Deck & Commander Strategies
Bell Borca, Spectral Sergeant
Boros combat-focused deck leveraging damage multipliers, combat steps, and equipment like Sword of Feast and Famine to maximize damage output and generate card advantage through combat damage triggers.
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
Token cloning and transformation deck that creates multiple token copies of powerful creatures and uses Mirror Pool and Sakashima to multiply tokens, generating a wide and high-power board state to overwhelm opponents.
Selenia, Dark Angel
Life gain and flyer synergy deck that controls the board by paying life to trigger Selenia’s ability, gaining life and reanimating creatures to maintain aerial dominance and sustain through damage.
Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Werewolf tribal deck that flips to a night form to generate multiple wolf tokens, draw cards from combat damage, and aggressively pressure opponents with tribal synergies and pump effects.
Gameplay Insights
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Brudiclad’s use of Mirror Pool combined with token creation allowed bypassing the legendary rule by creating token copies of legendary creatures, significantly expanding his board state.
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Tovolar’s flipping to night form was a key tempo swing, enabling massive token generation and card draw that kept up offensive pressure and replenished resources.
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Bell Borca’s equipment and combat damage triggers provided efficient removal and card advantage, making combat steps highly influential in the game flow.
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Selenia’s life payment synergized well with her reanimation and flyer control strategy, allowing her to stabilize and recover life even when under heavy board pressure.
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The timing of casting Elesh Norn was critical as it impacted token toughness and power, influencing decisions on blocking and attacking for multiple players.
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The interaction of token doubling with constructs and werewolves created a dynamic battlefield where board wipes or targeted removal became crucial turning points.
Notable Cards
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Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
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Urza, Lord High Artificer
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Sword of Feast and Famine
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Mother of Runes
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Stroke of Genius
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Cultivate
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Dismantling Wave
Gameplay Summary
The game started with all players establishing their board presence through ramp and early creatures.
Bell Borca leveraged Boros combat synergy and damage multipliers while generating card advantage through combat damage.
Brudiclad focused on creating and transforming tokens into copies of powerful creatures, notably utilizing Urza, Lord High Artificer and Mirror Pool to generate numerous large construct tokens.
Selenia aimed to control the board with flyers and life payment triggers, gaining significant life and reanimating key threats.
Tovolar utilized werewolf tribal synergies, flipping into his night form to generate wolf tokens and draw cards, aggressively swinging with a growing pack. A pivotal moment occurred when Brudiclad massively increased his board by turning tokens into 9/9 constructs and swinging for over 80 damage, pressuring the table heavily.
Tovolar’s werewolves kept up offensive pressure by drawing cards and forcing blocks.
Bell Borca responded with removal and equipment to enhance combat damage, while Selenia used life gain and flyers to stabilize.
The interaction of token doubling, legendary rule avoidance with Sakashima, and combat damage triggers defined the midgame state.
Despite some missteps, key plays like casting Elesh Norn and activating combos with Mirror Pool shaped the board state.
The game revolved around sustaining pressure with tokens and combat damage, while controlling threats through removal and life gain effects.