Deck Strategies
Betor, Ancestor's Voice
Utilizes Abzan colors to generate zombies and control the board, leveraging tutors like Emergent Ultimatum to find impactful monocolored permanents and maintain resilience.
Teval, the Balanced Scale
Focuses on self-mill and graveyard synergy to create large numbers of zombie tokens, aiming to overwhelm opponents through attrition and board presence.
Ureni of the Unwritten
Recur Ureni repeatedly to trigger card draw and value from spells, using a streamlined dragon and mana base to cast big dragons and gain incremental advantage.
Elsha, Threefold Master
Leverages spell casting to generate tokens and maximize combat damage, using abilities like Flying Crane Technique for double strike and prows to push through damage with token swarms.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Maintaining color consistency was a challenge for some players due to three-color decks, leading to cautious mana base development and some early tapped lands.
- 2
Players emphasized clan-centric upgrades, restricting cards to their clan colors and themes to preserve deck identity while enhancing power.
- 3
Elsha’s player focused on generating tokens through combat damage triggers and spell casting synergy, aiming to swing the game with a large air assault.
- 4
Ureni’s player streamlined the dragon count to focus on resilient threats and the ability to recast Ureni repeatedly for value generation.
- 5
Betor’s deck leveraged tutors like Emergent Ultimatum and Lotus Light Dancer to fetch key cards and generate long-term advantage by controlling the board with zombies.
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Early turns were spent ramping and developing mana bases, setting the stage for midgame plays with dragons, tokens, and graveyard synergies.
Notable Cards
Emergent Ultimatum
Flying Crane Technique
Memorial to Folly
Summary
The game unfolded with all four players piloting upgraded Tarkir Dragonstorm preconstructed decks, each focused on their clan’s tribal and thematic strengths. Early turns were relatively slow, with players establishing mana bases and casting ramp spells to prepare for midgame. Elsha, Threefold Master aimed to generate tokens and leverage spell casting to maximize value and combat damage, while Ureni of the Unwritten focused on recurring itself to capitalize on its enter-the-battlefield triggers. Betor, Ancestor's Voice worked a more grindy Abzan strategy, making use of zombie tokens and powerful monocolor tutors to disrupt opponents and establish board presence. Teval, the Balanced Scale planned to fill the graveyard and generate zombies, setting up for a late game swarm.
