Deck & Commander Strategies
Tymna the Weaver & Tana, the Bloodsower
A value-heavy midrange deck focused on creating incremental advantage through combat damage triggers and sacrificing creatures for value with cards like Birthing Pod, aiming to assemble a resilient board state with synergistic creatures and incremental damage.
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Tymna the Weaver & Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
A storm combo deck that aims to draw large portions of the deck quickly and assemble fast combos involving Ad Nauseam or Underworld Breach to win in a single explosive turn.
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Kraum, Ludevic's Opus & Thrasios, Triton Hero
Temur storm-based deck leveraging card advantage and mana acceleration to assemble storm combos, often using Thrasios as a mana sink and card draw engine to finish the game swiftly.
Omnath, Locus of Creation
A creature combo deck focused on generating infinite mana with Dockside Extortionist and other treasure synergies, then repeatedly bouncing Omnath to trigger multiple enters-the-battlefield effects to deal lethal damage.
Gameplay Insights
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The use of Blasphemous Act was a key turning point to reset the board state amid a growing creature presence.
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Birthing Pod was strategically used to upgrade creatures and maintain board presence after wipes.
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Grand Abolisher was cast to protect critical combo turns from disruption during the storm player's sequence.
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Dockside Extortionist's treasure generation was pivotal for ramping into large, game-winning mana pools.
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Players carefully managed combat damage triggers from Tymna to generate card advantage and pressure opponents.
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The Omnath player focused on assembling infinite mana combos with treasures and bounce triggers, forcing opponents to respond quickly or face lethal damage.
Notable Cards
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Esper Sentinel
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Blasphemous Act
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Birthing Pod
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Dockside Extortionist
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Grand Abolisher
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Ad Nauseam
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Underworld Breach
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Omnath, Locus of Creation
Gameplay Summary
The game featured a highly competitive cEDH multiplayer match with four players piloting distinct decks: a Tymna and Tana Blood Pod brew, a Tymna and Kraum Freeze Thief storm deck, a Temur Storm deck led by Kraum and Thrasios, and a creature combo deck with Omnath, Locus of Creation.
Early turns saw players establishing mana bases and deploying key early creatures such as Esper Sentinel and mana acceleration artifacts.
The game escalated as strategic interactions unfolded, including a well-timed Blasphemous Act as a board wipe to handle the growing creature swarm, and a Birthing Pod sequence to upgrade creatures on board.
Players utilized typical cEDH tools like Grand Abolisher to protect their combos, and Dockside Extortionist was leveraged to generate massive treasure tokens for explosive mana generation.
The Omnath player aimed to generate infinite mana and repeatedly bounce Omnath for lethal combat damage, while the storm decks sought to assemble combos through card draw and mana acceleration.
Multiple combat damage triggers from Tymna and strategic card advantage spells kept the tension high throughout.
Ultimately, the game progressed through complex board states and interaction, with players navigating removal, counterspells, and combo windows in an intense battle for board control and a winning line.
![Commander VS S6E5: Sidar Kondo/Thrasios vs Ravos/Vial Smasher vs Tymna/Tana vs Ludevic/Kraum [MTG] thumbnail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LynU4jB9XLA/sddefault.jpg)
