Deck & Commander Strategies

Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice
Leverages auras and enchantments to tutor and buff herself, aiming to grow large through equipment and enchantment synergies while thinning the deck for key pieces.

Juri, Master of the Revue
Uses sacrifice of permanents to grow Juri with +1/+1 counters and then deals damage directly to opponents, combining Aristocrats style with direct damage output.

Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold
Builds a fast, aggressive army with infect and battle cry, creating numerous tokens to swarm and finish opponents quickly.

Karametra, God of Harvests
Ramp and go wide with elves, using Karametra's land-fetching ability to accelerate mana, combined with tribal synergies to overwhelm opponents.
Gameplay Insights
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Juri’s ability to grow through sacrificing permanents was a constant threat, forcing opponents to either disrupt Juri or take significant damage.
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Light-Paws' use of Enlightened Tutor and aura attachment allowed her to thin her deck and consistently find key enchantments, ramping her power efficiently.
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Karametra’s early elf ramp and land fetching kept her mana curve smooth, enabling continual board presence growth and mana acceleration.
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The interplay between enchantment-based strategies and token generation created dynamic board states, with players needing to carefully time removal and attacks.
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Dockside Extortionist served as a powerful mana engine that helped accelerate the sacrifice and token strategies, notably benefiting Juri and Ria Ivor’s decks.
Notable Cards
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Dockside Extortionist
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Growing Ranks
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Enlightened Tutor
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Imperial Recruiter
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Monologue Tax
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Devoted Druid
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Scalding Tarn
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Badlands
Gameplay Summary
The game began with Karametra, God of Harvests quickly establishing an elf token and ramp strategy, aiming to flood the board with creatures and generate mana advantage through her ability to fetch lands.
Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice focused on assembling a suite of auras and enchantments to buff herself and tutor for synergistic enchantments, planning a combo-centric aura strategy.
Juri, Master of the Revue entered with a sacrifice-themed Aristocrats deck, building up +1/+1 counters through sacrificing permanents and using the ability to deal direct damage to opponents, while Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold worked on building an infect-based aggressive board with lots of creatures and battle cry triggers.











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