Deck Strategies
Marneus Calgar
A hatebear and control-oriented deck that disrupts opponents' mana and board development while applying pressure through efficient creatures and spells. It aims to dismantle the opponents' resources and win through incremental combat damage or combos enabled by control elements.
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
A legendary toolbox deck that seeks to cheat powerful legendary creatures into play, leveraging synergy and value from legendary permanents to dominate the board and close the game.
Jeska, Thrice Reborn / Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
A partner combination focused on aggressive combat damage and incremental growth, using Jeska to direct damage and Ishai to grow as opponents cast spells, aiming for a combat-based win while maintaining resilience through evasion and disruption.
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
A graveyard-centric reanimation deck that aims to mill cards and reanimate impactful creatures from graveyards, often generating value and combos through enter-the-battlefield triggers to overwhelm opponents.
Gameplay Insights
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Marneus Calgar's player prioritized early disruption with tax effects to slow down opponents' explosive starts.
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The critical turn 6 board wipe by Marneus Calgar reset the board and destroyed over 30 treasures, dramatically hindering opponents' mana and resource bases.
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Treasure generation and management was a pivotal resource theme, with Black Market and treasure tokens playing key roles in ramp and economy.
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Players carefully navigated around taxing enchantments like Blind Obedience and Esper Sentinel, choosing when to pay or let opponents draw cards.
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The Marneus Calgar player effectively leveraged incremental advantage from hatebears and resource denial to outpace a 3-versus-1 scenario.
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Gyruda's graveyard and reanimation plan was disrupted by the timely board reset, illustrating the importance of timing and interaction in cEDH pods.
Notable Cards
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Esper Sentinel
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Blind Obedience
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Black Market
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Smothering Tithe
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Spellseeker
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Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Summary
The game featured a competitive four-player Commander pod including Marneus Calgar, Jeska/Ishai, Sisay, and Gyruda decks. The opening turns saw players establishing their mana bases and deploying early disruption such as Esper Sentinel and Blind Obedience to tax opponents' spells. Marneus Calgar's player used early ramp and hatebears to slow the game, while Gyruda focused on setting up its graveyard-based reanimation strategy. Throughout the midgame, significant tension built around the use of Black Market and treasure generation, with a key turning point occurring on turn 6 when Marneus Calgar executed a table-resetting play that destroyed over 30 treasures, dramatically shifting the game state. This disruption severely impacted opponents' resources and tempo. Following this, the Marneus Calgar player capitalized on the reduced board presence and resource pools of the other decks to maintain control and push towards victory. The game concluded with Marneus Calgar successfully 1v3'ing the pod by leveraging efficient hatebear disruption, resource denial, and calculated aggression. The Sisay, Jeska/Ishai, and Gyruda players each attempted to establish their respective strategies, but were ultimately overwhelmed by the timely board wipe and continuous pressure exerted by Marneus Calgar.
