Deck Strategies
The Gitrog Monster
Landfall and sacrifice synergy to generate card advantage and value, using powerful lands and sacrifice outlets to control the board and out-resource opponents.
The Jolly Balloon Man
Token creation and treasure generation to ramp into a combo finish involving Kiki-Jiki and Felidar Guardian for infinite tokens and decisive board presence.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Leveraging Anointed Procession to double token generation was instrumental in accelerating the combo setup.
- 2
The infinite combo with Kiki-Jiki and Felidar Guardian effectively ended the game by producing overwhelming board presence.
- 3
Despite strong ramp and sacrifice synergy, The Gitrog Monster deck was unable to disrupt the combo or generate lethal advantage before the balloon deck executed its win condition.
- 4
Using treasures generated from Patron of the Arts and other effects allowed for explosive mana development enabling the key combo pieces in a single turn.
Notable Cards
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
Felidar Guardian
Anointed Procession
Patron of the Arts
Priest of Titania
Fiend Artisan
Summary
The game began with both players developing their mana bases and deploying early threats. The Gitrog Monster player focused on land synergy, utilizing cards like Mired Landscape, Overgrown Tomb, and Priest of Titania to ramp aggressively. Meanwhile, The Jolly Balloon Man player established a token and treasure generation engine with Anointed Procession, Patron of the Arts, and Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker. A pivotal moment occurred when The Jolly Balloon Man comboed Kiki-Jiki with Felidar Guardian to produce infinite tokens, overwhelming the board and securing the win. Throughout the game, The Gitrog Monster attempted to apply pressure with land sacrifice and Fiend Artisan but was ultimately outpaced by the balloon deck's explosive combo finish.
