Nitpicking Nerds vs EDHijinks 🤓 ft. Pantlaza, Tazri, Zaffai & Svella | Ep. #110

Deck Strategies

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  Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

  The deck seems to focus on dinosaurs and aims to gain advantage by discovering lands and gaining life equal to creature's toughness.

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  General Tazri

  This deck is ally-themed, aiming to build up a number of allies and potentially mill opponents.

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  Zaffai, Thunder Conductor

  The game plan revolves around spells and ramp, aiming to gain value from high CMC spells.

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  Svella, Ice Shaper

  This deck aims to ramp and utilize Svella's ice counters to gain advantage, although the commander was exiled early in the game.

Gameplay Insights

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  Pantlaza player's decision to play Verin Suns Avatar for gaining life could be a significant advantage in the long run.

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  The exiling of Svella, Ice Shaper by Zaffai player's Reality Shift could potentially disrupt Svella player's game plan.

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  The General Tazri player's use of Halimar Excavator could potentially disrupt opponents if the ally count is high.

Notable Cards

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  Curious Herd

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  Halimar Excavator

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  Arcane Signet

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  Reality Shift

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  Overgrowth

Summary

The game started off with each player setting their strategies into motion. Pantlaza, Sun-Favored player focused on dinosaur-themed plays, with the Curious Herd uncovering lands and even making a significant seven-mana play for Verin Suns Avatar, gaining life equal to the creature's toughness. The General Tazri player was building an ally-themed deck, making sure to use the Halimar Excavator for potential mill strategies. Meanwhile, Zaffai, Thunder Conductor player was laying groundwork for a spell-focused strategy, playing Arcane Signet and Talisman for ramp, and even casting Zaffai on the field. Lastly, the Svella, Ice Shaper player was keen on ramping with Overgrowth and had Svella on the field, although it got exiled by Reality Shift from Zaffai's side.