EDH Gameplay - Episode 48: Konrad & Phenax VS K'rrik & Oloro

Deck Strategies

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  K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

  Utilizes life payment as a resource to cast powerful spells and trigger extort abilities, aiming to generate a large mana advantage and pressure opponents through incremental life loss.

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  Phenax, God of Deception

  Employs milling strategies to force opponents to lose cards from their libraries, leveraging creatures with mill triggers and graveyard synergies to control the game and win through decking opponents.

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  Syr Konrad, the Grim

  Takes advantage of creature deaths to deal ping damage to all opponents, synergizing with opponents' milling and sacrifice effects to chip away at life totals and maintain board pressure.

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  Oloro, Ageless Ascetic

  Focuses on gaining large amounts of life to stabilize and outlast opponents, using life gain triggers and attrition to maintain control and support teammates.

Gameplay Insights

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  K'rrik's use of life payment to fuel extort and cast spells like Burnished Hart and Pontiff of Blight allowed for explosive swings in board presence and life totals.

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  Phenax's milling strategy was hampered by unlucky non-creature hits, reducing synergy effectiveness and limiting the impact of Syr Konrad's ping damage triggers.

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  Sir Konrad's repeated activation in response to creature deaths created steady incremental damage that pressured opponents alongside other damage sources.

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  The synergy between life gain from Oloro's deck and extort triggers from K'rrik's team created a sustainable resource engine that kept them in the game longer than expected.

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  Use of Cabal Stronghold combined with a snowy land base provided K'rrik with a significant mana boost that enabled recasting commanders and casting multiple spells in a turn.

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  Strategic sacrifice of lands and creatures to trigger extort and Sir Konrad's abilities demonstrated effective resource management and timing.

Notable Cards

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  Cabal Stronghold

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  Burnished Hart

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  Pontiff of Blight

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  Blood Artist

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  Grindclock

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  Wayfarer's Bauble

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  Bazaar of Baghdad

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  Regal Bloodlord

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  Elixir of Immortality

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  Castle Locthwain

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  Temple of the False God

Summary

The game unfolded as a tense two-headed giant match featuring four commanders with distinct strategies. Early turns saw the players establishing their board presence and ramping mana while leveraging life gain synergies and milling effects. K'rrik's deck capitalized on life payment and extort triggers to generate resources and pressure opponents. Phenax focused on milling opponents' decks to thin their libraries and trigger graveyard synergies, while Syr Konrad leveraged creature deaths and ping damage to chip away at opponents' life totals. Oloro aimed to stabilize the game through consistent life gain and attrition. A key turning point occurred when K'rrik's team amassed significant extort triggers through multiple spells, draining opponents' life and gaining a large mana pool with Cabal Stronghold and snowy lands. Meanwhile, Phenax and Syr Konrad applied pressure through milling and damage triggers, but multiple attempts to mill creatures proved unlucky, limiting some effects. Oloro and K'rrik's team used life gain and sacrifice effects to maintain board control and tempo. The game featured back-and-forth milling, extort damage, and Sir Konrad's pinging ability synergizing with creature deaths, creating a dynamic battlefield with shifting advantages. The win condition revolved around draining opponents' life through extort and incremental damage from creature death triggers, supported by a steady stream of life gain and board control elements.