Vampires or Werewolves? | Innistrad Remastered Special! Edgar Markov v Tovolar v Gisa/Geralf v Liesa

Deck Strategies

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  Edgar Markov

  Aggressive vampire tribal deck that rapidly creates vampire tokens via Eminence and synergistic vampires to overwhelm opponents by attrition and life drain.

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  Tovolar, Dire Overlord

  Ramp and wolf tribal deck utilizing the day/night mechanic to create and pump wolves, draw cards on combat damage, and maintain pressure through token generation.

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  Gisa and Geralf

  Zombie tribal graveyard deck focused on milling cards, reanimating creatures, and leveraging combo interactions to control the board and generate incremental value.

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  Liesa, Forgotten Archangel

  Angel aristocrat deck revolving around sacrificing creatures for value, recurring threats, and controlling the board with resilient angels and powerful spells.

Gameplay Insights

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  Edgar Markov's early plays with Welcoming Vampire and Cordial Vampire triggered multiple vampire token generation and card draw, creating a swift and powerful board presence.

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  Tovolar used Wolf Willow Haven and Howlpack Piper to ramp efficiently and generate multiple wolves that could attack for card draw, leveraging the day/night cycle to enhance his strategy.

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  Mesmeric Orb was played early by Liesa’s pilot to mill cards each untap, accelerating graveyard setup and synergy with sacrifice and recursion effects.

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  The players actively tracked the day/night mechanic, which was crucial for Tovolar’s deck to unlock its full potential.

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  Despite aggressive starts from Edgar Markov, the other decks planned to build incremental advantage through combos, milling, and sacrifice interactions to stabilize and turn the game in their favor.

Notable Cards

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  Cavern of Souls

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  Sol Ring

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  Welcoming Vampire

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  Cordial Vampire

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  Nighthawk Scavenger

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  Mesmeric Orb

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  Howlpack Piper // Wildsong Howler

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  Rakdos Signet

Summary

The game opened with Edgar Markov quickly establishing a strong vampire board presence by using his Eminence ability and synergistic vampires like Welcoming Vampire and Cordial Vampire to generate tokens and draw cards. This aggressive vampire tribal strategy rapidly put pressure on all opponents, swinging early and consistently. Meanwhile, Tovolar, Dire Overlord leveraged ramp, wolf tokens, and the day/night mechanic to maintain board presence and card advantage, summoning wolves that could attack and trigger draw effects. Gisa and Geralf focused on graveyard synergy and milling, setting up combos and reanimating key creatures to incrementally gain advantage through zombie tribal synergies and incremental value. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel played an aristocrat-style angel deck with sacrifice themes, aiming to generate value through repeated sacrifices and recursion, supporting a slower but resilient midrange plan.