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

Deck 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

Summary

The game began with each player developing their mana base and setting up early board states with ramp and utility creatures. Kinnan quickly established board presence with Polywog Prodigies, generating treasures and mana acceleration, while Atraxa aimed to assemble a Food Chain combo. Derevi contributed with value plays and untapping key permanents, and KrarkShima utilized artifact synergies and sneaky disruption. Early interactions centered around managing threats and resources, with players responding to spells like Cloudshift and Force of Will to protect or counter critical plays. A notable moment occurred when Atraxa's Food Chain was disrupted by Cyclonic Rift and Force of Will, preventing an early combo win. Throughout the midgame, players jockeyed for advantage, using reanimation effects, value creatures, and spells like Flush Duplicate to generate card advantage and board states.