Deck & Commander Strategies
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
A control and attrition deck that benefits from opponents losing life to grow Valgavoth’s power and draw cards, aiming to dominate through a large evasive flyer and incremental advantage.
Aminatou, Veil Piercer
A deck focused on enchantment-based value, using Aminatou’s upkeep surveil and Miracle cost reduction to cast impactful enchantments efficiently and generate ongoing advantages.
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler
A landfall and manifest deck that builds board presence with face-down creatures, flipping them up for counters and value, controlling the board while applying pressure with versatile threats.
Winter, Cynical Opportunist
A graveyard-centric deck using mill to fill the graveyard and delirium to cheat powerful permanents onto the battlefield, focusing on recursion and disrupting opponents’ plans.
Gameplay Insights
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Players aggressively ramped mana on early turns with artifacts and lands, enabling powerful midgame plays quickly.
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Valgavoth’s ability to grow and draw cards whenever opponents lose life pressured others to consider their life totals carefully.
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Zimone’s manifest strategy allowed her to develop threats stealthily and increase their power by flipping them face up with counters, creating incremental board strength.
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Winter’s mill and delirium mechanic provided a steady stream of permanents from the graveyard, threatening to swing the game with recurring resources.
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The use of Grab the Prize with Mayhem Devil discarded dealt damage to all opponents, showcasing a strong board wipe and damage interaction that shifted the tempo and forced defensive plays.
Notable Cards
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Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
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Aminatou, Veil Piercer
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Zimone, Mystery Unraveler
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Winter, Cynical Opportunist
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Mind Stone
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Talisman of Indulgence
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Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
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Grab the Prize
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Mayhem Devil
Gameplay Summary
The game began with all four players setting up their mana bases and deploying early ramp artifacts like Mind Stone, Soul Ring, and Talisman of Indulgence, accelerating their resources quickly.
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls gained incremental power through opponents losing life and card draw triggers, steadily growing into a threatening flying presence.
Aminatou focused on surveilling and reducing enchantment costs to potentially cast powerful enchantments at a discount, though her miracles had yet to trigger early on.
Zimone leveraged landfall and manifest mechanics to develop a board presence with face-down creatures that could be flipped up for additional counters, creating a layered threat.
Winter’s deck revolved around milling and utilizing delirium to cheat permanents into play from the graveyard, setting up for impactful late-game plays and recursion.
