Deck Strategies
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh & Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
This Grixis turbo deck focuses on resolving card advantage engines quickly and winning through combos involving Oracle of Mul Daya or Underworld Breach, leveraging efficient disruption and flash elements.
Kenrith, the Returned King
A five-color Flash Hulk deck aiming to flash in Protean Hulk and assemble the Seething Breakfast combo for an instant speed kill, using powerful mana acceleration and interaction to protect its combo pieces.
Tymna the Weaver & Thrasios, Triton Hero
A flash-based midrange/combo deck that grinds incremental advantage with its commanders while leveraging flash to interact and close the game with powerful combo lines.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
The use of flash to cast Orcish Bowmasters enabled instant disruption and board presence, which led to early creature kills and amassing tokens that shifted board control.
- 2
Alana's use of Ad Nauseam combined with draw engines like Rhystic Study and Mystic Remora allowed her to draw a critical mass of cards to assemble a winning combo.
- 3
Flash allowed players to respond to key spells and protect their combos with counterspells like Fierce Guardianship, preserving crucial lines to victory.
- 4
The timing of flash plays around triggers from draw engines created complex interactions that maximized card draw and resource advantage for multiple players.
- 5
Mind Break Trap and other counterspells were key in denying opponents' combo attempts, but well-timed recursion and protection spells enabled the winning deck to push through.
- 6
The game ended when Alana successfully resolved a combo after careful manipulation of draws and counters, demonstrating the power of flash-enabled cEDH combos.
Notable Cards
Protean Hulk
Orcish Bowmasters
Rhystic Study
Mystic Remora
Underworld Breach
Demonic Consultation
Ad Nauseam
Lion's Eye Diamond
Fierce Guardianship
Flash
Summary
The game showcased a high-level cEDH match involving four players piloting two Flash-enabled decks and two established competitive archetypes. Alana led with a Grixis turbo deck focused on assembling card advantage engines like Guttural Response and Ad Nauseam to execute a combo finish through Oracle or Breach lines. Alex ran a five-color Flash Hulk deck that aimed to flash in Protean Hulk and assemble the Seething Breakfast combo to win at instant speed. Zay piloted a similar Grixis list to Alana’s, also focusing on card advantage and combo wins, while Mikey piloted a Flash Hulk deck with Tymna and Thrasios, grinding incremental advantage and flash-based interaction to close out the game. Early turns were marked by mana acceleration and the setup of draw engines such as Rhystic Study and Mystic Remora, alongside key flash plays like Orcish Bowmasters that led to immediate board impact and tempo swings.
