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Decklists

Deck Strategies

  • Samut, Voice of Dissent

    Samut, Voice of Dissent

    Utilizes fast mana acceleration to deploy large creatures quickly and combos with haste to deliver swift, lethal damage. The deck often focuses on combat tricks and equipment to maximize offensive potential.

  • Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun

    Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun

    Generates a wide array of creature tokens and equips them with powerful artifacts to create unblockable attackers, aiming to overwhelm opponents with evasive damage.

  • Neheb, the Worthy

    Neheb, the Worthy

    Centers on discard and reanimation themes, forcing opponents to lose cards while capitalizing on graveyard interactions to gain board advantage and maintain card advantage.

  • Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons

    Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons

    Focuses on producing -1/-1 counters and poisonous snake tokens to control the board via attrition and incremental damage, applying pressure through persistent threats and removal of opposing creatures.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Early deployment of Soul Ring and Grim Monolith created a formidable mana base, enabling explosive plays and putting immense pressure on opponents.

  • 2

    Hapatra's strategy to apply and remove -1/-1 counters repeatedly allowed for efficient artifact and creature removal, showcasing a powerful synergy that controlled the board state.

  • 3

    The decision to Maelstrom Pulse Ugin, despite the temptation to remove multiple artifacts via Soul Ring, demonstrated a prioritization of immediate board stabilization over long-term mana advantage.

  • 4

    Sensei's Divining Top was used effectively to manage draws and ensure consistent land drops, highlighting the importance of card selection in a high-powered multiplayer setting.

  • 5

    Smuggler's Copter provided early evasive damage and card draw, representing a versatile threat that pressured opponents while enabling incremental advantage.

Notable Cards

  • Grim Monolith

    Grim Monolith

  • Propaganda

    Propaganda

  • Sensei's Divining Top

    Sensei's Divining Top

  • Wickerbough Elder

    Wickerbough Elder

  • Maelstrom Pulse

    Maelstrom Pulse

  • Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

    Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

  • Smuggler's Copter

    Smuggler's Copter

Summary

The game began with a flurry of fast mana and early board development, notably with Samut's player casting a Soul Ring and Grim Monolith on turn one, accelerating into a threatening board state quickly. Meanwhile, Hapatra's strategy focused on deploying her commander early to generate -1/-1 counters and poisonous snake tokens, leveraging the synergy to control the board through attrition. Temmet's player aimed to build a token army and equip them for unblockable attacks, steadily applying pressure through evasive threats. Neheb's deck centered on discard and reanimation tactics, disrupting opponents while recovering value from graveyards. A crucial turning point was the appearance of Ugin, the Spirit Dragon, which posed a massive threat with his board wiping abilities. This prompted a tense moment where decisions on whether to remove Ugin or preserve valuable artifacts had to be weighed carefully. The Maelstrom Pulse removal of Ugin helped stabilize the game, but the board remained volatile with multiple players ramping mana and establishing strong presences. Hapatra's continual application of -1/-1 counters and snake token generation created a persistent nuisance, while Samut's aggressive hasty creatures and Temmet's unblockable tokens kept the table on edge. The game unfolded into a dynamic battle of board control, resource management, and incremental damage, with each deck leveraging its unique strengths to outlast the others.

Description

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Seattle Seahawks Defensive End Cassius Marsh joins the show along with former Magic: the Gathering story team member Mel Li.

Wizards of the Coast gave us early access to some of the new legendary creatures from Amonkhet, so the knights are going toe-to-toe with exciting decks built around Samut, Temmet, Neheb and Hapatra.

Who will emerge victorious? ONLY ONE MAY STAND!!

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Deck lists:

Cassius’ Samut: www.archidekt.com/decks/4663774/samut_voice_of_dissent_cassius_game_knights_6

Mel’s Temmet: www.archidekt.com/decks/4663725/temmet_vizier_of_naktamun_mel_game_knights_6

Jimmy’s Neheb: www.archidekt.com/decks/4663755/jimmys_neheb_the_worthy_game_knights_6_18

Josh’s Hapatra: www.archidekt.com/decks/4663726/hapatra_vizier_of_poisons_jlk_game_knights_6

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Cassius Marsh: @KingCash_7191

Mel Li: @smelissali

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