Can You Out Etali an Etali? - Cedh Gameplay - Etali Vs NivMizzet Vs Pako Haldan Vs Tevesh Thrasios

Summary

The game began with each player setting up their board states and ramping up their mana bases. Ghost Dealers, piloting Tevesh Thrasios, managed to set up a strong card draw engine early on with Mystic Remora. Life, with his Etali deck, focused on ramping up and casting mana dorks and creatures, while Bananas's Niv-Mizzet deck aimed to establish a Spell slinger strategy. Hidden, using the partner commanders Pako and Haldan, tried to establish card advantage from the command zone. A key turning point came when Hidden attempted to protect his commander, Paco, with a misdirection spell, which was subsequently countered by a swan song from Ghost Dealers. This interaction led to a complex stack and a pivotal moment in the game. In the end, Life managed to set up a win condition with his commander, Etali, and a Teamer Sabertooth fetched through worldly tutor.

Deck Strategies

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  Niv-Mizzet, Parun

  Utilizes a classic blue-red Spell slinger strategy, with various two-card combos involving the commander.

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  Etali, Primal Conqueror

  Aims to ramp quickly, cast Etali, and steal spells from opponents. The deck also contains a Dockside flicker combo.

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  Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools / Thrasios, Triton Hero

  An adaptive mid-range deck that plays best cards and combos available. It can adjust its pace depending on situation.

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  Pako, Arcane Retriever / Haldan, Avid Arcanist

  Seeks to generate card advantage from the command zone, protect Pako, then use Haldan to smother opponents in value in the late game. It often wins by infinitely recurring extra turn spells.

Gameplay Insights

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  Ghost Dealers' early Mystic Remora played a pivotal role in drawing cards and establishing early game advantage.

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  The counter spell war over Hidden's misdirection spell was a key turning point in the game, disrupting Hidden's plans and shifting the game tempo.

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  Life's use of Worldly Tutor to fetch Teamer Sabertooth set up a potential win condition in combination with his commander, Etali.

Notable Cards

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  Mystic Remora

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  Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness

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  Pako, Arcane Retriever

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  Niv-Mizzet, Parun

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  Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

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  Haldan, Avid Arcanist

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Worldly Tutor