Deck Strategies
Alela, Artful Provocateur
Control the board with enchantments and artifacts, generate flying fairy tokens, and use incremental life drain and card advantage to close out the game.
Chulane, Teller of Tales
Leverage creature-based combo and tempo plays with strong recursion and top-deck manipulation to maintain card advantage and pressure opponents.
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
Ramp aggressively with Exploration and sacrifice outlets to draw cards and generate value, aiming for infinite Food Chain combos to win.
Kenrith, the Returned King
Utilize five-color toolbox abilities and life gain synergies to set up infinite combos involving mana dorks and creatures like Fijian Graph Mage, finishing with combo damage or control.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Folger's use of Windfall to force massive hand reshuffles disrupted opponents' plans but also enabled him to generate a large number of treasures with Smothering Tithe.
- 2
Mike's timely casting of Fijian Graph Mage in combination with Incubation Druid represented a critical combo threat that put opponents on high alert and prompted countermeasures such as Silence.
- 3
Garrett's use of Silence in response to Mike's combo plays demonstrated precise timing to disrupt potential game-ending sequences.
- 4
Ryan's strategic use of Blast Zone counters to manage board state while setting up his Food Chain combo showed careful resource management amid heavy interaction on the table.
- 5
The recurring extort triggers from Blind Obedience and token generation by Alela provided Folger with steady incremental advantage and life gain, enabling sustained pressure on opponents.
Notable Cards
Smothering Tithe
Mystic Remora
Blind Obedience
Grasp of Fate
Food Chain
Incubation Druid
Vampiric Tutor
Pact of Negation
Summary
The game began with each player developing their board and mana base while deploying early value engines like Smothering Tithe and Mystic Remora. Folger's Alela deck leveraged artifacts and enchantments such as Blind Obedience and Grasp of Fate to generate tokens and incremental life drain, establishing a strong board presence early on. Ryan's Korvold deck aimed to ramp quickly with Exploration and Priest of Titania, seeking to enable Food Chain combos. Mike's Kenrith deck utilized ramp artifacts and mana dorks to gain significant life and set up infinite combos with cards like Fijian Graph Mage and Incubation Druid, triggering high alert responses from opponents. Garrett's Chulane deck focused on creature recursion and tempo plays, deploying Sensei's Top and Arbor Elf for mana acceleration and control elements like Silence to disrupt combo lines.