CEDH Gameplay! Atraxa vs Glarb vs Tasigur vs Rograkh/Thrasios

Deck Strategies

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  Atraxa, Grand Unifier

  A midrange value deck focused on incremental advantage through proliferate, card draw, and versatile removal, aiming to control the board and eventually overwhelm opponents with resilient threats.

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  Glarb, Calamity's Augur

  A graveyard-centric deck that leverages self-mill and recursion synergies, utilizing Glarb's abilities to generate value and create board presence through graveyard interactions.

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  Tasigur, the Golden Fang

  A midrange-control hybrid that uses mana acceleration and graveyard interactions to generate card advantage and set up powerful combo lines, typically winning through large mana plays and recursion combos.

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh / Thrasios, Triton Hero

  A ramp and value-based deck that focuses on efficient mana generation and creature threats, combining Rograkh's aggression with Thrasios's card filtering to gain incremental advantages and control the pace of the game.

Gameplay Insights

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  Strategic use of Abrupt Decay early to disrupt key artifacts and maintain board control.

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  Leveraging Enlightened Tutor to find specific combo pieces, demonstrating focused deck manipulation.

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  Combining candleabra of tonos with rituals and mana rocks to generate explosive mana enabling large combo turns.

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  Protecting key combo pieces by careful sequencing and using counterspells and removal judiciously.

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  Utilizing graveyard synergies and mana acceleration to execute complex multi-step combos.

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  Turn order and interaction timing played a critical role in allowing or preventing combo resolutions.

Notable Cards

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  Abrupt Decay

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  Enlightened Tutor

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  Wishclaw Talisman

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  Dark Ritual

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  Mana Vault

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  Mox Diamond

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  Talon Gates

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  Crop Rotation

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  Elves of Deep Shadow

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  Birds of Paradise

Summary

The game featured four players piloting midrange-oriented decks led by Atraxa, Grand Unifier; Glarb, Calamity's Augur; Tasigur, the Golden Fang; and Rograkh paired with Thrasios. Early turns were marked by efficient land drops, ramp, and early creature plays such as Rograkh and various utility creatures like Birds of Paradise and Elves of Deep Shadow. The players focused on interactive spells and board presence, with key moments including the use of Abrupt Decay to disrupt threats and a strategic Enlightened Tutor search for important combo pieces. A pivotal phase of the game involved a complex stack interaction where a player utilized a combination of candleabra of tonos and various rituals to generate significant mana and card draw, enabling a large combo attempt with Wishclaw Talisman. Despite opposition attempts to disrupt through removal and counterspells, the player managed to resolve key spells, draw multiple cards, and threaten a lethal sequence by leveraging graveyard synergies and mana acceleration. The game showcased the tension between midrange value plays and explosive combo lines, with the Tasigur player attempting to capitalize on incremental advantage and mana filtering to break through defenses.