CAN FIRE LORD AZULA STAND UP TO THE cEDH GAUNTLET? FIRE LORD AZULA v WAN SHI TONG v KINNAN v DEREVI

The game featured a high-powered cEDH four-player free-for-all with Fire Lord Azula, Wan Shi Tong, Derevi, and Kinnan commanders.

Early turns focused heavily on ramping mana with numerous rocks and efficient lands such as Ancient Tomb, Tropical Island, and Soul Ring enabling explosive starts.

Fire Lord Azula's player quickly established board presence and showcased the commander’s unique ability to double spells during combat, threatening to chain spells aggressively.

Meanwhile, Wan Shi Tong's player deployed control tools like Mystic Remora and disruptive creatures, aiming to slow opponents’ advances while drawing cards.

Derevi’s deck leveraged uncounterable spells and ETB value creatures to maintain pressure and control the board state, while Kinnan sought to generate large amounts of mana and card advantage through artifact and creature synergies. The game’s pivotal moments involved multiple counters and responses to key spells, particularly around artifact interactions and tempo plays.

A notable interaction was the flash casting of Copy Artifact to replicate powerful mana rocks, escalating mana production.

Control elements from Wan Shi Tong and Derevi kept the board in flux, but Azula’s ability to double spells in combat posed a constant threat of sudden lethal combos.

The game’s tension revolved around managing mana resources, protecting critical pieces, and timing spell casts to maximize Azula’s doubling effect or Kinnan’s mana generation.

The gameplay highlighted the dynamic interplay between combo potential, disruption, and efficient resource deployment characteristic of competitive EDH.