LET'S RUN IT BACK! Stella Lee v Gitrog v Ketramose v Rakdos cEDH gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Stella Lee, Wild Card

  Efficiently tutors and draws cards to assemble combo pieces quickly and overwhelm opponents with value and synergy, aiming to win through well-timed combos.

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  The Gitrog Monster

  Uses land sacrifice and graveyard recursion to draw cards and generate value, ramping into big threats and combos that capitalize on lands and card advantage.

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  Rakdos, the Muscle

  Aggressive disruption and fast mana to pressure opponents early, aiming to combo off or finish with powerful creatures and spells while controlling the board.

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  Ketramose, the New Dawn

  Focused on generating card advantage with spells like Cabal Ritual and controlling the board with creatures and artifacts, aiming to outvalue opponents and set up a slow but inevitable win.

Gameplay Insights

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  Players engaged in heavy politicking and hand-revealing to negotiate threats and delay Stella Lee’s combo win.

• 2

  Containment Construct was a pivotal card used to control and disrupt several creatures and combos on the board.

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  Rakdos’s player leveraged sacrifice outlets and card draw effects to turbocharge their hand and set up a lethal sequence.

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  The use of multiple layers of counterspells and interaction on turn two demonstrated the high-speed and high-stakes nature of cEDH gameplay.

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  Players carefully managed the exile zone and graveyard to maximize the value from their commanders and key cards.

Notable Cards

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

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  Priest of Titania

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  Containment Construct

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  Cabal Ritual

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  Pack Rat

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  Submerge

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  Fury

Summary

The game opened with rapid development from all players, featuring early plays like Ragavan, Priest of Titania, and Chromox. Stella Lee’s deck utilized efficient tutoring and card draw engines to establish board presence quickly, while The Gitrog Monster player set up lands and value creatures to generate advantage. Rakdos was aggressive with early threats and disruption, aiming to control the pace before building towards a combo finish. Ketramose focused on card draw and interaction, using spells like Cabal Ritual and Containment Construct to maintain board control and generate resources. A turning point occurred when players began to reveal hands and engage in political negotiations, attempting to delay Stella Lee’s inevitable win. Containment Construct and various counterspells became key interaction points, with multiple players trying to disrupt combos and protect their own setups. The game climaxed as Rakdos activated a powerful ability sacrificing cards for massive card draw, setting up a lethal sequence. Despite heavy interaction and politicking, Stella Lee’s deck was poised to win with a combo finish leveraging its card advantage and board state, while Gitrog and Ketramose tried to survive and outvalue the opponents.