Deck Strategies
Narfi, Betrayer King
Narfi's deck is built around snow and zombie synergies. The deck aims to fill the board with snow and zombie cards, creating a formidable board state. The deck relies on making zombies and turning other cards into snow permanents.
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
Aegar's deck is built around a giant tribal theme. It aims to cast large giants and use powerful board sweepers to keep the game under control and draw cards with Aegar.
Maja, Bretagard Protector
Maja's deck is a green and white token strategy, trying to amass a large army of tokens and buff them using Maja's abilities. The deck contains multiple ways to create tokens and draw cards.
Svella, Ice Shaper
Svella's deck aims to create a large number of icy manaliths with Svella's ability. The deck has ways to double the tokens generated and aims to win by sneaking in a Helix Pinnacle.
Gameplay Insights
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Stephen's early Cultivate played a major role in setting up his game plan and putting him ahead in the early game.
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The glimpse of the cosmos played by the Aegar deck helped in setting up future plays and card draw.
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Elvish Visionary played by the Maja deck provided card advantage and a creature on the board.
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The Dimir Signet played by the Narfi deck helped ramp up mana and set up for future plays.
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Svella's strategy to create numerous icy manaliths was a unique and notable strategy in the game.
Notable Cards
Cultivate
Elvish Visionary
Dimir Signet
Sword of the Animist
Parallel Lives
Summary
The game kicked off with each player ramping up their mana base, setting up their board states for future plays. Stephen, playing Svella, Ice Shaper, had an exceptionally strong start with an early Cultivate, establishing a robust mana base. As the game progressed, players started to cast pivotal cards and build up their board state to reinforce their strategies. The board state continued to evolve with players casting their commanders and setting up their individual win conditions. In the end, clever plays, strategic decision-making, and opportune card draws determined the victor.