MAMTG #cEDH S4 E2 | What is the Best cEDH Deck?! |

Deck Strategies

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  Kess, Dissident Mage

  Turbo Ad Nauseam focused on resolving early wheel or Ad Nauseam effects to quickly generate massive card draw and combo off for the win.

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  Adaptive midrange deck blending aggressive combat with backup combo lines to pressure opponents and close games.

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  Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools / Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

  Combo deck utilizing Displacer Kitten as a repeatable grind engine, paired with Underworld Breach and Thassa's Oracle to assemble a game-ending sequence.

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh / Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

  Turbo Ad Nauseam variant leveraging sacrifice synergies to accelerate combos and power out early advantage spells.

Gameplay Insights

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  Early Mystic Remora plays established taxing effects that slowed down opponents' actions but generated card advantage for the controller.

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  The use of Lotus Pedal to fix mana efficiently enabled quick deployment of key spells and combo pieces.

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  Strategic discards and wheels, especially with Windfall and Underworld Breach, allowed players to refill hands and dig for combo pieces while disrupting opponents’ plans.

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  Players carefully chose when to feed taxing enchantments and when to preserve resources to maintain board presence and set up lethal combos.

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  Sacrifice synergies with Rograkh and Silas Renn decks allowed rapid fuel of advantage spells and combo enablers early in the game.

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  The interaction between Thassa's Oracle and Underworld Breach presented a known, strong combo finish that required opponents to respond quickly or face defeat.

Notable Cards

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  Mystic Remora

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  Manifold Key

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  Underworld Breach

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  Mana Crypt

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  Dark Ritual

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  Windfall

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  Chrome Mox

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  Talisman of Creativity

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  Chain of Vapor

Summary

The game began with players deploying their respective strategies, creating a dynamic and interactive board state. Trenton, piloting Kess, Dissident Mage, aimed to leverage a turbo Ad Nauseam deck, quickly drawing and discarding to fuel a lethal combo. Ponco on Najeela, the Blade-Blossom, played a flexible midrange deck capable of switching between combat and combo. Skyler’s Tevesh Szat and Kraum list focused on a grindy combo approach using Displacer Kitten, Underworld Breach, and Thassa's Oracle to close out games. Meanwhile, Rograkh and Silas Renn decks also pursued fast combo lines, using sacrifice synergies to generate early advantages. Early plays included casting Mystic Remora and various cantrips, generating card advantage and board presence, while players strategically chose when and how to interact with each other’s resources.