Duel Commander Meta – April 14, 2025

🧠 Control / Value

• Tivit, Seller of Secrets (Benj David)
  Esper vote-control, strong card advantage and inevitability.

• Golos, Tireless Pilgrim (Jesse)
  Toolbox five-color ramp; slow and grindy but effective when the board is set in favor of Golos.

• Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (Ivan Villar)
  Midrange lifedrain; punishes draw-heavy and control-oriented decks.

⚔️ Aggro / Tempo

• Feldon, Ronom Excavator (Lawrence)
  Mono-red recursion, fast pressure.

• Polukranos Reborn (Felipe Agoncillo)
  Selesnya ramp and white anthems—this one floods the board with tokens fast.

• Tourach, Dread Cantor (Kairo)
  Mono-black hand hate with a resilient, efficient threat.

• Glarb, Calamity’s Augur (JM Patino)
  Sultai control that enables casting spells from the top of your library, improving tempo and consistency.

🌿 Combo / Ramp

• Phelia, the Exuberant Shepherd (Aris & Benjamin Herrera)
  Mono-white blink-combo with toolbox flicker value and grindy board control.

• Azusa, Lost but Seeking (Orson)
  Mono-green land ramp and inevitability through value engines and overwhelming board states.

🔮 Final Thoughts

This week’s meta leaned aggressive, with multiple mono-white and midrange threats applying early pressure. Control archetypes like Tivit and Golos still held their ground, but as the format speeds up, decks without early answers may struggle to stabilize.

Congratulations to Benjamin Herrera, piloting Phelia, the Exuberant Shepherd, for taking the top spot with his clean and efficient Mono-White Blink deck!