New TARKIR: DRAGONSTORM brews ft. Ify Nwadiwe and Olivia | Betor VS Ureni VS Neriv VS Kotis

Deck Strategies

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  Neriv, Heart of the Storm

  Neriv's deck focuses on amplifying damage from creatures entering the battlefield. The strategy involves sneaky plays that could potentially deal large amounts of damage in a single turn.

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  Ureni, the Song Unending

  Ureni's deck is a dragon-themed deck that aims to control the board by destroying the opponent's things. The deck requires a lot of lands to function efficiently.

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  Kotis, the Fangkeeper

  Kotis's deck aims to control the opponent's board by making their stuff disappear and then keeping it for themselves. The deck also uses Aether Tunnel to make Kotis unblockable and set up a consistent card draw engine.

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  Betor, Kin to All

  Betor's deck focuses on having creatures with high toughness on the battlefield. The deck can potentially make opponents lose half of their life if the total toughness of creatures controlled is 40 or more.

Gameplay Insights

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  Casting Aether Tunnel on Kotis, the Fangkeeper early in the game set up a consistent card draw engine for Olivia which could potentially outpace opponents.

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  Ify's early aggression with Neriv, Heart of the Storm forced other players to focus on defense, potentially disrupting their plans.

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  Jim's casting of Betor, Kin to All established a significant board presence, putting him one step closer to his win condition based on total toughness.

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  Aaron's play of Broodcaller Scourge could set up a game-changing interaction, allowing him to put a permanent onto the battlefield each time his dragons deal combat damage.

Notable Cards

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  Arcane Signet

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  Neriv, Heart of the Storm

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  Aether Tunnel

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  Kotis, the Fangkeeper

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  Betor, Kin to All

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  Broodcaller Scourge

Summary

The gameplay kicked off with each player ramping up their mana bases, with a focus on two-mana ramp cards like Arcane Signet and Felwar Stone. Some early game aggression was shown by Ify, who played Neriv, Heart of the Storm and started dealing combat damage swiftly. Olivia, piloting Kotis, the Fangkeeper, established an unblockable threat early on, using Aether Tunnel on her commander, which set up a consistent card draw engine. As the game progressed, Jim, with Betor, Kin to All, managed to cast his commander, which brought him closer to his deck's win condition based on total toughness. Toward the end of the transcript, Aaron, playing Ureni, the Song Unending, summoned Broodcaller Scourge, setting up a permanent-placement ability that could potentially swing the game in his favor.