MTG cEDH Gameplay with GirlPod! Atraxa X Kinnan X Derevi X KrarkShima

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Atraxa, Grand Unifier

  Focuses on the Food Chain combo to generate infinite mana and creatures, aiming to win through infinite casts or overwhelming board presence.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Utilizes artifact and creature synergy, especially with Polywog Prodigy, to ramp quickly and generate treasures for explosive mana production and combo potential.

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  Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

  Leverages untap and tap effects to gain incremental advantage, controlling the board while setting up combos and efficient value plays.

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  Krark, the Thumbless

  Employs artifact synergies and disruption to generate value and stymie opponents’ plans, often using spells that create chaos or force unfavorable decisions.

Gameplay Insights

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  Players carefully managed responses to protect or disrupt key combo pieces, such as countering Cloudshift and Food Chain with Force of Will and Cyclonic Rift.

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  Using Flush Duplicate on Atraxa allowed the player to sacrifice a legendary creature and trigger Enter the Battlefield effects, generating card advantage and digging for combo pieces.

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  Kinnan’s ability to create treasures and ramp with Polywog Prodigy was pivotal in maintaining pressure and enabling explosive turns.

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  Untapping lands and permanents with Derevi gained incremental advantage and allowed for more flexible mana usage in crucial turns.

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  The interaction involving multiple players choosing whether to pay for Phyrexian Mana costs or similar effects shaped tempo and resource management early in the game.

Notable Cards

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  Food Chain

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  Cyclonic Rift

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  Force of Will

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  Cloudshift

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  Lotus Petal

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  Mana Vault

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  Blind Obedience

Gameplay Summary