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Sabo Elbaf: my current learning log
Thirty-two logged games with Sabo Elbaf, and the three decisions I still get wrong.
First Mate TCG · Published 2 Jul 2026 · Updated 24 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
Medium confidence — small sample
- set:
- OP17
- deck:
- Sabo / Elbaf
- format:
- Constructed
- leader:
- Sabo (OP17-119)
- record:
- 18-14
- meta Period:
- OP17 season
- sample Size:
- 32 logged games
This is a log, not a guide. I've played 32 recorded games with this list and I'm writing down what I currently believe, with the honest caveat that a chunk of it will look wrong in a month.
Why I picked it up
I wanted a deck that punished my own passivity. Sabo forces me to make attacks every turn, which surfaced my sequencing mistakes instead of hiding them behind a defensive shell.
What I keep getting wrong
- Attaching DON!! to the Leader before I've worked out whether I need a bigger board body.
- Attacking into an untapped Blocker with no follow-up.
- Spending removal on a 4-cost body when the 7-cost is the actual problem two turns later.
OP17-119SaboThe Leader everything is built around.