NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A TURN!!! EDH Gameplay 113 - First Sliver VS Maralen VS Jace VS Gishath

Deck Strategies

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  Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound

  Control and mill opponent libraries using enchantments like Sphinx's Tutelage and draw/discard abilities. Use Jace’s planeswalker form to generate card advantage and disrupt opponents while controlling the board with counterspells and artifact recursion.

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  Maralen of the Mornsong

  Combo-oriented deck that leverages Maralen’s ability to skip drawing in exchange for tutoring specific cards, combined with spells like Ad Nauseam to generate large amounts of mana and assemble a game-winning combo.

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  The First Sliver

  Sliver tribal deck focused on cascading into multiple spells and creatures that enhance each other, building a resilient board state through tribal synergies and disruption via removal spells cascading from creatures.

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  Gishath, Sun's Avatar

  Aggressive dinosaur tribal deck that aims to flood the board with large creatures quickly, using mana acceleration and anthem effects like Mayor’s Wake to overwhelm opponents through combat damage.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Maralen player leveraged life loss from casting their commander to tutor key cards early, accelerating their combo setup.

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  The Sliver player effectively chained cascading spells to build board advantage and disrupt opponents' strategies with targeted removal.

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  Jace’s control strategy involved continuous milling and artifact recursion but was vulnerable to removal and aggressive combat.

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  The dinosaur deck used anthem effects and mana acceleration to maintain pressure, successfully breaking through with large creatures and combat damage.

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  Multiple players used life loss mechanics and card draw manipulation to fuel their strategies, highlighting the importance of resource management in multiplayer EDH.

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  The interaction between cascading spells and tribal synergies created dynamic turns with multiple triggered abilities and board state shifts.

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  The removal of Grafdigger's Cage by the dinosaur player opened up critical interactions for graveyard synergy and artifact recursion.

Notable Cards

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  Ad Nauseam

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  Grafdigger's Cage

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  Sphinx's Tutelage

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  Urza's Saga

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  Cabal Ritual

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  Swords to Plowshares

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  Culling Dais

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  Mind Stone

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  Archmage's Charm

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  Lotus Petal

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  Kodama's Reach

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  Scroll Rack

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  Mana Crypt

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  Diabolic Intent

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  Cloudshredder Sliver

Summary

The game featured four distinct decks battling for dominance: a dinosaur tribal deck, a Maralen of the Mornsong combo deck, a Jace, Vryn's Prodigy control deck, and a Sliver tribal strategy. Early turns saw the Maralen player quickly deploying their commander and combo pieces, leveraging life loss to dig through their library and searching for key cards. The Jace deck focused on milling opponents and controlling the board with enchantments like Sphinx's Tutelage and Urza's Saga, applying pressure through card advantage and disruption. The dinosaur deck aimed to assemble a powerful board quickly, casting threats like Colossal Dreadmaw and Gishath, Sun's Avatar, while the Sliver deck sought to build a synergistic tribal presence through cascading spells and creatures that reference other Slivers. A pivotal moment occurred when the Sliver player aggressively cascaded into impactful spells and creatures, including Cloudshredder Sliver and Hibernation Sliver, while also leveraging removal like Swords to Plowshares to disrupt Jace. The Jace player attempted to maintain control through milling and artifact recursion but was curtailed by removal and aggressive combat. The dinosaur player used Mayori’s Wake to boost their team and destroyed Grafdigger’s Cage, enabling further synergy. Meanwhile, the Maralen player executed multiple Ad Nauseam casts, generating a large mana pool with Cabal Ritual and Deepwood Legate, aiming to close out the game with a combo finish. The interactions between cascading Slivers, milling, and combo spells created a dynamic and tense midgame, with the Maralen deck's combo potential emerging as a major threat.