Deck Strategies
Timna the Weaver
Timna focuses on dealing combat damage to draw cards and generate incremental advantage, using equipment and mana rocks to accelerate threats and maintain pressure.
Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Jeska aims to use her damage-triggered mana generation to cast impactful spells quickly, often combining with equipment and burn to control the board and close out games.
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
Ob Nixilis plays a control and value plan, using his abilities to drain life, remove threats, and steadily grow board presence while pressuring opponents with commander damage.
Gandalf the White
Gandalf’s deck leverages powerful enchantments and artifact synergies, aiming to control the board with efficient removal and generate value from equipment and other permanents.
Slicer, Hired Muscle
Slicer’s strategy revolves around recurring itself each upkeep, dealing consistent commander damage, and forcing opponents to adapt by spreading damage or coordinating removal, making it a persistent threat.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Slicer’s recurring ability created constant combat pressure and forced players to carefully consider attack and block assignments to manage the damage spread.
- 2
Players debated whether to spread damage across opponents or focus on eliminating one player to reduce the threat of Slicer and its controller.
- 3
A missed opportunity to use removal on Slicer due to confusion about its artifact nature demonstrated how card type complexity can impact decisions in cEDH.
- 4
Wheel effects were used strategically to replenish hands and find answers to persistent threats, enabling critical plays in subsequent turns.
- 5
Players coordinated attacks and defenses around Timna’s card draw triggers and Ob Nixilis’s life drain to maintain resources and board control.
Notable Cards
Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist
Mana Crypt
Jeweled Lotus
Mount Doom
Wheel of Fortune
March of Otherworldly Light
Solitude
Summary
The game started with players quickly developing their boards, with Slicer, Hired Muscle making a huge early impact by repeatedly generating itself each upkeep and dealing significant commander damage to multiple opponents. The table quickly recognized that managing Slicer was a priority, as its resilience and damage output created a constant threat that shaped combat decisions and targeting. Throughout the game, players balanced aggressive attacks with tactical passes, aiming to control Slicer and avoid becoming the primary target. Key turns included wheel effects that replenished hands and strategic sacrifices, with Timna the Weaver providing card draw and incremental advantage through combat damage. Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin and Jeska, Thrice Reborn both leveraged their powerful effects to pressure opponents and maintain board presence, while Gandalf the White and Slicer’s controller attempted to keep pace with value plays and equipment synergies.
