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

Deck Strategies

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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

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  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.

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

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

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

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

Notable Cards

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  Tinybones, Trinket Thief

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  Sidisi, Brood Tyrant

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  Opposition Agent

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  Rhystic Study

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  Mox Diamond

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  Lotus Petal

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  Mana Crypt

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  Cyclonic Rift

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  Sorin, Lord of Innistrad

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  Demonic Consultation

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  Toxic Deluge

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.