Deck & Commander Strategies
The Gitrog Monster
Utilizes dredge and discard synergies to mill lands and draw through the deck rapidly, enabling combo loops with cards like Dakmor Salvage and graveyard recursion for a game-winning combo.
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Focuses on tutoring legendary creatures and assembling infinite mana combos, particularly with Emiel the Blessed and Dockside Extortionist, to generate overwhelming advantage and close out the game.
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
Controls the board through untap triggers and value engines, leveraging Derevi’s ability to repeatedly untap mana producers and key permanents until assembling infinite mana and creature combos.
Jeska, Thrice Reborn / Tymna the Weaver
Combines Ad Nauseam’s card draw potential with Jeska’s damage and sniping capabilities and Tymna’s card advantage to generate infinite mana and storm combos, maintaining pressure and control throughout.
Gameplay Insights
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The Gitrog Monster player’s dredge loops were able to repeatedly mill lands and draw cards, using shuffle triggers from Titan to effectively cycle through their deck until the win condition was assembled.
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Sisay’s deck utilized tutoring to find key legendary creatures that synergize for infinite mana loops, allowing for explosive turns once the combo assembled.
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Derevi’s control strategy emphasized untapping mana producers to generate value and protect combo pieces, stalling until the opportunity to combo off.
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Jeska and Tymna’s pairing with Ad Nauseam allowed for massive card draw and combo storming, enabling them to threaten multiple opponents simultaneously.
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The use of One Ring provided significant card draw and protection, shaping how opponents approached combat and interaction during the midgame.
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Finale of Devastation combined with Deathrite Shaman created a lethal board wipe and damage combo that was central to closing the game.
Notable Cards
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Dakmor Salvage
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Emiel the Blessed
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Dockside Extortionist
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Finale of Devastation
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Deathrite Shaman
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Ad Nauseam
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Emiel the Blessed
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Tymna the Weaver
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Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Gameplay Summary
The game began with each player establishing their mana bases and early plays, setting up key combo pieces and board control elements.
The Gitrog Monster player leveraged a discard outlet and Dread Return to enable powerful dredge loops, milling lands and drawing through their deck to assemble a winning combo.
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain focused on tutoring for legendary creatures such as Tymna and Derevi to gain incremental advantages and generate infinite mana loops with cards like Emiel the Blessed and Dockside Extortionist.
Derevi’s player aimed to control the battlefield with untap abilities and value engines, while Jeska and Tymna worked together to assemble infinite mana combos fueled by Ad Nauseam’s draw power and Jeska’s sniping abilities.
A pivotal moment occurred when the Gitrog player demonstrated a complex dredge loop combo that could draw their entire deck, shuffle with Titan triggers, and then use Finale of Devastation combined with Deathrite Shaman to clear opponents, effectively ending the game.
