Deck & Commander Strategies
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
Focuses on creating value from creatures dying by doubling death triggers and exiling opponents' permanents, leveraging extort and life gain to control the board.
MacCready, Lamplight Mayor
Swarm the board with numerous small creatures and tokens, building pressure through quantity and board presence.
Tabarax, Hope's Demise
A Voltron cleric deck that uses +1/+1 counters and life gain, growing Tabarax through cleric deaths triggered by sacrificing them, often supported by equipment to increase combat effectiveness.
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
Utilizes enchantments and artifacts to generate tokens and incremental value, building a strong board presence through continuous token production.
Gameplay Insights
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Teysa's use of extort combined with Lightning Greaves provided steady life gain and opponent life drain, facilitating a strong mid-game position.
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Tabarax's sacrifice and equipment synergy allowed continuous growth and card draw, making it a formidable threat to manage.
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The timely casting of Abolish to exile Blind Obedience demonstrated effective removal of disruptive enchantments, shifting board control.
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Players carefully managed their blockers and damage assignments early, preserving life totals while setting up their strategies.
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Token generators like Shrine of Loyal Legions and Canonized in Blood were critical for maintaining board presence and pressuring opponents.
Notable Cards
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Lightning Greaves
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Blind Obedience
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Abolish
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Shrine of Loyal Legions
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Canonized in Blood
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Soldier of the Pantheon
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Weatherlight Compleated
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players establishing their board states, focusing on incremental value and resource development.
Teysa, Orzhov Scion’s player aimed to capitalize on creature deaths to exile opposing permanents and generate advantage, while MacCready, Lamplight Mayor focused on swarming the board with small creatures.
Tabarax, Hope's Demise’s pilot developed a cleric-centric Voltron strategy, leveraging +1/+1 counters and life gain as clerics died, supported by equipment such as Lightning Greaves.
Baldin, Century Herdmaster worked to build token boards and generate value through enchantments like Shrine of Loyal Legions. Early interactions included damage exchanges and the deployment of key enchantments and artifacts that fueled token generation and board presence.
A pivotal moment came when Teysa equipped Lightning Greaves and started extorting opponents, gaining life while draining them.
Tabarax’s player began leveraging sacrifice synergies with clerics and equipment to grow their commander and draw cards.
The game also saw the use of removal spells such as Abolish to exile problematic enchantments like Blind Obedience, showing strategic responses to threats.
By mid-game, board states were stabilizing with multiple token generators and utility creatures in play, setting the stage for eventual combat dominance or incremental advantage through attrition and synergistic triggers.
