EDH Gameplay - Episode 64: Edgar VS Muldrotha VS Kiki-Jiki VS Grismold

Deck Strategies

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  Edgar Markov

  Aggressive Vampire tribal focused on creating vampire tokens with commander triggers and applying early board pressure through combat.

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  Muldrotha, the Gravetide

  Graveyard recursion and value generation through playing permanents from the graveyard, using powerful ETB effects and sacrifice outlets.

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  Grismold, the Dreadsower

  Token generation combined with +1/+1 counter synergies, utilizing Deathrite Shaman and Hardened Scales to quickly grow creatures and dominate the board.

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  Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

  Combo and token copying deck focused on creating multiple token copies of creatures to generate card advantage and combo off with artifact interactions.

Gameplay Insights

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  Chris's use of Massacre Worm to clear the board while simultaneously boosting Grismold with counters was a major turning point, transforming a board wipe into a powerful growth engine.

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  Martin's timely removal of Hardened Scales and Lightning Greaves prevented Grismold from becoming an unstoppable threat early on.

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  Angelo's Kiki-Jiki utilized token copying and card draw combos, but sacrifice effects and removals kept him from establishing a decisive board presence.

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  Alex effectively used Priest of Forgotten Gods in combination with sacrifice to drain life and generate mana advantage for further spells.

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  Board wipes and removal played a critical role in preventing any one player from running away with the game, keeping the board dynamic and interactive.

Notable Cards

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  Hardened Scales

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  Deathrite Shaman

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  Priest of Forgotten Gods

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  Solemn Simulacrum

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  Cathartic Reunion

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  Go for the Throat

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  Vindicate

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  Lightning Greaves

Summary

The game began with all four players establishing their board states with early ramp and utility creatures. Edgar Markov quickly developed a Vampire tribal presence, generating tokens and applying pressure. Muldrotha leveraged graveyard recursion and value engines such as Priest of Forgotten Gods and Solemn Simulacrum to maintain card advantage and board presence. Grismold focused on token production and +1/+1 counters, utilizing Deathrite Shaman and Hardened Scales to boost his creatures, while Kiki-Jiki adopted a copy and combo-centric approach with token generators and powerful spells like Cathartic Reunion and Thorne by Staff. Key turning points occurred when Chris, playing Grismold, cast Massacre Worm and wiped the board, turning the tide by converting sacrificed tokens into significant counters on his creatures. This board wipe combined with Hardened Scales allowed Grismold to become a major threat, dealing a massive 20 damage in a single attack. Meanwhile, Angelo's Kiki-Jiki deck attempted to leverage combos involving token copying and card draw, but was slowed by repeated sacrifice effects and removal. Edgar and Muldrotha both tried to disrupt the board with targeted removal, with Edgar removing Hardened Scales and Grismold's Lightning Greaves to prevent overwhelming counters. Ultimately, Grismold's token synergy and resilience through Hardened Scales and Massacre Worm's sacrifice triggers dominated the mid-game, pushing a lethal attack that severely crippled opponents.