Deck Strategies
Tymna the Weaver & Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Midrange ad nausium deck aiming to generate infinite mana and loop Jeska for infinite damage, closing the game through repeated combat damage.
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Tymna the Weaver & Tana, the Bloodsower
Blue storm deck focused on locking down opponents with silence effects and finishing with dual-targeting combos like twinflame or Witherbloom Apprentice.
Nath of the Gilt-Leaf
Stax elfball deck designed to lock down the board and win through incremental combat damage by overwhelming opponents with elves and disruption.
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Tymna the Weaver & Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
Midrange control blue farm deck leveraging artifact ramp and card draw, with a one-card combo using Intuition and Underworld Breach to generate an infinite loop for the win.
Gameplay Insights
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Casting Smothering Tithe early provided a huge mana advantage that accelerated the board state drastically.
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Using artifact synergies such as Grim Monolith and Wishclaw Talisman enabled fast mana generation and access to color fixing, crucial for executing combos.
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The blue farm deck's ability to cast Pier and draw a large portion of its deck set up a decisive combo finish with Underworld Breach and Worldgorger Dragon.
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Timing the activation of Dance of the Dead and Dark Rituals in combination with Worldgorger Dragon created a loop that dealt damage to all opponents and ended the game swiftly.
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Players balanced aggression with disruption, trading damage and stax effects to prevent others from executing their combos first.
Notable Cards
Smothering Tithe
Loyal Apprentice
Grand Abolisher
Grim Monolith
Wishclaw Talisman
Underworld Breach
Dark Ritual
Dance of the Dead
Worldgorger Dragon
Summary
The game featured a competitive cEDH four-player match with decks centered around Tymna Jeska midrange/ad nausium, Tymna Tana storm, Nath stax elfball, and Tymna Kraum blue midrange control. Early on, a critical moment arose when a player cast Smothering Tithe, generating significant treasure tokens and accelerating mana development. This mana advantage allowed for quick deployment of threats like Loyal Apprentice and Grand Abolisher, while also enabling powerful artifact synergies such as Grim Monolith and Wishclaw Talisman. The game pace was intense with players jockeying for control, trading incremental damage, and deploying stax elements to disrupt opponents' strategies. The blue farm deck made a pivotal play by casting Pier into play, drawing a massive card advantage, and then executing an Underworld Breach combo with Dark Ritual and Dance of the Dead to loop Worldgorger Dragon, dealing damage to all opponents and winning decisively. The combination of efficient mana ramp, stax disruption, and a one-card combo finish shaped the dynamic flow of the game.
