S1 Episode 10: Vintage Ban List cEDH Gameplay

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Tasigur, the Golden Fang

  A control-combo deck that leverages fast mana artifacts and banned Vintage staples like Ancestral Recall and Time Walk to accelerate its game plan. It uses reanimation packages and infinite turn combos involving Time Vault, Voltaic Key, and Panoptic Mirror to gain an overwhelming advantage and close out the game.

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  Leovold, Emissary of Trest

  Focuses on disruption and lock pieces, combining Tinker with powerful artifacts like Teferi's Puzzle Box to prevent opponents from drawing cards and restrict their plays. It also uses the Time Vault and Voltaic Key combo to generate infinite turns, enabling the deck to control the game pace and win at its leisure.

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  Teferi, Temporal Archmage

  A control and combo-oriented deck that utilizes Teferi's abilities to manipulate time and card advantage, aiming to disrupt opponents while assembling combos that involve taking extra turns and controlling the board state.

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  Child of Alara

  Though not detailed extensively, typically a ramp and control deck that uses board wipes and powerful spells to clear the field, then capitalizes on its Commander’s unique ability to reset the board and deal damage, aiming for a midrange-combo finish.

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  Zur the Enchanter

  A combo-control deck that uses Zur’s ability to cheat powerful enchantments into play, enabling lock pieces, protection, and combos that can lead to a swift victory.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Fastbond with Crucible of Worlds allows repeated land destruction and replay, creating both ramp and disruption with minimal resource investment.

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  The synergy between Tinker and Teferi's Puzzle Box creates a powerful lock that denies opponents card draws, effectively controlling the pace of the game.

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  Deploying multiple fast mana artifacts like Moxen enables explosive starts, allowing the decks to assemble combos quickly in a format where powerful banned cards are legal.

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  Choosing to keep or mulligan opening hands is critical in such a high-variance format, as seen with Leovold's pilot rejecting a mediocre hand despite having some powerful cards due to lack of follow-up.

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  Interaction such as Flusterstorm and Cyclonic Rift are critical in countering early threats and protecting combo pieces during the pivotal turns.

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  Infinite turn combos involving Time Vault and Voltaic Key are a recurring theme and represent a primary win condition that players race to assemble and protect.

Notable Cards

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  Mox Jet

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  Mox Emerald

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  Mox Sapphire

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  Ancestral Recall

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  Time Walk

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  Fastbond

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  Chains of Mephistopheles

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  Time Vault

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  Voltaic Key

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  Panoptic Mirror

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  Teferi's Puzzle Box

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  Gifts Ungiven

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  Cyclonic Rift

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  Flusterstorm

Gameplay Summary