No Ban List CEDH! | Golos vs Thada Adel vs Kinnan vs Sen Triplets

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

Golos, Tireless Pilgrim
A storm-oriented deck that quickly assembles mana acceleration and card draw to combo off with Griselbrand and other finishers, utilizing powerful artifacts and tutors to generate explosive turns.
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
A meta-busting artifact theft deck that disrupts opponents by stealing and denying access to key artifacts while controlling the board with lock pieces and generating value through artifact synergies.
Sen Triplets
A control and theft deck leveraging its commander to cast opponents’ spells and steal powerful resources, building advantage through interaction and comboing with stolen cards and mana acceleration.
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
An extra turn combo deck that uses Kinnan’s ability to generate large amounts of mana and creatures, chaining extra turns to assemble game-ending combos and overwhelm opponents with massive threats.

Gameplay Insights

1
Utilizing dual Hullbreachers during Windfall to convert discarded cards into treasures for multiple players, massively accelerating mana resources.
2
Mnemonic Betrayal enabled the Sen Triplets pilot to exile and replay graveyards, including multiple Black Lotuses, providing explosive mana and spellcasting potential from exile.
3
The Time Vault and Voltaic Key loop secured infinite extra turns, allowing Laboratory Maniac to win by drawing from an empty library, demonstrating a powerful combo finish.
4
Early disruption with cards like Cursed Totem and Grafdigger's Cage was critical in slowing down artifact-based combos, but the Sen Triplets deck overcame this through resource theft and recursion.
5
Wishclaw Talisman was effectively passed around to tutor key combo pieces at crucial moments, highlighting the importance of flexible tutoring in cEDH.

Notable Cards

Hullbreacher
Mnemonic Betrayal
Time Vault
Voltaic Key
Laboratory Maniac
Tolarian Academy
Black Lotus
Mana Crypt
Wishclaw Talisman
Cursed Totem
Grafdigger's Cage

Gameplay Summary

The game began with all four players establishing their mana bases and early board presence, each leveraging their commanders' unique strengths.

Golos aimed to assemble storm and combo pieces quickly, Thada Adel focused on artifact theft and disruption, Sen Triplets also sought to steal and manipulate opponents' cards, and Kinnan looked to chain extra turns and build a powerful board.

Early turns saw key artifact plays like Mana Crypt, Black Lotus, and Tolarian Academy, alongside disruptive cards such as Grafdigger's Cage and Cursed Totem, which set the tone for a highly interactive game. A pivotal moment occurred when Hullbreacher was flashed in by both Golos and Sen Triplets players, creating an explosive interaction during a Windfall effect that resulted in a massive treasure generation for two players.

This treasure flood set up explosive mana acceleration and combo potential.

The Sen Triplets pilot capitalized on this by casting Mnemonic Betrayal, exiling all graveyards and replaying powerful spells from exile, including multiple Black Lotuses and Time Vault, enabling a loop with Voltaic Key to take infinite turns.

This combo culminated with Laboratory Maniac winning the game by drawing from an empty library, showcasing the deck's ability to leverage stolen resources and mana artifacts for a decisive victory.

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