Deck Strategies
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
An aristocrats deck that sacrifices small creatures and drains opponents' life, growing Ob Nixilis with +1/+1 counters and generating card advantage through exiling and playing cards from the top of the library.
Nissa, Resurgent Animist
A ramp and landfall deck that plays extra lands to generate mana and draw elementals, aiming to build a powerful board presence through land synergies.
Nahiri, Forged in Fury
An aggressive equipment-focused deck with affinity for equipment, aiming to equip creatures cheaply, generate value from exiling and playing equipment for free, and attack with boosted creatures.
Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep
A big sea creature tribal deck that casts large Kraken, Octopus, Leviathan, and Serpent creatures to generate card advantage and value by casting additional spells from the top of the library.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Ob Nixilis's ability to exile cards from the top of the library and play them temporarily added a dynamic element of card advantage that could swing the game.
- 2
Nissa's landfall triggers encouraged playing multiple lands per turn, accelerating mana production and card draw for elementals.
- 3
Nahiri's equipment affinity allowed her to equip creatures at zero cost after the first time, enabling efficient buffing and quick offensive pressure.
- 4
Kiora's ability to cast additional creatures from the top of her deck allowed her to maintain tempo and board presence, frustrating opponents' defensive efforts.
- 5
Early deployment of Goblin Assault created a steady stream of aggressive tokens, pressuring opponents and enabling synergy with sacrifice strategies.
- 6
The players leveraged a mix of midrange threats and value engines rather than fast combos, resulting in a board state that rewarded resource management and incremental advantage.
Notable Cards
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
Zulaport Cutthroat
Goblin Assault
Kiora's Follower
Simic Growth Chamber
Demolition Field
Summary
The game began with a typical ramp and setup phase, as players developed their mana bases and started to deploy early threats and utility creatures. Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin focused on an aristocrats-style strategy, leveraging Zulaport Cutthroat and other sacrifice outlets to drain opponents' life, while accumulating powerful triggers from Ob Nixilis himself. Nissa, Resurgent Animist aimed to capitalize on landfall triggers by playing multiple lands per turn, generating mana and drawing elemental cards to maintain pressure and card advantage. Nahiri, Forged in Fury pursued an aggressive equipment synergy plan, aiming to equip and buff creatures to smash through defenses, while Kiora, Sovereign of the Deep utilized big sea creature spells and value recursion from casting multiple creatures for free to overwhelm opponents with powerful threats.
