Ezuri vs Teysa vs Animar vs Tiamat | High Power EDH | MCT 100 EP30

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Animar, Soul of Elements

  Animar focuses on casting creatures at reduced cost and accumulating +1/+1 counters to enable powerful creature synergies and combos. The deck seeks to generate infinite mana and card advantage through creature recursion and bounce interactions, leveraging tutors to assemble key pieces.

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  Ezuri, Claw of Progress

  Ezuri’s deck centers on elf tribal and +1/+1 counter synergy, using combat triggers to grow creatures and gain experience counters. It aims to ramp aggressively, draw cards with creatures like Beast Whisperer, and set up infinite combos or overwhelming board states.

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  Teysa Karlov

  Teysa Karlov utilizes sacrifice and aristocrat synergies to control the board and generate value from death triggers. The deck combines removal, board wipes, and card advantage engines like Deadly Dispute to maintain control and out-resource opponents.

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  Tiamat

  Tiamat’s deck is a five-color dragon tribal focused on ramping into powerful dragon creatures across all colors. It leverages the versatility of five colors to play impactful dragons and ramp spells, aiming to dominate the late game through sheer power and synergy.

Gameplay Insights

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  Animar’s attempt to bounce and recast itself multiple times to generate counters and draw cards was a pivotal combo line but was disrupted by timely removal and counterspells.

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  Ezuri leveraged combat phases with multiple +1/+1 counters triggers and experience counters from combat damage to rapidly grow his board and draw cards, building a strong elf army.

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  Teysa used sacrifice outlets combined with Deadly Dispute and board wipes like Damnation to maintain control and prevent opponents from establishing overwhelming board states.

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  Tiamat’s slower start due to mana issues delayed deployment of dragons, making it more reactive in the early game until ramp and colors stabilized.

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  Interaction and timing were crucial; for example, bouncing Fathom Mage to prevent excessive card draw disrupted Ezuri’s momentum, showcasing the importance of reactive plays.

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  The balance between pushing combos and holding interaction to disrupt others shaped the flow of the game, with no player able to easily establish a dominant position early on.

Notable Cards

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  Beast Whisperer

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  Deadly Dispute

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  Damnation

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  Eternal Scourge

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  Sylvan Library

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  Reclamation Sage

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  Fathom Mage

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  Darksteel Ingot

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  Expedition Map

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  Sage of Hours

Gameplay Summary