Command & Counter Game 3: Etali v. Ob Nixilis v Korvold v Winota

Deck Strategies

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  Korvold, Fae-Cursed King

  Korvold focuses on sacrificing artifacts and creatures to gain card draw and grow larger, aiming to overwhelm opponents with a big, evasive threat while generating incremental advantage through sacrifice synergies.

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  Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

  Ob Nixilis leverages combat damage to create treasures and uses reanimation to continually bring back key creatures, aiming for resource accumulation and attrition to out-value opponents.

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  Winota, Joiner of Forces

  Winota generates value by attacking with aggressive spirits and triggering her ability to cheat powerful human creatures into play, often leveraging equipment and token synergies to apply consistent pressure.

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  Etali, Primal Conqueror

  Etali's deck focuses on big, stompy dinos with a strong ramp and disruption suite, using reanimation and treasure generation to maintain board presence and repeatedly cast impactful creatures to control the game.

Gameplay Insights

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  Etali's early use of Chrome Mox and Mana Vault enabled a strong mana acceleration that set the pace for the game.

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  Corval's ability to sacrifice artifacts and draw cards rapidly increased its power, turning it into a significant threat quickly.

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  Ob Nixilis utilized combat damage to generate treasures which were then used to reanimate powerful creatures like Dockside Extortionist, amplifying resource advantage.

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  Winota's aggressive token attacks and synergy with equipment like Helm of the Host created multiple threats that pressured opponents effectively.

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  The interaction between treasure generation and reanimation spells was a pivotal element, allowing repeated casting of impactful threats and maintaining board dominance.

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  Players carefully chose attack targets based on board state and available blockers, with some taking damage to avoid enabling more dangerous attacks on others.

Notable Cards

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  Chrome Mox

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  Mana Vault

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

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  Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Faithless Looting

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  Goblin Engineer

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  Helm of the Host

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  Black Market Connections

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  Skirk Prospector

Summary

The game began with a highly explosive first turn from Etali, who played Chrome Mox and Mana Vault, setting up a strong mana base early on. The other players responded with solid ramp and early threats like Ragavan, Corval, and Ob Nixilis. Corval quickly started accruing counters by sacrificing artifacts, drawing cards, and growing in power, while Ob Nixilis leveraged combat damage to generate treasures and recurring threats with reanimation spells. Winota utilized aggressive synergy with spirit tokens and powerful equipment like Helm of the Host, enabling multiple attacks and board presence. Throughout the midgame, Etali capitalized on reanimation and treasure generation, bringing back key threats such as Dockside Extortionist and Goblin Engineer to maintain pressure and resource advantage.