2 FAST 2 COMMANDER: AETHERDRIFT | Daretti VS Samut VS Kolodin VS Mendicant Core

Deck Strategies

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  Kolodin, Triumph Caster

  A Boros Vehicles strategy that uses Kolodin to cheat the crew costs on expensive vehicles. The game plan is to get vehicles on the board and keep attacking.

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  Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer

  A mono-red deck focused on artifact recursion. The strategy revolves around playing cheap artifacts, discarding expensive ones, and then reanimating them with Daretti's ability.

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  Mendicant Core, Guidelight

  An aggressive Azorius strategy that aims to rapidly increase speed and copy artifact spells. Mendicant Core's power increases with the number of artifacts in play.

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  Samut, the Driving Force

  A Naya tokens deck that leverages Samut's abilities to buff tokens and reduce the costs of non-creature spells. The goal is to flood the board with tokens and use Samut's abilities to overwhelm opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Jim's strategic use of Kolodin's ability to cheat crew costs was key in maintaining offensive pressure.

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  Eliot's decision to discard expensive artifacts, such as Dark Steel Monolith and Bosch Iron Golem, set up future plays with Daretti's ability.

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  Alex's rapid speed increase, enabled by Mendicant Core, was a pivotal part of his strategy, allowing him to quickly copy artifact spells.

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  Bill's use of Skull Clamp and Myell, Shield of Argive proved crucial in generating token advantage.

Notable Cards

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  Voyage's End

Summary

In a game featuring high-powered decks revolving around vehicles, artifacts, and aggressive strategies, the match was a nail-biting contest of speed and power. Jim's Kolodin, Triumph Caster deck capitalized on vehicles, using Kolodin’s ability to cheat crew costs. Eliot's Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer took advantage of a goblin welder strategy, discarding expensive artifacts to later bring them back. Meanwhile, Alex's Mendicant Core, Guidelight deck focused on a highly aggressive Azorius strategy, aiming to rapidly increase speed to copy artifact spells. Finally, Bill's Samut, the Driving Force deck was a Naya tokens strategy that utilized Samut's abilities to buff tokens and reduce spell costs.