Deck Strategies
Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid
The deck aims to deal early and consistent damage to opponents. It revolves around creatures with +1/+1 counters and making opponents choose between blocking a powerful creature or taking substantial damage.
Henry Wu, InGen Geneticist
This is a human tribal deck with aristocrats theme. The strategy is to generate non-human tokens, play humans, sacrifice the tokens for card draw, and trigger aristocratic effects.
Ian Malcolm, Chaotician
The deck aims to disrupt opponents' strategies by interacting with the tops of their libraries, exiling cards, and potentially casting those cards.
Indominus Rex, Alpha
The deck focuses on discarding creatures to gain beneficial effects and synergies, aiming to overwhelm opponents with a powerful, ability-laden commander.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Jeff's early play of descent into a verus set up a consistent damage and ramp source for all players, but also painted a target on him.
- 2
Jason R's casting of Indominus Rex, Alpha with multiple abilities was a major turning point, presenting a significant threat on the board.
- 3
Jon's Ian Malcolm, Chaotician added another layer of complexity to the game, allowing players to cast spells from exiled cards.
- 4
Carlos's use of Henry Wu, InGen Geneticist to continuously draw cards and trigger effects through sacrificing tokens demonstrated the power of the aristocrats strategy.
Notable Cards
Sol Ring
Soothsaying
Arcane Signet
One with the Multiverse
Ripjaw Raptor
Augur of Autumn
Indominus Rex, Alpha
Summary
The game started with players rolling for the first turn, with Jeff piloting Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid, taking the lead. Early game was focused on ramping and setting up board states, with players using a combination of lands, artifacts, and early creatures to establish their presence. Jeff's Indoraptor deck was aggressive, seeking to deal early damage and pressure opponents with powerful creatures. Carlos, playing Henry Wu, InGen Geneticist, built a human tribal deck, focusing on sacrificing creatures for card draw and triggering aristocratic effects. Jon, with Ian Malcolm, Chaotician, aimed to disrupt others' game plans by interacting with the tops of players' libraries, while Jason R, running Indominus Rex, Alpha, had a strategy revolving around discarding creatures for synergistic effects. The mid-game saw players trying to execute their respective strategies, with notable play being Jason R's Indominus Rex, Alpha entering the battlefield with multiple abilities due to various discarded creatures. The game was filled with strategic plays, card interactions and responses that added depth to the gameplay.
