Deck Strategies
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
The Agatha deck aims to build a strong board state by reducing the cost of activated abilities and making Agatha large with the help of equipments like Hero's Blade.
Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer
The Liliana deck seems to be focused around graveyard synergy, with cards like Cemetery Reaper and Liliana herself setting up for potential recursion and zombie tribal strategies.
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
The Xanathar deck is looking to set up a mill strategy, using cards like Zulaport Sanity Flayer to mill the opponents and create horrors in the process.
Sigarda, Champion of Light
The Sigarda deck is focused around human angels synergy and setting up an aggressive board state with equipments, as evidenced by the early play of Shadow Spear and attacking strategy.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
The early aggression from the Sigarda player with Shadow Spear equipped could potentially put the other players on a clock and force defensive plays.
- 2
The Agatha player's setup with Incubation Druid and Hero's Blade could lead to explosive turns in the future, and is something the other players should keep in check.
- 3
The Liliana player's graveyard focus could provide a lot of recurring value and should be disrupted if possible.
- 4
The Xanathar player's mill strategy with Zulaport Sanity Flayer could potentially disrupt the other players' game plans by milling key cards.
Notable Cards
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
Hero's Blade
Incubation Druid
Cemetery Reaper
Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer
Summary
The game started off with each player carefully laying out their mana base and casting their early game spells. Voxy, playing Sigarda, managed to equip a Shadow Spear and started applying pressure to the opponents. Meanwhile, Brian Kibler, playing Agatha, was setting up a powerful board state by playing Agatha and equipping her with the Hero's Blade, while also ramping up with Incubation Druid. Amy the Amazonian, piloting Liliana, was able to get out a Cemetery Reaper and Liliana herself, setting a clear graveyard synergy. Finally, Xanathar player focused on setting up a potential mill strategy with the use of Zulaport Sanity Flayer.