its control and combo potential, setting up artifact synergies and interaction.
Flubs, the Fool played a more controlling role, searching artifacts and disrupting opponents with timely interaction.
Significant turning points included the use of Ragavan to generate treasures and card advantage, Etali's aggressive attacks exiling key cards, and the deployment of powerful draw engines like Consecrated Sphinx and Star Winder.
The warp mechanic from Star Winder allowed for flexible casting options and card advantage over time.
Players used interaction spells like Swan Song to counter threats and protect their board states.
The game was a fast-paced, high-tempo match with each player leveraging their commander’s unique strengths to build board presence, disrupt others, and push toward a combo or damage-based win condition.
Etali’s ability to exile cards and attack aggressively made it a central force, applying pressure and forcing opponents to react quickly.