Raffine vs Talion vs Tasigur vs Gitrog&Thalia| #cedh | Gameplay 017 | Talion is back and naming 2!

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Raffine, Scheming Seer

  Raffine’s deck focuses on filtering through the deck quickly to find combo pieces or value cards, leveraging interaction and card advantage to control the game until it can execute a win condition, often through a Neoform combo.

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  Tasigur, the Golden Fang

  Tasigur aims to generate card advantage through graveyard recursion and disruption, employing spells like Demonic Consultation to set up game-winning combos or lock opponents down.

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  Talion, the Kindly Lord

  Talion disrupts opponents by naming cards during upkeep, preventing them from searching or casting key spells, and uses this control element to shut down combos and control the board until establishing a winning position.

• Thalia & The Gitrog Monster

  This deck combines stax and value elements, utilizing Thalia’s taxing effects and the Gitrog Monster’s synergy with lands and graveyard to generate incremental advantages and pressure opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Talion’s card naming ability effectively shut down multiple combo attempts by preventing opponents from searching their libraries for key pieces.

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  Raffine's use of Neoform was a strong win condition but was ultimately disrupted by Talion’s timely interaction.

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  Tasigur leveraged Demonic Consultation to try to set up a fast combo, but experienced strong counterplay and disruption from opponents.

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  The interaction between Thalia’s taxing effects and Gitrog’s land synergies created continuous pressure and forced opponents to adapt their resource management.

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  Players prioritized disruption and counterspells over aggressive plays early on, leading to a slower, more strategic midgame.

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  The game demonstrated the importance of timing and sequencing with disruption cards like Silence and Abrupt Decay to manage opponents’ threats.

Notable Cards

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  Opposition Agent

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  Demonic Consultation

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  Chain of Smog

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  Thassa's Oracle

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  Neoform

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  Silence

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  Mana Crypt

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  Fierce Guardianship

Gameplay Summary