Deck & Commander Strategies
Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor
Leverages landfall triggers to grow creatures with plus one plus one counters, turning lands into significant threats. The deck aims to build a resilient board state with large creatures and control elements like board wipes to stabilize and outlast opponents.
Anowon, the Ruin Thief
Focuses on rogue tribal synergies with an emphasis on milling the opponent's library and reanimating key creatures. The deck uses unblockable creatures and combat tricks to chip away at the opponent's life total while controlling the game through disruption and card advantage.
Gameplay Insights
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Using Obuun's ability to turn lands into large creatures created multiple threats that scaled with landfall triggers and counters, providing a strong board presence.
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Anowon's use of unblockable rogue creatures and combat buffs like Stinkdrinker Bandit created consistent damage output that was difficult for Obuun to block effectively.
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The decision by Obuun to use Hour of Revelation to reset the board was pivotal but ultimately allowed Anowon to rebuild quickly due to efficient reanimation and rogue synergies.
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Rites of Flourishing, while useful for card draw, proved risky in a 1v1 setting as it accelerated the opponent's board development and put Obuun behind.
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Anowon's milling strategy, supported by cards like Open into Wonder and Extract from Darkness, steadily chipped away at Obuun's resources, limiting recovery options.
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Obuun attempted to leverage multiple land drops and bounce effects to trigger landfall repeatedly, but Anowon's evasive and synergistic creatures maintained pressure.
Notable Cards
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Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor
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Anowon, the Ruin Thief
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Slither Blade
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Rites of Flourishing
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Banishing Light
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Hour of Revelation
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Living Twister
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Trove Warden
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Ogre Slumlord
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Open into Wonder
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Extract from Darkness
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Stinkdrinker Bandit
Gameplay Summary
In this 1v1 Commander duel, Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor's deck focused on landfall synergy and plus one plus one counters, while Anowon, the Ruin Thief's deck capitalized on rogue tribal synergies combined with mill and reanimation.
Early in the game, Anowon established a board presence with evasive creatures like Slither Blade and utilized milling effects to disrupt Obuun's hand.
Obuun responded by developing a strong landfall board state, turning lands into large creatures and stacking counters on the commander to apply pressure. A key turning point occurred when Anowon deployed multiple unblockable rogues and used Anowon's abilities alongside other tribal synergies to mill extensively and generate card advantage.
Despite Obuun's attempts to stabilize with board wipes like Hour of Revelation and tactical land plays, Anowon's relentless evasion and continuous milling overwhelmed Obuun's defenses.
The game concluded with Anowon delivering a decisive attack with multiple evasive creatures, ending the match before Obuun could recover.
