Here are ten tips if you're joining the Clan Wars and want your team to be the last one standing.
1. Strategize. Your team needs to figure out how it is going to win every time. Do you choose beatdown, control, combo or some combination of the three? For instance, one team had Kaalia for quick offense, Teferi for disruption and defense, and Damia for additional countermagic as well as the option to combo off.
2. Build decks that work well with each other. For instance, one team didn't take this into account and an Armageddon from one of its members crippled not only the opponents but also his teammates. Ironically, the opponents recovered faster from the land destruction spell and won eventually.
3. Have adequate mana sources. Some teams lose outright because one of their members miss several land drops. This is particularly fatal if the person suffering mana drought is the focal point of the offense or defense. There have been too many incidents of teams failing to win simply because someone was manascrewed.
4. Combo away. Having three enemies is tough so it's vital that your team has a combo to kill them all simultaneously. There was one case wherein a Solemn Simulacrum equipped with Sword of Feast and Famine and an Aggravated Assault out was able to save the team during the last five turns of the round. It is also advisable that the combo doesn't require a lot of cards and mana to assemble.
5. Don't forget the aggro guy. It's important to have someone who can pressure the combo decks. Most of the good teams have a Bruna, Krenko, or Thraximundar to press the attack. If they manage to kill one, they can then wait for time to expire or use their strength in numbers to eliminate the survivors.
6. Use cheap commanders. You need to have low casting cost commanders so that they can be deployed right away. For instance, the edge gained by casting Gaddock Teeg on the 2nd turn is enormous especially if the team built their decks to take advantage of him. Most teams have someone with a commander costing four mana or less to establish board presence early in the hopes of riding him/her to victory.
7. Play all five colors. After a team lost several games they realized that their weakness was lack of access to white, especially to removal spells like Swords to Ploughshares. Having access to as many colors as possible allows the team to solve a lot of problems. There was the case of one team using Animar as the win condition because of its protection from white and black which their opponents couldn't overcome.
8. Everyone is a threat. Each member of the team should be able to play defense and offense because the most common tactic is to kill the defensive genius or cripple the offense-minded warrior. As such, it is necessary that members serve multiple roles adequately. This way someone can act as a decoy while another sets up a combo.
9. Communicate. One of the most enjoyable aspects of the format is the interaction between teammates. It is also the most powerful as teammates who talk with each other about everything do better. Losing teams can always point to a time when they didn't share information which ended up being crucial.
10. Choose the captain wisely. Being the captain is probably the most important function in a team format. He needs to collect, analyze, and act on a lot of information during the game. It is his decisions from assessing threats to organizing defenses that determine whether a team rises or falls.
After learning the ten ways by which you can improve your chances of winning the Clan Wars, you can also contribute your own ideas in the comments.
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