Deck & Commander Strategies
Etali, Primal Conqueror
This deck aims to leverage Etali's ability to cheat powerful creatures into play and generate massive card advantage through combat damage, using aggressive ramp and disruption to maintain tempo and close out the game quickly.
Gameplay Insights
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Early artifact ramp and mana acceleration were critical for enabling explosive starts and casting Etali efficiently.
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Missing the optimal land tutor (Trees of Ogre) significantly slowed down one player's combo development, illustrating the importance of precise sequencing in high-level play.
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Casting Cursed Mirror on Birds of Paradise was a clever disruption play to hinder opponents' mana fixing and acceleration.
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Players balanced aggressive plays with careful resource management, often passing turn quickly after setting up key permanents or mana, demonstrating typical cEDH pacing.
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Interaction with artifact removal on Vexing Shusher prevented opponents from stabilizing their combos, showing how targeted disruption shaped the early game.
Notable Cards
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Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
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Vexing Shusher
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Sanctum Weaver
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Cursed Mirror
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Sylvan Library
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Ancient Tomb
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Ruby Medallion
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Arcane Signet
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Deflecting Swat
Gameplay Summary
The game started with all players eager to leverage Etali, Primal Conqueror's fast and aggressive capabilities in a highly competitive cEDH environment.
Early plays involved setting up mana bases with artifact ramp such as Arcane Signet, Ruby Medallion, and Ancient Tomb, combined with green mana accelerants like Birds of Paradise and Sylvan Library.
One player utilized creatures like Sanctum Weaver to generate tokens, while another focused on assembling key pieces such as Bergy and Chromax to enable combo potential.
A significant moment arose when a player missed a vital land tutor choice (Trees of Ogre), which could have accelerated their combo line, highlighting the importance of precise sequencing in cEDH.
Interaction was fierce, with artifact removal targeting key pieces like Vexing Shusher and disruptive plays such as casting Cursed Mirror on Birds of Paradise to disrupt opponents' ramp and colors.
The game was marked by heavy use of tutors, mana acceleration, and strategic disruption, with players carefully balancing aggression and defense to maintain board presence and combo potential.
