STINKY SLIMY COMMANDER 🧪 Lathril v Queza v Ziatora v Bristly Bill | Ep 177 - Magic The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Ziatora, the Incinerator

  Generate large slime creatures via casting multiple Slime Against Humanity copies and synergistic effects, then fling these slimes at opponents to deal massive damage and win through direct damage.

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  Bristly Bill, Spine Sower

  Ramp aggressively in mono-green to deploy and buff big creatures quickly, using +1/+1 counter synergies and efficient green creatures to dominate the battlefield.

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  Queza, Augur of Agonies

  Control the board by drawing and discarding cards to gain value, drain opponents' life, and win through attrition and incremental advantage without relying on combat damage.

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  Lathril, Blade of the Elves

  Elf tribal deck focused on producing many elf tokens and leveraging their synergies for card draw and combat advantage to overwhelm opponents over time.

Gameplay Insights

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  Ziatora's use of Serum Powder during mulligans to exile and redraw a full hand helped optimize early game consistency despite losing some lands and slimes to exile.

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  Bristly Bill's inclusion of Hardened Scales early on greatly accelerated the growth of his creatures, enabling a powerful board presence quickly.

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  Queza aimed to win through non-combat damage and card advantage, attempting to drain opponents' life and control the pace of the game.

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  Lathril's player prioritized elf token generation and maximizing card draw synergy to maintain steady pressure and resource advantage.

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  The interaction of multiple Slime Against Humanity cards in exile increased slime size rapidly, enabling Ziatora to threaten quick and large damage output.

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  The choice of playing Command Tower in a mono-green deck was a deliberate tilt to confuse opponents, although it does not produce green mana, showing a playful approach to deckbuilding.

Notable Cards

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  Slime Against Humanity

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  Serum Powder

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  Hardened Scales

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  Incubation Druid

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  Scavenging Ooze

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  Blood Moon

Summary

The game started with the players setting up their respective strategies, featuring a mix of synergistic combos and aggressive board development. Ziatora focused on generating and growing slimes to fling at opponents, using cards like Slime Against Humanity to create huge threats. Bristly Bill took a more straightforward approach with a mono-green stompy deck aimed at ramping and deploying large creatures quickly. Queza operated as a Golgari value deck, leveraging card draw, discard, and draining life without attacking, capitalizing on incremental advantage and attrition. Lathril's player aimed for an elf tribal synergy with card draw and incremental board presence, attempting to build a strong, resilient board to outpace opponents. Early turns saw key plays like Hardened Scales and Incubation Druid ramping up Bristly Bill's board, while Ziatora utilized Serum Powder to optimize hand quality for combo pieces.