Deck & Commander Strategies
Athreos, God of Passage
Swarm the board with Shadowborn Apostles and sacrifice six of them to cheat out powerful demons, using Grave Pact to control opponent boards through forced sacrifices.
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
Use Persistent Petitioners and advisers to mill opponents aggressively, doubling the mill effects and locking out resources to win through decking opponents.
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
Ramp and control the board while drawing cards and using Dragon's Approach to cast big dragons, aiming to drain opponents and dominate late game with powerful creatures.
Slogurk, the Overslime
Build a large ooze by accumulating counters from Slime Against Humanity cards in the graveyard, leveraging land interactions and recursive effects to grow Slogurk and apply pressure.
Gameplay Insights
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Athreos player’s use of Grave Pact created a significant board control advantage, forcing opponents to sacrifice creatures whenever their own creatures died, which slowed down aggressive strategies.
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Bruvac’s doubling mill effect with Persistent Petitioners quickly depleted opponents’ libraries, applying constant pressure and threatening to win via decking.
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Slogurk’s ability to grow through Slime Against Humanity cards was powerful but limited by early mana constraints, highlighting the importance of ramp and resource management in such thematic decks.
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Niv-Mizzet’s deck balanced card draw and ramp with cost reduction to set up a late-game finish through Dragon's Approach, demonstrating a classic control-to-big-threat strategy.
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The interaction between sacrifice effects, mill, and recursive slime mechanics showcased the varied relentless approaches each deck took to maintain pressure and disrupt opponents.
Notable Cards
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Shadowborn Apostle
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Grave Pact
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Bruvac the Grandiloquent
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Dragon's Approach
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Slime Against Humanity
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Slogurk, the Overslime
Gameplay Summary
The game began with consistent early plays focusing on ramp, card draw, and setup across all four decks.
Athreos, God of Passage’s player steadily deployed Shadowborn Apostles, aiming to sacrifice six of them to cheat demons onto the battlefield, gradually pressuring opponents.
Meanwhile, the Slime-themed deck centered around Slogurk, the Overslime, grew its board presence by accumulating Ooze counters from Slime Against Humanity cards in the graveyard, though it struggled with mana early on.
Bruvac the Grandiloquent’s player leveraged Persistent Petitioners and a suite of advisers to mill opponents aggressively, doubling mill effects and assembling a formidable lock on the game’s resources.
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary’s deck aimed to control the board and ramp into casting powerful dragons using Dragon's Approach, with some spells reducing costs and draining opponents’ life totals.
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