Deck Strategies
Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch
This deck is built around generating and pumping up mirror tokens. It aims to flood the battlefield with these tokens and utilize card draw mechanics like skull clamp for advantage.
Thalia and The Gitrog Monster
This deck leverages land mechanics, specifically landfall triggers, to control the board and create powerful effects. Key cards like Ancient Green Warden and Emeria Angel are utilized to maximize these landfall effects.
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
Focused on a proliferate strategy, this deck aims to incrementally increase counters on permanents, enhancing their power and abilities over time.
Osgir, the Reconstructor
Centered around artifacts, this deck aims to copy and sacrifice them using Osgir's abilities for value and board presence.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Matt's use of skull clamp on his mirror tokens for card draw provided significant advantage.
- 2
Phil's setup with Ancient Green Warden and Emeria Angel created a powerful board state with numerous landfall triggers.
- 3
Jason's strategy of copying and sacrificing artifacts with Osgir provided value and board presence.
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Chandler's use of the proliferate mechanic effectively enhanced his permanents' power and abilities.
Notable Cards
Emeria Angel
Darksteel Citadel
Jeweled Lotus
Summary
The game kicked off with each player deploying their commanders and setting up their strategies. Matt, playing Urtet, focused on generating an army of mirror creatures and utilized skull clamp for card advantage. Phil, piloting Thalia and The Gitrog Monster, aimed at controlling the board with lands and took advantage of the landfall mechanic. Chandler, playing Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres, used a proliferate strategy to incrementally increase counters on permanents. Jason, running Osgir, prioritized exploiting artifacts and used Osgir's abilities to copy and sacrifice them for value. One of the pivotal moments of the game was when Phil managed to create a deadly combat situation with 18 1/1 bird tokens which all received +18/+18 due to nine lands entering the battlefield, thanks to Ancient Green Warden.
