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NO SALT cEDH ft Howling Salt Mine! ๐Ÿ™…โ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿง‚ | Sisay | Ob Nixilis | Talion | Kinnan | MTG cEDH Gameplay

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Deck Strategies

  • Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

    Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

    Ramp aggressively with mana dorks and artifacts to generate large amounts of mana, enabling big spells and infinite mana combos to overwhelm opponents.

  • Talion, the Kindly Lord

    Talion, the Kindly Lord

    Control the board with blue-black spells while gaining incremental card advantage from creature synergy and life drain, aiming to lock opponents down.

  • Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

    Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

    Ramp into big mana and use Sisayโ€™s ability to tutor legendary permanents, assembling combos or powerful threats to close out the game.

  • Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

    Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

    Utilize artifact synergies and ping damage to whittle down opponents, leveraging creatures like Walking Ballista and artifact mana to control the board.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Early explosive mana acceleration from multiple players set a high tempo, forcing quick decisions and responses.

  • 2

    Ob Nixilisโ€™s ping strategy pressured opponents but was balanced by artifact disruption like Graft Digger's Cage.

  • 3

    Sisayโ€™s ability to tutor legendary permanents created a critical advantage, forcing opponents to prioritize removal and disruption.

  • 4

    Talionโ€™s use of card advantage triggers and creature recursion helped maintain board presence despite aggressive plays.

  • 5

    Players were cautious with attack decisions to avoid heavy crackback damage, showcasing prudent risk management in a high-stakes multiplayer environment.

Notable Cards

  • Mox Opal

    Mox Opal

  • Lotus Petal

    Lotus Petal

  • Noble Hierarch

    Noble Hierarch

  • Walking Ballista

    Walking Ballista

  • Firebrand Archer

    Firebrand Archer

  • Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

    Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

Summary

The game opened with fast mana acceleration from multiple players, quickly ramping into powerful spells and legendary creatures. Early plays included key artifacts like Mox Opal, Lotus Petal, and mana dorks such as Noble Hierarch, enabling explosive starts. Ob Nixilis focused on pinging opponents and leveraging artifact synergies with cards like Walking Ballista, while Sisay aimed to ramp into big mana and tutor legendary permanents. Kinnan tried to stabilize with blue-black control elements and value creatures, while Talion brought a mix of control and utility with a focus on card advantage and creature synergy. Midgame saw the table stabilize with several commanders on board, including a pivotal moment when Sisay assembled multiple commanders, threatening to tutor and combo off with big mana. Talion used recursion and card draw triggers to maintain pressure, while Ob Nixilisโ€™s ping strategy kept opponents wary. Key interactions involved artifact disruption and value engines, with players using cards like Graft Digger's Cage and Firebrand Archer to slow down aggressive plays. The gameโ€™s tension built around who could leverage their legendary permanents and mana efficiently to execute their win conditions first, with Sisayโ€™s ability to tutor legendary permanents marking a critical pivot toward combo and control dominance.

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