Deck & Commander Strategies
Betor, Ancestor's Voice
Manipulate life totals by gaining and losing life to place +1/+1 counters and recur creatures from the graveyard, building a strong board presence and leveraging lifelink and flying to close out the game.
Ragost, Deft Gastronaut
Use artifact-food synergies to gain life repeatedly and deal damage to all opponents, with Ragost untapping and triggering multiple times to generate incremental value and control the board.
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Discard creature cards to create tapped zombie copies, generating an overwhelming army of tokens and utilizing graveyard recursion for sustained pressure.
Tannuk, Steadfast Second
Deploy a fast, aggressive mono-red deck that grants haste to creatures and uses equipment and warp mechanics to apply quick pressure and overwhelm opponents early.
Gameplay Insights
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Betor's life gain and loss mechanic allows for significant board growth and recursion, making it a threat that can rapidly snowball if unchecked.
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Ragost's ability to untap and sacrifice foods repeatedly enables multiple damage pings per turn, pressuring all opponents simultaneously.
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Hashaton's discard-triggered zombie token creation rewards aggressive graveyard manipulation and can overwhelm opponents with sheer numbers.
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Tannuk's haste-granting ability combined with equipment like Shadow Spear facilitates explosive early damage and tempo advantage.
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Early mana acceleration with Soul Ring and Sundial of the Infinite sets up powerful turns and strategic end-step plays.
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The presence of disruptive creatures like Esper Sentinel early in the game creates tension and forces opponents to play around tax effects.
Notable Cards
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Sundial of the Infinite
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Esper Sentinel
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Betor, Ancestor's Voice
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Ragost, Deft Gastronaut
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Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
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Tannuk, Steadfast Second
Gameplay Summary
The game features four players piloting unique Commander decks from the Universes Beyond sets of 2025.
Early turns involve mana acceleration and setting up boards with key artifacts and creatures.
The Boros deck led by Betor, Ancestor's Voice focuses on gaining and losing life to put +1/+1 counters on creatures and recur creatures from the graveyard, creating a potent life-manipulation synergy.
Ragost, Deft Gastronaut's deck leverages artifact-food synergies to gain life repeatedly and deal damage to opponents, utilizing Ragost's abilities to generate incremental advantages and pings.
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist's Grixis deck employs discard and graveyard recursion, creating powerful zombie tokens from discarded creatures to overwhelm opponents.
Tannuk, Steadfast Second runs a mono-red aggressive build with haste and equipment, aiming to leverage the warp mechanic to deploy threats quickly and pressure opponents with fast damage.
Early plays see the use of mana rocks like Soul Ring and Sundial of the Infinite, and key low-cost creatures such as Esper Sentinel to disrupt opponents.
Players cautiously develop their boards while preparing for explosive turns enabled by life gain, discard, and haste synergies.
The tension builds as players anticipate when key combos or life manipulation will lead to lethal attacks or board dominance.
