More Innistrad: Midnight Hunt | Commander Clash S11E09

Deck Strategies

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  Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth

  A sacrifice and aristocrat deck that generates clues and tokens to gain value, aiming to leverage infinite combos or overwhelming resource advantage through sacrifice synergies.

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  Adeline, Resplendent Cathar

  An aggressive mono-white deck focused on creating human tokens whenever creatures attack, applying early pressure and building a large board presence to overwhelm opponents.

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  Sigarda, Champion of Light

  A green-white humans tribal deck that uses resilient human creatures and synergy to maintain steady board control and outmuscle opponents through creature combat.

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  Vadrik, Astral Archmage

  A spellslinger deck that increases Vadrik’s power to reduce the cost of big X spells, aiming to assemble the Worldfire combo to reset the board and win through a game-ending spell.

Gameplay Insights

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  Phil's consistent early play of Soul Ring accelerated mana development, enabling faster deployment of key spells and combos.

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  Tomer's aggressive token strategy with Adeline forced opponents into reactive plays, shaping the flow of the game.

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  Krim’s decision to forgo certain mana payments to preserve life or resources demonstrated careful cost-benefit analysis in a tight game.

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  Vadrik’s build focused on increasing his commander’s power to enable large X spells was a unique spellslinger approach that centered around a Worldfire finish.

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  The interplay between sacrifice value from Eloise and token generation from Adeline created a complex board state requiring precise timing and prioritization.

Notable Cards

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  Worldfire

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  Adeline, Resplendent Cathar

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  Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth

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  Sigarda, Champion of Light

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  Vadrik, Astral Archmage

Summary

The game features four new Innistrad: Midnight Hunt commanders each showcasing unique strategies. Early on, Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth focused on an aristocrat-style deck leveraging clues and sacrificing creatures to generate value, hinting at potential infinite combos. Adeline, Resplendent Cathar brought an aggressive human-token based strategy, flooding the board with tokens on attacks and emphasizing pressure and incremental growth. Sigarda, Champion of Light played a more traditional green-white humans tribal beatdown approach, aiming to leverage synergies between human creatures for consistent board presence. Vadrik, Astral Archmage piloted a spellslinger build with a distinct goal of enabling a big X-spell finish, specifically trying to assemble a Worldfire combo to reset the game in his favor and secure a janky but powerful win condition. Throughout the match, the dynamic between aggressive token production and spellslinger control created interesting tension, with Eloise looking to go infinite and Vadrik seeking to assemble his combo. Adeline's relentless token generation forced opponents to respond quickly, while Sigarda maintained steady pressure with resilient creatures. Key moments involved mana acceleration and equipment plays that sustained tempo, and players carefully navigated resource management around counterspells and removal. The game’s pivotal turning points revolved around managing infinite combos, protecting key pieces for the Worldfire kill, and mitigating the aggressive token swarm, ultimately highlighting the variety of strategic paths the new commanders provide.