Deck & Commander Strategies
Tifa Lockhart
A mono-green landfall deck focused on triggering Tifa multiple times per turn to rapidly increase her power and deal large amounts of commander damage, often leveraging equipment and spells to maximize impact.
Tellah, Great Sage
A big spell value deck that uses Tellah to generate card advantage and ramp by casting noncreature spells, combining discard and draw effects to maintain a steady flow of resources.
Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh
A Golgari deck centered on legendary creatures and +1/+1 counters, aiming to build strong board presence and draw cards when creatures die, using synergies to outvalue opponents.
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
A four-color blink and value deck that leverages powerful ETB effects and card selection to assemble combos, control the board, and gain incremental advantage through counters and life gain.
Gameplay Insights
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Tifa's explosive turn involving multiple landfall triggers combined with Primal Bellow and Explore drastically increased her power to 16, enabling a massive commander damage swing that pressured opponents.
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The big spell deck's use of Blasphemous Act to wipe the board was heroically countered by an opponent, demonstrating the importance of timing and protective responses in multiplayer games.
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Atraxa's ETB triggered a top-deck reveal allowing selection of high-impact cards like The Great Henge and Enduring Vitality, setting up strong value plays and incremental advantage through life gain and card draw.
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The Golgari deck capitalized on board wipes by drawing multiple cards from Cleopatra's ability, turning a potentially disadvantageous situation into a significant resource gain.
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Multiple players made effective use of treasure and food token generation from Tireless Provisioner and other landfall effects, underscoring the value of resource engines in sustaining pressure.
Notable Cards
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Tifa Lockhart
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Tellah, Great Sage
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Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh
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Atraxa, Grand Unifier
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The Great Henge
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Noxious Gearhulk
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Blasphemous Act
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Enduring Vitality
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Wall of Blossoms
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Cathartic Reunion
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Primal Bellow
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Tireless Provisioner
Gameplay Summary
The game features four distinct decks clashing with unique strategies: a mono-green landfall aggro deck, a big spell value deck, a Golgari legendary counters deck, and a four-color blink/control deck.
Early on, the mono-green player aggressively powers up Tifa Lockhart through multiple landfall triggers combined with equipment and spells like Primal Bellow and Explore to reach massive commander damage potential.
This culminates in a threatening 16 damage swing that forces opponents to respond.
Meanwhile, the big spell deck leverages value engines like Tellah, Great Sage, and spells such as Cathartic Reunion and Pirates' Pillaging to generate card advantage and ramp, while the Golgari deck focuses on stacking +1/+1 counters and drawing cards when creatures die, exemplified by Cleopatra's synergy with legends and creatures like Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig. The four-color blink deck led by Atraxa, Grand Unifier (nicknamed Sephiroth) uses its ETB effects to amass value and assemble a combo.
Key plays include casting Atraxa to reveal the top ten cards, selecting impactful cards like The Great Henge and Enduring Vitality, and deploying powerful creatures such as Noxious Gearhulk and Wall of Blossoms.
The game features a pivotal board wipe by the big spell deck using Blasphemous Act, countered heroically by a teammate, which resets the board but enables significant card draws and life loss triggers for the Golgari player.
The gameplay highlights a dynamic interplay of aggressive commander damage, mass removal, and combo assembly, with each deck showcasing its signature mechanics to maintain pressure and position for victory.
