Deck & Commander Strategies
Haliya, Guided by Light
A mono-white lifegain deck that capitalizes on gaining life from creatures and artifacts entering the battlefield to draw cards and generate incremental advantages, aiming to win through sustained life gain and value.
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
A red-green landfall deck focused on triggering damage effects whenever lands enter the battlefield, combined with card draw and aggressive creatures to control the board and pressure opponents.
Sami, Wildcat Captain
A Boros deck leveraging affinity for artifacts to cast spells cheaply by developing a large artifact board, focusing on double strike and vigilance to quickly apply combat pressure and overwhelm opponents.
Infinite Guideline Station
A five-color artifact spacecraft deck that rewards playing multicolored permanents, aiming to generate value and board presence through synergy with artifacts and powerful vehicles.
Gameplay Insights
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Sami exploited the affinity mechanic by playing multiple artifacts early, allowing casting of additional spells for free and generating strong board presence quickly.
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Tannuk's landfall triggers dealt damage to all opponents and drew cards, providing both offensive pressure and card advantage.
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Haliya built a resilient life gain engine with multiple soul sisters and lifelink creatures, enabling card draw through sustained life gain each turn.
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Aaron’s strategy of assembling multicolored permanents powered Infinite Guideline Station’s abilities, setting up a late-game advantage through artifact and vehicle synergies.
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The interplay between artifact count and affinity spells created significant tempo swings favoring Sami early on.
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Tannuk’s incremental damage from landfall forced opponents to consider defense and removal, influencing attack decisions.
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Haliya’s approach of avoiding conflict initially to build life and card advantage provided stability against aggressive decks.
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Early mana ramp and artifact deployment were critical to enabling each deck’s key synergies and maintaining pace in the multiplayer game.
Notable Cards
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Sensei's Divining Top
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Treasure Vault
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Lotus Cobra
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Ornithopter of Paradise
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Arcane Signet
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Talisman of Conviction
Gameplay Summary
The game began with all four players setting up their respective strategies, quickly establishing board presence with their commanders and synergistic cards.
The Boros deck led by Sami, Wildcat Captain, focused on generating a wide artifact board to take advantage of affinity for artifacts, allowing for explosive and cheap spells.
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign's player leveraged a red-green landfall strategy, dealing incremental damage and drawing cards through aggressive land plays and triggers.
Meanwhile, Haliya, Guided by Light piloted a life-gain-focused deck typical of soul sisters archetypes, aiming to stabilize and draw cards through sustained life gain.
Aaron's Infinite Guideline Station, a five-color artifact spacecraft commander, aimed to capitalize on playing multicolored permanents to generate value and board control. Early turns saw aggressive development of mana bases, artifact synergies, and landfall triggers.
Key moments included Tannuk dealing damage to all opponents with landfall triggers and drawing cards, Sami casting multiple artifacts for free via affinity, and Haliya establishing a strong life gain engine with multiple soul sisters and lifelink creatures.
Aaron began assembling a formidable artifact and multicolor board state to enable his spacecraft's abilities.
The interaction between artifact count and affinity spells was a major tempo swing for Sami, while Tannuk’s incremental damage and card advantage pressured opponents.
Haliya’s life gain and card draw began to stabilize her position, while Aaron’s slow build promised a powerful late game.
The game was poised for tension as each player balanced aggression and defense, with multiple paths to victory emerging.
