Deck & Commander Strategies
Marath, Will of the Wild
A Naya creature-based stax deck that uses Marath both as removal and combo engine, scaling with +1/+1 counters to control the board and finish opponents.
Zeriam, Golden Wind
Mono-white stax deck that generates Griffin tokens and uses heavy stax effects to disrupt opponents while applying early pressure and snowballing board presence.
Tevesh Szat & Tana, the Bloodsower
Turbo Nas combo deck that tutors for combo pieces quickly and uses Tevesh’s ability to create Thralls for card draw and sacrifice synergy.
Najeela, the Blade-Blossom
A five-color combo deck that leverages Ad Nauseam and Thousand-Year Elixir to generate infinite combat steps and token warriors to overwhelm opponents.
Gameplay Insights
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Zeriam’s early commitment to generating multiple Griffin tokens combined with Mirror Entity created significant board presence, applying constant pressure and taxing opponents’ resources.
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Tevesh’s ability to sacrifice Thralls each turn to draw cards kept the deck digging for combo pieces, showcasing the value of resource management in a turbo Nas deck.
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Najeela’s use of Demonic Consultation to tutor Ad Nauseam while copying Dockside Extortionist with Phantasmal Image rapidly generated mana and card advantage, setting up for a potential combo finish.
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Marath’s removal of key pieces like Bloom Tender at critical moments helped slow down opponents’ ramp and combo attempts, maintaining control of the board.
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Hidden’s Restoration of Eiganjo synergized well with snow-covered lands, enabling repeated land drops and returning key creatures to the battlefield, enhancing the Griffin swarm’s resilience.
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English’s use of The Silence to shut down opponents’ abilities was a pivotal disruption, although the board state and Griffin swarm eventually overwhelmed him.
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The Griffin token swarm synergized with pump effects like Identity Ore and Sarah’s Ascendant to deliver a lethal alpha strike, decisively ending the game.
Notable Cards
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Mirror Entity
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Mana Crypt
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Dockside Extortionist
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Demonic Consultation
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Ad Nauseam
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Thousand-Year Elixir
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Defiler of Instinct
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players establishing their boards through early ramp and setup plays, including turn one mana acceleration and early creatures.
Marath focused on building a creature-based stax presence, using his ability to remove key threats and generate value.
Zeriam leveraged a mono-white stax strategy, quickly amassing a swarm of Griffin tokens to pressure opponents.
Tevesh Szat and Tana combined for a turbo Nas combo approach, aiming to tutor and assemble their combo pieces swiftly while using Tevesh’s ability to draw cards and generate sacrificial fodder.
Najeela aimed to use a five-color approach to generate infinite combat steps or tokens through Thousand-Year Elixir and Ad Nauseam, threatening lethal combat damage with a growing army of warriors.
