Post Ban CEDH Gameplay with the Blight Club! Derevi vs Sisay vs Najeela vs Stella Lee

Deck Strategies

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  Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

  Generate incremental value through tapping and untapping creatures and permanents, leveraging infinite mana combos and lock pieces to control the board and win through resource denial and combat damage.

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  Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

  Use Sisay's ability to fetch legendary permanents, enabling toolbox strategies to assemble combos and powerful threats efficiently, supporting both ramp and control elements.

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  Aggressively generate multiple combat steps through Najeela’s ability, leveraging warrior tribal synergies and additional mana sources to overwhelm opponents with combat damage.

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  Stella Lee, Wild Card

  Deploy disruptive enchantments and control elements early to hinder opponents, then build board presence and utilize toolbox cards to stabilize and execute a flexible win condition.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Intuition to tutor key cards early provided flexible answers and combo pieces, demonstrating the importance of efficient card selection in CEDH.

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  The infinite mana combo with Derevi allowed for repeated tapping of opponents' permanents, effectively locking down their resources and preventing meaningful responses.

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  Deploying Concordant Crossroads enabled Najeela to maximize her combat steps, highlighting the synergy between mana ramp and combat-focused strategies.

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  Blind Obedience was used early to tax and tap down opposing creatures, showcasing the value of early enchantment disruption in slowing aggressive decks.

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  Players' decision to not counter the infinite mana combo due to lack of resources led to a locked board state and a shift to topdeck mode, illustrating the power of locking combos in high-level Commander games.

Notable Cards

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  Imperial Recruiter

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  Concordant Crossroads

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  Blind Obedience

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  Intuition

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  Toothy, Imaginary Friend

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  Utopia Sprawl

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  March of the Multitudes

Summary

The game began with all four players developing their mana bases and setting up early plays, with Derevi and Sisay focusing on ramp and utility creatures while Najeela quickly established board presence with aggressive creatures. Stella Lee's deck, piloted by the video creator, utilized disruptive enchantments like Blind Obedience early on to hinder opponents' actions. Key early plays included casting Intuition to tutor powerful cards and deploying Concordant Crossroads to enable aggressive combat steps. Midgame saw significant board development with Imperial Recruiter fetching impactful warriors and multiple utility triggers resolving, increasing pressure on opponents. A pivotal moment occurred when Derevi's pilot managed to generate infinite mana by untapping permanents repeatedly, effectively locking down opponents by tapping their resources every upkeep. This combo drastically shifted the game state, preventing others from executing their strategies. Although there was potential for counterplay, the locked board state forced players into a topdeck mode. The game showcased high-level sequencing, with the infinite mana combo proving decisive in tilting the board control heavily in Derevi's favor, setting up a win condition based on resource denial and eventual overwhelming board presence.