Magic: The Gathering - Queen Marchesa v Morska v Ramos v Progenitus Game Play

Deck Strategies

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  Queen Marchesa

  Establish monarch status early to gain card advantage, create and leverage tokens to overwhelm opponents while controlling the board.

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  Progenitus

  Deploy a nearly indestructible commander that is difficult to remove permanently, applying constant pressure through its protection and high toughness.

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  Ramos, Dragon Engine

  Cast multicolor spells to accumulate +1/+1 counters on Ramos and leverage the counters to fuel large X-spell plays for high impact damage or board presence.

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  Morska, Undersea Sleuth

  Investigate and generate clues each turn to build incremental advantage, focusing on card draw and counters to enhance board state and value.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Queen Marchesa player prioritized targeting Morska early to disrupt their investigation counters and delay their engine.

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  Progenitus's protection from everything made it a persistent threat that opponents struggled to remove effectively.

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  Ramos's ability to gain counters through casting multicolor spells encouraged a midgame buildup towards impactful X-spells.

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  Morska’s incremental clue generation and investigation mechanic offered a slow but steady way to accumulate value, making it a strategic but vulnerable approach.

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  Players carefully managed mulligans and mana bases to ensure access to the diverse colors needed for their commanders’ strategies.

Notable Cards

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  Progenitus

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  Queen Marchesa

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  Ramos, Dragon Engine

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  Morska, Undersea Sleuth

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  Arcane Sanctum

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  Temple of Mystery

Summary

The game started with each player setting up their mana base and early board presence, with the Queen Marchesa player aiming to establish monarch control and build a token army. Morska, Undersea Sleuth focused on investigating and accumulating counters through draws, gradually building up board advantage in a three-color shell. Ramos, Dragon Engine sought to grow through casting multicolor spells, aiming to trigger his +1/+1 counters and eventually cast big X-spells. Progenitus, a nearly indestructible 10/10 Hydra Avatar with protection from everything, presented a persistent threat that could evade removal by shuffling back into the library upon destruction. Early skirmishes involved minor damage exchanges and strategic land plays, with the players carefully developing their resources. The Queen Marchesa player aggressively targeted the Morska player to disrupt their investigative buildup, indicating a focus on controlling the pace and preventing an unchecked board state. Meanwhile, the Progenitus player remained a looming danger due to the commander's resilience. The game showcased the tension between token swarm strategies, incremental value from investigations, and the slow growth and big spells from Ramos. The interaction between these diverse decks set the stage for a complex midgame where board control and timing of key plays would determine the eventual winner.