Deck Strategies
Thalia and The Gitrog Monster
Leverages additional land drops and sacrifice mechanics to draw cards and control the board, using first strike and death touch to apply combat pressure and protect itself.
Nath of the Gilt-Leaf
Focuses on disrupting opponents through discard while generating Elf tokens for board presence, combining hand hate with board development.
Ranar the Ever-Watchful
Utilizes foretell mechanics to cast surprise spells and creates flying Spirit tokens by exiling cards, maintaining a theme of evasion and tempo advantage.
Omnath, Locus of Mana
Builds large mana pools to make Omnath grow bigger and deploy impactful creatures such as Craterhoof Behemoth for a powerful board swing.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Equipping Swiftfoot Boots on The Gitrog Monster to grant haste and hexproof was a key move enabling early aggressive attacks while protecting the commander.
- 2
Chains of Mephistopheles imposed a strong symmetrical discard/draw effect, affecting all players and creating tension around card advantage and resource management.
- 3
Nath of the Gilt-Leaf's discard triggered creation of Elf tokens, allowing the deck to apply pressure both through disruption and board presence simultaneously.
- 4
Omnath's ability to store unspent green mana to grow larger encouraged a ramp-focused strategy, setting up for a potential big finisher with creatures like Craterhoof Behemoth.
- 5
Ranar's use of foretell kept opponents guessing about which spells were coming, adding a layer of strategic surprise and tempo control.
Notable Cards
Thalia and The Gitrog Monster
Nath of the Gilt-Leaf
Ranar the Ever-Watchful
Omnath, Locus of Mana
Swiftfoot Boots
Chains of Mephistopheles
Priest of Titania
Craterhoof Behemoth
Exploration
Arcane Signet
Fabled Passage
Summary
The game began with each player establishing their mana base and early board presence, highlighting the ramp and synergy potential of their chosen commanders. The Gitrog Monster deck leveraged additional land drops and sacrifice outlets to generate card advantage and board development, equipping Swiftfoot Boots to the Gitrog Monster itself to grant haste and protection, allowing aggressive attacks early on. Nath of the Gilt-Leaf's discard theme was actively disrupting opponents' hands while creating Elf tokens, adding pressure through attrition. Omnath, Locus of Mana, focused on building large mana reserves to power up itself and other creatures, aiming for a big finish with Craterhoof Behemoth. Ranar the Ever-Watchful set up foretell cards and created flying Spirit tokens through exiling cards, planning a surprise element and board presence buildup.
