Deck & Commander Strategies

Skullbriar, the Walking Grave
Aggressive +1/+1 counter growth by dealing combat damage; maintaining board presence through repeated combat and leveraging sacrifice synergies to keep pressure on opponents.

Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
Token generation and sacrifice synergy, forcing opponents to sacrifice creatures while recurring key creatures for value and milling cards to fuel graveyard interactions.

Fire Lord Zuko
Exile-based synergy with cards like Legend of Roku and Prosper to grow creatures and generate mana and treasures; repeated recursion of commanders to maintain board presence and create token dragons.

Dyadrine, Synthesis Amalgam
Heavy mana ramp and landfall triggers to enter the battlefield with multiple +1/+1 counters; leveraging land synergy and recursion to develop a large board and stabilize.
Gameplay Insights
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Skullbriar's ability to retain counters through combat damage and multiple attacks allows it to snowball effectively, especially when combined with sacrifice effects forcing opponents to lose creatures.
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Fire Lord Zuko's synergy with exile triggers from Legend of Roku and Prosper enables rapid growth and mana production, allowing repeated activation of powerful abilities and token generation.
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The use of recurring creatures such as Cursed Marauder and Stitcher's Supplier via Call of the Death Dweller and Life and Death demonstrates the power of graveyard recursion in maintaining board presence after wipes.
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The board wipe followed by immediate recursion shifted the game's tempo, allowing resilient decks like Teysa's to recover quickly while disrupting others.
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Max's management of Fire Lord Zuko and Avatar Roku tokens alongside treasure generation exemplifies efficient resource utilization and incremental advantage in multiplayer combat.
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Kuzno’s use of clue tokens combined with Skullclamp provided steady card draw and life drain, contributing to sustained pressure and resource replenishment.
Notable Cards
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Skullbriar, the Walking Grave
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Fire Lord Zuko
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Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
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Stitcher's Supplier
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Prosper, Tome-Bound
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Skullclamp
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Darkmoss Bridge
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Deathrite Shaman
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Mana Geode
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Sunfall
Gameplay Summary
The game begins with all four players ramping and establishing their board states, with early aggression from Skullbriar, the Walking Grave who quickly accumulates +1/+1 counters through combat damage.
Fire Lord Zuko enters the battlefield early, synergizing with exile effects such as Legend of Roku and Prosper, which allow Max to grow his creatures and generate treasures, steadily increasing his board presence.
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch shows up to bolster Arja's token and sacrifice synergies, leveraging creatures like Cursed Marauder and Stitcher's Supplier to generate value, mill cards, and force sacrifices, maintaining pressure and board control.
Meanwhile, Dyadrine, Synthesis Amalgam focuses on heavy mana investment and multiple landfall triggers to enter the battlefield with significant counters, ramping aggressively and seeking to stabilize with large creatures.












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