Deck Strategies
Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer
A zombie tribal deck that flips Liliana into a planeswalker generating zombie tokens whenever non-token creatures die, aiming to outvalue opponents through recurring creatures and incremental board advantage.
Mendicant Core, Guidelight
An artifact-centric deck that copies artifacts for value, leveraging artifact synergy and engine-building to outpace opponents and control the board.
Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods
A morph-focused deck that capitalizes on creatures dealing combat damage with hidden information, drawing cards and maintaining pressure with creatures that return to the battlefield when they die.
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
A taxing and draining strategy that punishes opponents for creating tokens by draining their life and gaining life, using incremental life loss to control the game tempo and finish opponents.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Liliana’s flip mechanic is pivotal, producing zombie tokens that help maintain board presence and apply pressure.
- 2
Kambal’s ability to drain life whenever opponents create tokens forces players to reconsider token strategies and manages board state effectively.
- 3
Mendicant Core’s artifact duplication engine ramps quickly, allowing for explosive board development and potential combos.
- 4
Yarus’s morph creatures provide card advantage when dealing damage and resilience through returning to the battlefield after death, creating a persistent threat.
- 5
Players carefully manage mana and tempo, with interactions such as tapping lands for color fixing and using morph creatures to keep opponents guessing.
- 6
The early game sees incremental board development and set-up of synergies, with players anticipating key triggers and life-drain interactions.
Notable Cards
Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
Mendicant Core, Guidelight
Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods
Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
Utopia Sprawl
Godless Shrine
Sea of Clouds
Summary
The game begins with each player setting up their board state and establishing their strategies around their chosen commanders. Dennsen pilots a Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer deck focused on a zombie tribal theme, leveraging Liliana's flip ability to generate zombie tokens and maintain board presence. Bolle plays Kambal, Profiteering Mayor, utilizing life drain from opponents creating tokens as his main avenue to chip away at opponents and gain life. Eve pilots Mendicant Core, Guidelight, an artifact-based deck that builds strong board presence through artifact duplication and synergy, aiming to accelerate with a 'start your engines' style artifact production. Bence commands Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods, focusing on morph creatures with hidden information and card advantage from dealing damage with those creatures, adding an element of surprise and resilience through recurring effects.