Maelstrom Wanderer vs Tatyova vs Licia vs Korlash EDH / CMDR game for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Maelstrom Wanderer

  Utilizes cascade triggers to cheat out multiple creatures for value, overwhelming opponents with tempo and board presence. The deck focuses on ramping quickly and deploying powerful creatures to control the board and close out the game.

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  Tatyova, Benthic Druid

  Leverages landfall triggers to draw cards and gain life, ramping into bigger threats and controlling the game through card advantage. The deck aims to outvalue opponents by continuously replenishing resources.

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  Licia, Sanguine Tribune

  Focuses on life gain and extort mechanics to incrementally drain opponents' life totals. Uses creatures like Soul Warden and Cliffhaven Vampire to generate constant life gain triggers and pressure the table while maintaining a strong board state.

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  Korlash, Heir to Blackblade

  Relies on efficient removal and combat tricks to disrupt opponents. Korlash itself grows stronger with each combat, aiming to pressure opponents through combat damage and board control.

Gameplay Insights

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  Scott's early cascade triggers from Maelstrom Wanderer generated multiple creatures, which combined with life gain triggers from Omar's board state created significant incremental damage to opponents.

• 2

  Omar exploited synergy between extort and life gain creatures to steadily drain opponents' life while maintaining a growing life total, pressuring others without overextending.

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  Adam's use of Sylvan Library and Nature's Lore allowed him to ramp and draw cards efficiently, providing resilience and options to counteract the aggressive board states.

• 4

  Tony's repeated use of artifact disruption like Wrench was aimed at slowing Scott's mana acceleration but ultimately was not enough to stop the cascade-driven creature onslaught.

• 5

  The casting of Craterhoof Behemoth signaled a major turning point, threatening a potential game-ending attack that forced opponents to respond or lose quickly.

Notable Cards

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  Maelstrom Wanderer

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  Cliffhaven Vampire

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  Soul Warden

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  Sylvan Library

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  Nature's Lore

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  Craterhoof Behemoth

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  Paradise Druid

Summary

The game started with all players developing their mana bases and establishing early board presence through ramp and card advantage. Scott, playing Maelstrom Wanderer, quickly built a strong board with mana dorks and cast his commander early, triggering cascades that generated additional threats and incremental damage through creatures like Paradise Druid and Radial Mystic. Omar on Licia, Sanguine Tribune capitalized on life gain and extort triggers, leveraging cards like Cliffhaven Vampire, Soul Warden, and Searcher Priest to drain opponents' life while building a stable life total advantage. Adam piloting Tatyova, Benthic Druid focused on landfall and card draw engines, using Sylvan Library and Nature's Lore to ramp and maintain card advantage, while Tony on Korlash, Heir to Blackblade made efficient use of removal and disruption but struggled to keep pace with the other board states.