Deck & Commander Strategies
Kenrith, the Returned King
Utilizes five-color mana to assemble combo pieces like Doomsday Oracle and Underworld Breach, relying on generating treasures and extensive mana ramp to execute alternate win conditions.
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Uses her ability to tutor legendary creatures and assemble a powerful legendary toolbox, enabling versatile answers and threats while controlling the board.
Winota, Joiner of Forces
Combines aggressive creature tactics with stax elements such as Magus of the Moon and Myr Retriever to disrupt opponents’ mana and spellcasting, while creating wide boards of attacking creatures.
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Focuses on mana acceleration via mana dorks and rocks to execute fast combos, aiming to generate infinite mana with Seedborn Muse and Battle Monolith for a protected win.
Gameplay Insights
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Winota’s deployment of Ether Sworn Canonist effectively restricted opponents from casting multiple spells per turn, slowing down combo setups.
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Sisay’s use of Dockside Extortionist generated crucial treasure tokens, ramping mana significantly and enabling faster deployment of key spells.
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Ashiok, Dream Render’s graveyard exile prevented recursion-based strategies, forcing players to adapt their game plans.
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Kenrith’s Ragavan applied early pressure and card advantage, influencing combat decisions and board state.
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Careful timing of tutors and stax pieces maintained a dynamic battlefield where each player balanced aggression with disruption.
Notable Cards
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Underworld Breach
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Dockside Extortionist
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Magus of the Moon
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Goblin Rabblemaster
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Ashiok, Dream Render
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Seedborn Muse
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Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Gameplay Summary
The game started with each player developing their board and mana bases cautiously.
Kenrith utilized a five-color mana base aiming for combo finishes with cards like Doomsday Oracle and Underworld Breach, while Sisay leveraged her ability to tutor legendary creatures, assembling a toolbox to control the battlefield.
Winota focused on aggressive creature strategies supported by disruptive stax pieces such as Magus of the Moon and Myr Retriever to cut off opponents' resources.
Kinnan aimed to ramp mana quickly using mana dorks and rocks to execute a fast combo via Seedborn Muse and Battle Monolith. Early combat exchanges involved Kenrith’s Ragavan attacking and generating pressure, while Winota generated multiple goblin tokens to bolster her board presence.
Key plays included Sisay casting Dockside Extortionist to generate treasure tokens, adding significant mana advantage.
Winota aggressively deployed Ether Sworn Canonist and Goblin Rabblemaster to stifle opponents' spells and grow her forces.
A pivotal moment came when Ashiok, Dream Render was used to exile opponents' graveyards, disrupting recursion strategies.
Despite these disruptions, the game maintained a tense balance with players holding back blockers and managing resources carefully.
The video captures the tense interplay of stax effects, tutors, and aggressive combat that define high-level cEDH gameplay.
