Are Jeska and Ishai still good in cEDH?

Deck Strategies

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  Jeska, Thrice Reborn and Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker

  Aggressively build a large board with creatures that grow through combat and damage, leveraging burn and direct damage spells to punch through opponents, supported by efficient card draw and tutors.

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  Tymna the Weaver and Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

  Generate card advantage and incremental value through extort triggers and efficient spells, disrupting opponents while assembling a control-combo finish.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Ramp quickly using mana rocks and mana dorks to generate infinite mana combos, then draw the deck and win through a combo kill.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Jeska/Ishai player prioritized early mana acceleration and board presence to keep pace with combo decks.

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  Players chose carefully when to use counterspells such as Mana Drain and Mindbreak Trap to prevent opponents from generating overwhelming mana or drawing multiple cards.

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  Extort triggers from Dockside Extortionist and Tymna/Kraum decks created continuous pressure and incremental resource gain.

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  Jeska/Ishai's ability to tutor and cast spells like Wheel of Fortune mid-game allowed for resilience against disruption by refilling their hand.

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  Interactions around mana generation and managing treasure tokens were crucial to preventing infinite combos from Kinnan and maintaining tempo in the game.

Notable Cards

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

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  Mana Crypt

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  Mana Vault

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Mystic Remora

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  Flickerwisp

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  Wheel of Fortune

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  Mindbreak Trap

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  Swan Song

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  Fierce Guardianship

Summary

The game featured a four-player cEDH battle with Jeska/Ishai facing off against two Tymna/Kraum decks and a Kinnan deck. Early on, the Jeska/Ishai player established board presence with creatures like Ragavan and utilized mana acceleration artifacts such as Mana Crypt and Mana Vault to ramp quickly. Throughout the game, players exchanged key spells and counterspells, focusing on maintaining tempo and disrupting opponents' combos. Jeska/Ishai aimed to build up a large and threatening board to punch through defenses, while the Tymna/Kraum decks generated incremental advantage through card draw and extort triggers. Kinnan sought to generate infinite mana combos for a decisive finish. A pivotal moment occurred when Jeska/Ishai successfully cast key spells like a cloned creature and a Wheel of Fortune, helping to refuel and maintain pressure. Despite intense interaction, Jeska/Ishai was able to execute their aggressive beatdown strategy alongside efficient card draw and tutors, keeping pace with the combo-oriented decks. The game showcased the viability of Jeska/Ishai’s aggressive and resilient approach in the current cEDH meta.