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HALLOWEEN SPECIAL (2023) - PART 1 - cEDH - TINYBONES v WILHELT v SIDISI v EVELYN - MTG GAMEPLAY

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Tinybones, Trinket Thief

    Tinybones, Trinket Thief

    Uses discard effects to force opponents to discard cards, triggering Tinybones to draw cards and lose life, enabling continuous card advantage and disruption.

  • Sidisi, Brood Tyrant

    Sidisi, Brood Tyrant

    Leverages Zombie tribal synergies and reanimation spells to generate value and maintain board presence, aiming to overwhelm opponents with tokens and recursive threats.

  • Evelyn, the Covetous

    Evelyn, the Covetous

    Ramp and card advantage focused, deploying removal and control elements to manage the board while accelerating mana to cast powerful threats quickly.

  • Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

    Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

    Zombie tribal and sacrifice synergies to create a resilient board state, using token generators and sacrifice outlets to gain incremental advantages.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Tinybones' use of overload Mind Rake early to discard cards from opponents without discarding cards himself enabled efficient disruption while triggering his own draw ability.

  • 2

    Sidisi's reanimation of the Brood Tyrant after a board wipe demonstrated resilience and the importance of recursion in maintaining board presence in cEDH.

  • 3

    The strategic casting of Opposition Agent in response to an Arlinn trigger prevented key tutoring spells from resolving, effectively disrupting opponents' combo lines.

  • 4

    Players carefully managed Rhystic Study triggers, choosing when to pay or pass on them to manipulate card draw and tempo to their advantage.

  • 5

    The use of sacrifice outlets combined with token generation by Wilhelt allowed for incremental value and pressure even after major board resets.

Notable Cards

  • Tinybones, Trinket Thief

    Tinybones, Trinket Thief

  • Sidisi, Brood Tyrant

    Sidisi, Brood Tyrant

  • Opposition Agent

    Opposition Agent

  • Rhystic Study

    Rhystic Study

  • Mox Diamond

    Mox Diamond

  • Lotus Petal

    Lotus Petal

  • Mana Crypt

    Mana Crypt

  • Cyclonic Rift

    Cyclonic Rift

  • Sorin, Lord of Innistrad

    Sorin, Lord of Innistrad

  • Demonic Consultation

    Demonic Consultation

  • Toxic Deluge

    Toxic Deluge

Gameplay Summary

The game featured a four-player cEDH match with Wilhelt, Evelyn, Sidisi, and Tinybones as commanders.

Early game tempo was established with aggressive land drops and efficient mana acceleration, such as Mox Diamonds, Lotus Petal, and mana crypts.

Tinybones leveraged discard mechanics and card draw from opponents' discards to generate value, while Sidisi utilized reanimation spells and powerful Zombie tribal synergies.

Evelyn focused on ramp and controlling the board with removal spells, and Wilhelt developed a board presence with Zombie tokens and sacrifice outlets. A key turning point occurred when a board wipe was cast, wiping out many creatures but leaving the players to rebuild with their resources.

Sidisi successfully reanimated a key Zombie lord, maintaining board presence.

The game’s climax involved strategic use of disruption spells, including an Opposition Agent stealing key tutor effects, and careful management of triggers like Rhystic Study to control card advantage.

The match ended abruptly when a player found a winning line but was stopped by effective interaction from opponents, leading to a concession and a good game call.

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