Deck & Commander Strategies
The Cabbage Merchant
Generate and sacrifice food tokens to gain incremental value and maintain board presence, focusing on resource generation and token synergies.
Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender
Leverage landfall triggers to produce treasures and food tokens, ramp aggressively with multiple land types, and use value creatures to draw cards and control the board.
Toph, the First Metalbender
Utilize artifact synergies and cost reduction to ramp quickly and deploy a hybrid artifact/land-based strategy focused on incremental advantage and board control.
Appa, Steadfast Guardian
Create and buff flying bird tokens with vigilance to control the air and maintain defensive board presence while generating incremental value.
Gameplay Insights
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Phasing out Toph's commander delayed their board development and allowed Bumi to build momentum.
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Brass's Tunnel Grinder provided card advantage but was also a target for disruption via Goblin Welder.
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Toph's artifact cost reduction from Cloud Key enabled efficient deployment of threats and ramp artifacts like Gilded Lotus.
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The synergy between landfall triggers and token generation was critical for Bumi's resource engine.
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The Cabbage Merchant's steady food token generation provided multiple avenues for value without overextending early.
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Appa's strategy of creating flying tokens with vigilance allowed for a defensive posture while applying pressure.
Notable Cards
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Tireless Provisioner
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Goblin Welder
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Cloud Key
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Gilded Lotus
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Nissa, Resurgent Animist
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Elvish Mystic
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Sakura-Tribe Elder
Gameplay Summary
The game began with all four players mulliganing to find suitable hands, leading to a slower early game setup phase.
The Cabbage Merchant focused on generating food tokens to fuel value and incremental advantage.
Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender established strong landfall synergies, quickly ramping with land drops and generating treasures and food tokens via Tireless Provisioner.
Toph, the First Metalbender leveraged artifact synergies with cards like Cloud Key and Gilded Lotus to reduce costs and ramp, setting up a hybrid artifact and land-based strategy.
Appa, Steadfast Guardian focused on defensive and token strategies, creating flying tokens and using vigilance boosts to maintain board presence. Key moments included Bumi phasing out Toph's commander to delay their board development, and Brass's Tunnel Grinder creating card advantage for Bumi while Goblin Welder disrupted opponents' boards by forcing artifact sacrifices.
Toph's use of artifact ramp and cost reduction helped deploy threats efficiently, while the Cabbage Merchant steadily built a resource engine with food tokens.
The interaction between landfall triggers, token generation, and artifact synergies shaped the midgame, with each player maneuvering for incremental advantage and board control.
The game was marked by strategic phases of resource accumulation rather than explosive early aggression, setting up for a late-game where incremental value and synergy combos would likely decide the winner.
