Sephiroth vs Helga vs Ureni vs Stangg | EDH Gameplay | Smooth Brain EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel

  Aristocrats deck that sacrifices small creatures for value, transforming Sephiroth to drain opponents' life totals while building incremental advantage with sacrifice triggers and a blood artist emblem.

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  Helga, Skittish Seer

  A big creatures deck focused on boosting Helga's power through counters and card draw, using ETB effects and powerful creatures like Hullbreaker Horror and Craterhoof Behemoth to overwhelm opponents.

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  Stangg, Echo Warrior

  Voltron strategy enhancing Stangg with multiple auras and creating copies of Stangg and the equipment to apply continuous combat pressure and removal through repeated bolts.

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  Ureni of the Unwritten

  Dragon tribal deck that cheats large dragons into play with reduced costs and haste, attacking quickly with flying threats and leveraging ETB triggers for value.

Gameplay Insights

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  Kaden efficiently used state-based effects and sacrifice outlets to trigger multiple drain effects from Sephiroth, rapidly draining opponents' life totals and ultimately gaining an emblem that pressured the table.

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  Ethan's sequencing of ETB triggers with creatures like Hullbreaker Horror and casting Craterhoof Behemoth in the same turn allowed for a massive combat phase dealing lethal damage across multiple opponents.

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  Sam's use of Galvanic Arc on Stangg combined with making token copies repeatedly applied damage and board control, effectively taking down key threats such as Hullbreaker Horror.

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  Chandler struggled initially with mana but recovered by casting multiple dragons quickly with Ureni, generating powerful flying threats and leveraging ETB triggers to maintain pressure.

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  Overloading Sea Rift by Kaden as a board reset prevented opponents from stabilizing and allowed him to regain momentum with aristocrat synergies.

Notable Cards

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  Hullbreaker Horror

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  Craterhoof Behemoth

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  Lightning Greaves

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  Skullclamp

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  Galvanic Arc

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  Ancient Silver Dragon

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  Chainsaw

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  Zulaport Cutthroat

Summary

The game started with all players developing their board states carefully, with early plays including mana ramp and utility artifacts like Skullclamp and Lightning Greaves. Kaden, piloting Sephiroth, focused on aristocrats-style play, sacrificing creatures to transform Sephiroth into the one-winged angel form, gaining a life-drain emblem that pressured opponents. Ethan's Helga deck centered on growing large creatures, drawing cards, and using powerful ETB triggers to generate advantage and swing for significant damage, including casting Hullbreaker Horror and Craterhoof Behemoth to deliver big combat turns. Sam on Stangg played a Voltron strategy, equipping Stangg with multiple auras and making token copies to apply aggressive pressure on opponents while controlling the board with bolts and removal. Chandler's Ureni deck aimed to cheat large dragons into play with haste, using ETB triggers to generate powerful threats and flying damage, exemplified by casting multiple dragons including Ancient Silver Dragon and Hellkite Courser.