HOPE FEAT. OOPS ALL SALT / SHATTERGANG EDH - cEDH - S18E6 - KESS v TIVIT v DIHADA v TINYBONES #MTG

Deck Strategies

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  Dihada, Binder of Wills

  Dihada focuses on incremental damage and control through creature interactions and spells that manipulate the board and opponents' resources, aiming to outvalue opponents and close with a combination of attrition and combat damage.

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  Tivit, Seller of Secrets

  Tivit's deck leverages artifact synergies and treasure generation to ramp quickly and deploy impactful threats, using combo pieces like Magda and efficient removal to control the pace and finish with artifact-based combos.

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  Kess, Dissident Mage

  Kess utilizes spell recursion and control elements such as counterspells and card draw enchantments like Mystic Remora to maintain board presence and disrupt opponents, aiming to win through attrition and spell-based combos.

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  Tinybones, Trinket Thief

  Tinybones capitalizes on artifact synergy and fast mana to accelerate plays, using recursion and incremental value from sacrificing tokens and creatures to assemble combos or overwhelm opponents with repeated threats.

Gameplay Insights

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  Utilizing Vampiric Tutor early allowed players to efficiently find key combo pieces and answers, accelerating their game plan.

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  Imprinting Enlightened Tutor on Chromatic Lantern helped secure mana fixing and ramp while tutoring for crucial artifacts or enchantments.

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  Magda's ability to create treasures was leveraged to generate additional mana and facilitate artifact synergies for Tivit's deck.

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  Mystic Remora played a significant role in card advantage, taxing opponents and enabling sustained pressure through incremental draw.

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  Necrotic Ooze and Walking Ballista presented potent combo or kill threats that forced opponents to prioritize removal and disruption.

Notable Cards

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  Ancient Tomb

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  Lotus Petal

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  Vampiric Tutor

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  Mystic Remora

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  Enlightened Tutor

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  Magda, Brazen Outlaw

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  Necrotic Ooze

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  Walking Ballista

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  Chromatic Lantern

Summary

The game began with all four players establishing their mana bases and deploying early game plays to set up their respective strategies. Tinybones leveraged fast mana from Ancient Tomb and Lotus Petal to develop a quick start, aiming to capitalize on artifact synergies and incremental value. Kess focused on controlling the board with counterspells and card advantage from enchantments like Mystic Remora. Dihada and Tivit each worked to assemble their combos and pressure the table with incremental damage and disruption. As the game progressed, key interactions involved Vampiric Tutor and card draw engines, which helped players dig for pivotal combo pieces. Magda made a notable appearance midgame, generating treasure tokens and enabling powerful plays for Tivit’s deck. The board state was dynamic, with players trading removal and setting up defenses. A crucial turning point was the use of Enlightened Tutor combined with artifact imprints, accelerating the search for answers and threats. Necrotic Ooze and Walking Ballista emerged as significant threats, threatening to close out the game through combo kills or attrition. The match highlighted the tension between proactive combo assembly and reactive disruption in a competitive cEDH environment.