Animar vs Freyalise vs Niv-Mizzet vs Mirko Vosk EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Animar, Soul of Elements

  Animar's deck focuses on casting cheap creatures and accumulating +1/+1 counters to grow into a powerful threat while drawing cards through creatures like Beast Whisperer. The deck aims to leverage Animar's ability to reduce creature costs and build a large, evasive board presence.

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  Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury

  Freyalise's deck uses elf tribal synergies and ramp to generate massive amounts of green mana quickly. By casting spells like Green Sun Zenith and Kindred Summonings, the deck floods the board with elves and draws a large number of cards to maintain overwhelming board presence and pressure.

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  Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker

  Mirko Vosk's deck employs disruption and controlling elements, using cards like Shadow of Doubt and Liliana's Reaver to interfere with opponents' plans. It leverages card draw and removal to control the game and slowly drain opponents' resources.

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  Niv-Mizzet, Parun

  Niv-Mizzet's deck focuses on spells that draw cards and deal damage, utilizing Niv-Mizzet's ability to ping opponents whenever a card is drawn. The deck uses control elements and card advantage tools like Chromatic Lantern and Windfall to maintain tempo and win through incremental damage and card advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Trevor's Freyalise deck used Green Sun Zenith with a high X value to fetch key elves and generate overwhelming mana with Gaea's Cradle, enabling explosive board development.

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  The use of Kindred Summonings doubled Trevor's elf army, significantly boosting card draw and board presence.

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  Matt's counter spell Muddle the Mixture slowed Trevor's Green Sun Zenith but was insufficient to stop the overall momentum.

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  Mike's timely use of Shadow of Doubt early in the game disrupted Matt's initial search, though it was later regretted as Trevor's board state expanded rapidly.

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  Trevor wisely cast Heroic Intervention in response to a suspected board wipe, preserving his massive elf board.

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  Animar's reliance on card draw through creatures like Beast Whisperer and Shaman of Forgotten Ways helped maintain pressure but was hampered by targeted disruption and betrayal.

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  Combat decisions, including blocking choices and uses of sudden spoiling, influenced life totals and board control, highlighting the delicate balance of aggression versus defense.

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  The interaction between Matt's Survival of the Fittest and Animar's board state led to a key moment of betrayal that shifted trust and alliances.

Notable Cards

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  Gaea's Cradle

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  Chromatic Lantern

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  Shadow of Doubt

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  Liliana's Reaver

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  Survival of the Fittest

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  Beast Whisperer

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  Coat of Arms

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  Windfall

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  Regal Force

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  Peregrine Drake

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  Sylvan Library

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  Heroic Intervention

Summary

The game began with all four players establishing their boards with mana ramp and early creatures, setting the stage for their respective strategies. Animar built up incrementally with various creatures and card draw, while Trevor's Freyalise deck quickly exploded with a massive mana base powered by Green Sun Zenith, Coat of Arms, and other elf synergies, allowing him to flood the board with elves and draw a tremendous number of cards. Mike's Mirko Vosk deck leveraged disruption with cards like Shadow of Doubt and Liliana's Reaver to slow opponents, and Matt's Niv-Mizzet deck focused on card draw and control elements like Chromatic Lantern and Windfall. Trevor's board state became the major threat as he amassed a wide elf army with powerful buffs and mana acceleration, enabling him to cast multiple spells in a turn. His use of Kindred Summonings to double his elves and the activation of Gaea's Cradle for massive mana stood out as key turning points. Despite some disruption attempts from other players, Trevor maintained momentum with repeated draws and board presence. Animar tried to keep up with card draw and creatures but suffered a key moment of betrayal when Matt cast Survival of the Fittest and then passed a useful token to Animar only to betray him shortly after. Combat exchanges showed aggressive swings from Trevor's elves, forcing others to block and lose life. The game was still unfolding as Animar made a small attack and passed the turn, indicating the ongoing tension and multiple threats on the board.