Deck & Commander Strategies
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
A tempo and combo-oriented deck that uses ninjutsu to repeatedly bounce and replay creatures, triggering Yuriko's ability to reveal high-impact cards from the top of the deck and deal damage to opponents, aiming to win through incremental damage and card advantage.
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
A five-color legendary toolbox deck that tutors and plays powerful legendary creatures, leveraging a broad mana base and value engines to control the board and win through overwhelming board presence and synergy.
Tasigur, the Golden Fang
A graveyard-centric deck built around infinite mana combos with Fastest Oracle and value cards like Mystic Remora, aiming to draw and play out the entire deck quickly to dominate the late game.
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
A storm-like deck that generates card advantage using ping effects and sacrifice outlets, combining Ad Nauseam to draw a large number of cards and storm count to win with combo spells like Egg of the Soul Cauldron or Dualcaster Mage.
Gameplay Insights
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Yuriko's repeated use of ninjutsu to bounce creatures and trigger commander damage proved pivotal in chipping away at opponents while building card advantage through revealed spells.
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Ob Nixilis executed a high-impact Ad Nauseam sequence to refill his hand and generate storm count, though he was ultimately unable to capitalize fully before Yuriko's lethal damage.
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Sisay leveraged Ragavan and Tetsuko to ramp and generate mana treasures early, setting up to cast the commander and tutor key pieces.
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Tasigur aimed to assemble infinite mana and value engines like Fastest Oracle and Mystic Remora but was pressured heavily by Yuriko's aggressive attacks.
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The game featured critical responses such as Cammy's Mindbreak Trap to disrupt Ob Nixilis' March of Swirling Mist and the use of Swords to Plowshares that was countered by Yuriko's ninjutsu Sakashima copy, demonstrating tight interaction and timing.
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Yuriko's final blow came after a Temporal Trespass cast on an extra turn, revealing burn spells that dealt lethal damage to all opponents, illustrating the deck's capability to close out games explosively after setting up value.
Notable Cards
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Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
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Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
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Tasigur, the Golden Fang
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Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
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Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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Mystic Remora
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Ad Nauseam
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Temporal Trespass
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Sakashima the Impostor
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Orcish Bowmasters
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Opposition Agent
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Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
Gameplay Summary
The game began with all four commanders establishing their early board presence and setting up their strategies.
Yuriko focused on aggressive ninja attacks, leveraging ninjutsu to bounce creatures and trigger Yuriko's ability for incremental damage and card advantage.
Sisay aimed to assemble a five-color value toolbox, tutoring powerful legendary creatures and setting up for mid-to-late game dominance.
Tasigur looked to utilize graveyard synergy and infinite mana combos with cards like Fastest Oracle to generate overwhelming advantage.
Ob Nixilis played a storm-style strategy, generating card advantage through ping effects and sacrificing creatures to build up counters and storm count. Key moments included Yuriko dealing damage through multiple ninja triggers, revealing high-impact cards like Kaito, Bane of Nightmares and Opposition Agent, which inflicted damage on all opponents.
Sisay's player used Ragavan and Tetsuko Umuzawa to generate treasures and pressure, and later cast the commander to ramp and tutor.
Tasigur successfully cast Fastest Oracle and Mystic Remora early, aiming for combo enablers.
Ob Nixilis performed a powerful Ad Nauseam sequence, exiling a large portion of his deck to draw many cards and then casting Ob Nixilis to generate incremental advantage.
Yuriko managed to close out the game with a series of combat steps and a Temporal Trespass, taking an extra turn and dealing lethal damage after revealing multiple burn spells on the triggers.
