Deck & Commander Strategies
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
Abuse efficient creatures and mana acceleration to generate incremental advantage through untapping lands and creatures, leveraging stax elements and disruption to control the board.
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Utilize blink effects and food chain synergies to repeatedly trigger creature enters-the-battlefield effects, generating card advantage and outvaluing opponents.
Vivi Ornitier
Leverage Niv-Mizzet with Curiosity-like triggers to draw cards and deal damage, aiming to combo out by pinging opponents while replenishing the hand.
Ureni of the Unwritten
Establish a Food Chain combo with Eternal Scourge and powerful dragons, generating infinite mana and casting dragons from the deck to deal massive damage and close out the game.
Gameplay Insights
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The early use of mana acceleration artifacts and mana rocks such as Mox Opal and Soul Ring enabled quick deployment of key combo pieces.
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Vivi’s reliance on Niv-Mizzet and Curiosity combos faltered due to inconsistent draws and damage pinging her own permanents, leading to loss of tempo.
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Bear’s Derevi deck used disruption and targeted removal to slow opponents but was unable to maintain card advantage due to pressure from other decks.
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Ureni’s Food Chain infinite mana combo with Eternal Scourge and Finale of Devastation was the game-winning play, leveraging the ability to cast all dragons from the deck and deal lethal damage efficiently.
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Counterspells like Force of Negation and Mindbreak Trap were present but insufficient to stop the Food Chain combo from resolving.
Notable Cards
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Food Chain
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Eternal Scourge
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Finale of Devastation
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Ledger Shredder
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Magus of the Candelabra
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Magus of the Candelabra
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Roaming Throne
Gameplay Summary
The game featured four competitive decks each piloted by a skilled player, starting with early mana acceleration and board development.
Derevi used efficient disruption and resource generation with cards like Exotic Orchard and Soul Ring, aiming to leverage her commander’s untap ability for incremental advantage.
Atraxa focused on generating card advantage through blinking and food chain synergies to maintain pressure and refuel resources.
Vivi Ornitier attempted to build up a combo involving Niv-Mizzet and Curiosity-like effects to draw cards and deal damage, but struggled with inconsistent draws.
Ureni of the Unwritten aimed to cascade dragons using Food Chain combos, eventually winning by assembling an infinite mana loop with Eternal Scourge and Finale of Devastation to cast all dragons and deal lethal damage to opponents.
Key moments included Vivi’s early board presence being dismantled due to poor draws and pressure, and Bear’s attempts to stabilize with Esper spells being disrupted.
The food chain loop executed by Ureni was the definitive win condition, ending the game decisively once established.
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