Deck & Commander Strategies
Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals
A Boros deck focused on aggressive attacks, using additional combat phases triggered by the commanders to deliver multiple waves of combat damage and overwhelm opponents.
Splinter, Radical Rat
A ninja tribal deck utilizing ninjutsu and unblockable creatures to trigger ninja abilities multiple times, aiming to snowball board presence and evasive damage.
Rat King, Verminister
A rat-themed token swarm deck that produces numerous rat tokens, sacrifices them to recur creatures from the graveyard, and grows its board through token synergies.
Super Shredder
A mono-black deck that benefits from creatures and permanents leaving the battlefield, growing the commander with +1/+1 counters and forcing opponents to sacrifice to gain advantage.
Gameplay Insights
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Super Shredder rapidly grew in power by capitalizing on creatures leaving the battlefield, especially rat tokens sacrificed by Rat King, demonstrating strong synergy with sacrifice effects.
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Splinter’s ability to double triggered ninja abilities and make ninjas unblockable created consistent pressure, enabling repeated triggers and evasion even against blockers.
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Raph & Leo’s extra combat phases provided opportunities for multiple attack phases, although the lack of haste on some creatures required careful timing to maximize damage.
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Rat King’s rat token production and ability to sacrifice and recur creatures added resilience and board presence, although the singleton nature of Commander limited some combo potentials.
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Board state interactions between sacrifice mechanics and triggered abilities were pivotal in driving the game’s tempo and dictating player decisions regarding attacks and blocks.
Notable Cards
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Rat Colony
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Super Shredder
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Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals
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Splinter, Radical Rat
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Loyal Apprentice
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Morbid Opportunist
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Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
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Talisman of Dominance
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Nested Shambler
Gameplay Summary
The game features four players piloting unique Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-themed commanders, each with distinct strategies.
Early turns involved setting up boards with rat-themed tokens and ninja creatures.
Rat King focused on swarming the battlefield with rat tokens, leveraging the synergy of creating and sacrificing rats to recur creatures from the graveyard.
Super Shredder established a growing menace on the board by benefiting from permanent deaths to gain +1/+1 counters, while also generating value through sacrifice effects.
Splinter, Radical Rat employed ninjutsu and unblockable ninjas to trigger multiple abilities and create pressure through evasive damage, complemented by doubling triggered ninja effects.
Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals aimed to capitalize on multiple combat phases and untapping creatures to maximize damage output in combat.
