TURN 2 ETALI WITH HUMMINGBIRD ALTERS

Deck Strategies

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  Etali, Primal Conqueror

  Etali's deck focuses on aggressive tempo by repeatedly attacking to exile and cast cards from opponents' decks for free, supported by mana acceleration and clone effects to maintain pressure and resilience.

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  Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist

  Ardenn's deck aims to utilize equipment synergies and efficient mana ramp to control the board and apply pressure, often leveraging artifact interactions and tutors to assemble combos.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero

  Thrasios decks typically focus on card advantage and mana efficiency, combining with other commanders or partners to enable combo lines or control strategies through incremental value and ramp.

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  Krark, the Thumbless

  Krark decks often revolve around spell redundancy and chaos, generating value from repeated instant and sorcery casts and maximizing effects from copying spells.

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  Tymna the Weaver

  Tymna provides card draw through combat damage, supporting aggressive strategies that leverage creature attacks and synergy with other commanders or partner decks.

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  Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

  Kraum supports aggressive and tempo-based decks, combining card draw and pressure with other commanders to maintain hand advantage and disrupt opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Sacrificing Hellkite Courser to draw six cards and gain life was a crucial mana and card advantage play that fueled a large sequence of rapid spells and combos.

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  Using Electra Duplicate on Etali to create hasty token copies allowed multiple Etali triggers in a single turn, maximizing the exile and cast effect on opponents' decks.

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  Leveraging the legendary rule to sacrifice the original Etali and keep token copies minimized risk from clones and opponents' responses while maintaining pressure.

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  Repeatedly cracking Lion's Eye Diamond and casting spells from exile fueled delirium and mana acceleration, enabling complex combo lines and recursion.

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  Utilizing Roaming Throne to name a creature type helped filter draws and improve consistency when searching for key combo pieces.

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  The interplay of cloning, legendary rule management, and flashbacking spells created a resilient board state resistant to disruption.

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  Sacrificing lands and artifacts to bounce and reuse abilities like Soul Ring and Wild Growth increased mana resources and sustained tempo.

Notable Cards

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  Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness

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  Hellkite Courser

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  Grim Monolith

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  Lion's Eye Diamond

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  Roaming Throne

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  Jaxis, the Troublemaker

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  Tainted Pact

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  Grand Abolisher

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  Wild Growth

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  Noxious Revival

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  Flare of Duplication

Summary

The game started with players ramping aggressively, utilizing efficient mana rocks and lands to accelerate their board presence. One player took advantage of a Grim Monolith and Lotus Pedal to generate significant mana early on, enabling multiple spells and combos to be executed rapidly. A key turning point was when a Hellkite Courser was sacrificed to draw six cards and gain six life, fueling a cascade of powerful plays including casting Electra Duplicate to create hasty token copies and repeatedly triggering Etali, Primal Conqueror's ability to exile and cast cards from opponents' decks. This led to a flurry of tempo and value plays, including recurring creatures, tutors, and interaction spells that kept opponents off balance. The use of clone effects and legendary rule interactions became a pivotal strategy to maximize Etali's impact while mitigating risk from opponents' potential clones. The player also leveraged discard outlets like Lion's Eye Diamond and used cards like Roaming Throne to streamline draws and maintain pressure. Throughout the game, multiple layers of interaction and recursion were employed, such as flashbacking Electra Duplicate and bouncing artifacts to reuse their abilities, creating a complex and resilient board state.