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

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  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.

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  Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

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

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  Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

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

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  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

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  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.

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  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.

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

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

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  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

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  Mental Misstep

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  Miscast

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Mystic Remora

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  Snuff Out

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  Demonic Consultation

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  Talisman of Dominance

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  Flooded Strand

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  Polluted Delta

Gameplay Summary