Forced to Build Decks With Random Creatures | @Ashlizzlle

Deck Strategies

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  Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge

  Utilizes The Prismatic Bridge enchantment to cheat powerful creatures and planeswalkers onto the battlefield each turn, building a strong board presence and devotion-based synergies.

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  Eluge, the Shoreless Sea

  Fish tribal focused on ramping islands, placing flood counters to discount instant and sorcery spells, and buffing fish creatures to maintain board control.

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  Graaz, Unstoppable Juggernaut

  Juggernaut tribal aimed at playing multiple juggernauts, boosting them into formidable attackers with anthem effects and protecting key creatures with equipment to maintain pressure.

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  Seton, Krosan Protector

  Druid tribal focusing on mana ramp by tapping druids, generating card advantage through creatures with value triggers, and deploying large threats to outpace opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Prismatic Bridge's ability to continuously put powerful creatures onto the battlefield created a persistent threat that opponents hesitated to remove, influencing combat decisions and board control.

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  Using flood counters on lands to discount spells with Eluge allowed the Fish deck to cast spells more efficiently, supporting tempo and synergy despite a limited creature base.

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  Juggerdroid's trample and forced sacrifice after damage dealt created a strong offensive threat that was difficult to block effectively, showcasing the raw power of the Juggernaut synergy.

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  The Druid deck leveraged mana acceleration through tapping multiple druids and card draw from Beast Whisperer to maintain resources, enabling sustained pressure despite early damage taken.

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  Players debated whether to destroy The Prismatic Bridge, highlighting its impact on the game state and the strategic importance of preserving or removing key enchantments.

Notable Cards

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  The Prismatic Bridge // The Prismatic Bridge

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  Eluge, the Shoreless Sea

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  Patchwork Banner

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  Beast Whisperer

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  Shigeki, Jukai Visionary

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  Lightning Greaves

Summary

Key turning points included the Prismatic Bridge player maintaining a steady stream of threats that pressured opponents, while the Fish deck gained incremental advantage by discounting spells and improving creature stats. The Juggernaut player demonstrated the strength of their tribal synergy by casting potent creatures like Juggernaut and Juggerdroid with trample and shroud, maintaining aggression and board control. The Druid deck focused on mana acceleration and card draw through creatures like Beast Whisperer and Shigeki, Jukai Visionary, attempting to outpace opponents. Despite early skirmishes and minor damage exchanges, the game evolved into a strategic battle of resource management and board development, with the enchantment-based Prismatic Bridge looming as a significant threat difficult to remove.