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Can Kadena Keep Up in the cEDH Gauntlet? In This Economy? KADENA v KINNAN v SISAY v YURIKO

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck Strategies

  • Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer

    Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer

    Utilizes morph and morph-adjacent creatures to reduce casting costs and draw cards, aiming to grind value and assemble combos or loops that leverage free morph casts.

  • Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

    Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

    Focuses on searching legendary permanents and assembling a toolbox combo or value package using tutors and synergy among legendary cards.

  • Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

    Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

    Employs ninjutsu and evasive creatures to trigger damage-based effects and generate advantage through card draw and disruption.

  • Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

    Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

    Generates large amounts of mana by enhancing noncreature mana sources, facilitating casting of big spells and controlling the game with counters and removal.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    The use of early counterspells like Mental Misstep and Miscast was critical in slowing down Kadena’s attempts to establish board presence and card draw engines.

  • 2

    Kadena’s ability to flash morph creatures was potent but was heavily disrupted by opponents’ interaction, demonstrating the importance of timing and resource management in cEDH.

  • 3

    Sisay’s pilot leveraged powerful tutors and interaction to maintain control of the game state, targeting key threats like Kinnan to prevent mana acceleration.

  • 4

    Players showed a high level of caution around open mana, carefully choosing when to deploy threats or interaction to avoid giving opponents advantage.

  • 5

    The interaction between multiple players’ counterspells and removal created a tense and dynamic board state where each action could trigger a chain of responses.

Notable Cards

  • Mental Misstep

    Mental Misstep

  • Miscast

    Miscast

  • Demonic Tutor

    Demonic Tutor

  • Mystic Remora

    Mystic Remora

  • Snuff Out

    Snuff Out

  • Demonic Consultation

    Demonic Consultation

  • Talisman of Dominance

    Talisman of Dominance

  • Flooded Strand

    Flooded Strand

  • Polluted Delta

    Polluted Delta

Summary

The game featured a high-level cEDH gauntlet with four competitive commanders: Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer; Sisay, Weatherlight Captain; Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow; and Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy. Early turns were marked by cautious plays, including fetch lands and mana acceleration artifacts, with players holding onto their countermagic and interaction to prevent early threats from sticking. Kadena’s player attempted to leverage the morph synergy to generate card advantage but faced significant disruption from the opposing players' countermagic and removal spells. Notably, Sisay's pilot utilized efficient tutors and interaction to maintain pressure, while Kinnan’s player sought to establish a mana engine and disrupt opponents’ plans with counterspells and removal.

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Daniel on Sisay: www.moxfield.com/decks/8NB3pXwaDEmDZmcr7dFnYw

Kyle on Yuriko: moxfield.com/decks/JJTTC_sAN0ikAEsF7tW-dw

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