Deck & Commander Strategies
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Mono-black discard and sacrifice value deck that disrupts opponents' hands while generating card advantage and assembling combos using recursive discard and sacrifice synergies.
Sythis, Harvest's Hand
Enchantress-based deck focusing on enchantment matters, generating card draw and mana ramp through enchantments to outvalue opponents and build a powerful late game.
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Mono-white prison and stax deck that taxes and restricts opponents' mana and spellcasting, aiming to grind the game down and prey on combo strategies with taxing effects and disruption.
Najeela, the Blade-Blossom
Five-color warrior tribal and combat combo deck that ramps aggressively and aims to assemble infinite combat steps through interactions with Thrasios and warrior synergies.
Gameplay Insights
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Tinybones capitalized on sacrificing Dothi Voidwalker and Null Rod to maintain board control and card advantage, effectively interrupting opponents’ key resources.
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Thalia’s tax effects, particularly Thorn of Amethyst, significantly slowed down combo decks like Najeela’s, forcing players to adapt their sequencing and resource management.
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Sythis leveraged enchantress triggers and multiple card draw engines like Sylvan Library and Destiny Spinner to maintain card advantage, but was vulnerable to Tinybones' discard and removal.
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Najeela’s initial mana issues and disruption from Thalia delayed her infinite combat combo, demonstrating how stax elements can effectively hinder aggressive combos in cEDH.
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Use of Scroll Rack by Thalia player allowed selective card filtering to set up disruption and maintain pressure on opponents’ hands and resources.
Notable Cards
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Chromatic Lantern
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Scroll Rack
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Sylvan Library
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Anvil of Bogardan
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Utopia Sprawl
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Dark Confidant
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Assassin's Trophy
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Aura Shards
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Sanctum Weaver
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Imperial Seal
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Deadly Rollick
Gameplay Summary
The game started with each player establishing their respective strategies early on, with Sythis ramping and drawing cards through enchantment synergies, Tinybones focusing on hand disruption and value from discard, Thalia setting up a taxing prison board state, and Najeela developing mana and preparing for a combat combo.
Early skirmishes involved Tinybones controlling key creatures like the Null Rod and Dothi Voidwalker to limit opponents' resources, while Sythis used enchantress effects and card draw to build momentum.
Thalia applied pressure with tax effects and stax pieces like the Thorn of Amethyst, slowing down combo players.
Najeela struggled with land drops initially but aimed to assemble her infinite combat sequence leveraging Thrasios and mana acceleration. A pivotal moment came when Tinybones successfully disrupted Sythis's enchantress engine by destroying key artifacts and enchantments while simultaneously drawing extra cards through sacrifice and discard outlets.
Meanwhile, Thalia’s prison elements taxed mana and disrupted opponents’ ramp, forcing careful sequencing.
Sythis tried to maintain board presence with enchantments and draw engines but was repeatedly pressured by Tinybones's discard and removal.
Najeela eventually found some board presence but was hindered by Thalia’s stax.
The game revolved around Tinybones leveraging discard and value engines to out-resource the others while dodging Thalia's taxing effects and Najeela's combat threats.
The match showcased a dynamic interplay between disruption, enchantment value, and combat combo attempts, with players adapting continuously to stax and countermeasures on board.
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