Deck Strategies
Samut, Vizier of Naktamun
Phil played an aggressive Gruul deck, aiming to quickly eliminate opponents with fast, hasty creatures.
Arbaaz Mir
Richard's strategy revolved around causing incremental damage to all opponents and gaining life whenever he cast a historic permanent.
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
Seth's deck was a Mardu aggro strategy, using Alesha's ability to recur creatures with power 2 or less from the graveyard.
Elesh Norn
Crim played a life gain strategy, aiming to outlast his opponents in a game with reduced starting life totals.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Crim's decision to build around life gain proved pivotal, allowing him to weather the assaults from the aggressive decks and turn the game's unique starting conditions to his advantage.
- 2
Richard's Arbaaz Mir deck, despite its incremental damage and life gain strategy, struggled to maintain pace with the aggression and life gain from other decks.
- 3
Seth's use of Bolt Wave and Skewer the Critics to deal direct damage to opponents was a key play, although it proved insufficient to overcome Crim's life gain.
- 4
Phil's aggressive strategy was severely hampered by Crim's Authority of the Consuls, which tapped creatures as they entered the battlefield and gained Crim life.
- 5
Richard's use of Reverent Mantra for protection allowed him to swing in for vital damage against Crim, though it ultimately was not enough to secure the win.
Notable Cards
Reverent Mantra
Authority of the Consuls
Summary
The game kicked off with the players piloting unique decks, each designed to maximize the potential of their commanders. The match's defining feature was the low starting life total of 10, which made aggressive strategies particularly potent. Phil piloting Samut, Vizier of Naktamun, played an aggressive Gruul deck, while Richard opted for a Boros deck led by Arbaaz Mir, which focused on pinging damage and gaining life with historic permanents. Seth played an aggressive Mardu deck with Alesha, Who Smiles at Death, featuring sneaky tech cards like Haste who consumes all. Crim, on the other hand, played a life gain strategy using Elesh Norn, aiming to leverage the low life totals to his advantage. Crim's life gain strategy proved effective in the face of the aggressive decks, allowing him to survive multiple attacks and ultimately secure the victory.
