Deck & Commander Strategies
Kastral, the Windcrested
The deck is built around bird creatures, with Kastral's ability providing added value when birds deal combat damage.
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Using Glarb's surveil ability, the deck seeks to control the top of the deck and manipulate the game through powerful spells and creatures.
Abuelo, Ancestral Echo
The deck focuses on exploiting Abuelo's blink and life gain abilities, using a lot of enter-the-battlefield triggers and Aetherflux Reservoir as a potential win condition.
The Goose Mother
The deck seeks to generate value through +1/+1 counters and ramp, aiming to deal a lot of damage through combat.
Gameplay Insights
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The Goose Mother's player was able to generate a lot of value and apply pressure through Nissa, Vital Force, demonstrating the power of Planeswalkers in Commander format.
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The decision of Abuelo, Ancestral Echo's player to Swords to Plowshares the Oracle of Mul Daya, even though it provided life gain to the opponent, showed the importance of managing opponents' board states.
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The Kastral, the Windcrested player showed how effective Swiftfoot Boots can be at providing protection and haste to key creatures, allowing them to have an immediate impact on the game.
Notable Cards
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Nissa, Vital Force
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Swords to Plowshares
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Oracle of Mul Daya
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Swiftfoot Boots
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Aetherflux Reservoir
Gameplay Summary
This game began with everyone building their board states, with Glarb, Calamity's Augur player using his commander's ability to surveil and set up his upcoming plays.
The match heated up with the introduction of Nissa, Vital Force by The Goose Mother's player, which was quickly targeted by the other players.
The game saw a lot of interaction between the players, with the Abuelo, Ancestral Echo player using Swords to Plowshares on Oracle of Mul Daya, and the Kastral, the Windcrested player using Swiftfoot Boots to give her creatures hexproof and haste.
Despite the back-and-forth action, the game ended before a clear winner could be determined.
