Kinnan vs Volrath vs Lathliss vs Heliod || Zirda vs Mairsil vs Winota vs Brokkos EDH / CMDR games

Deck Strategies

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Ramp mana quickly to cast large creatures and leverage the ability to reveal and play additional creatures from the top of the library, aiming to overwhelm opponents with big threats.

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  Lathliss, Dragon Queen

  Not directly highlighted in the gameplay, but typically focuses on creating dragon tokens and leveraging dragon tribal synergies to dominate the board.

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  Volrath, the Shapestealer

  Not explicitly detailed in this segment, but usually involves stealing opponents’ creatures and utilizing their abilities for advantage.

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  Heliod, Sun-Crowned

  Utilizes enchantments to generate value and create creatures, with synergy around lifegain and board control using enchantment recursion like Sun Titan.

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  Winota, Joiner of Forces

  Not prominently featured in the early gameplay, generally relies on attacking with non-human creatures to cheat humans into play and generate aggressive board states.

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  Brokkos, Apex of Forever

  Aggressive dragon tribal strategy that uses War Storm Surge and Scourge of Valkas to deal damage and control the board through combat triggers.

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  Zirda, the Dawnwaker

  Not detailed in this gameplay portion; commonly supports activated abilities and combo enablers.

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  Mairsil, the Pretender

  Not highlighted in this segment; normally involves accumulating and reusing activated abilities of other creatures.

Gameplay Insights

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  Adam leveraged Kinnan's ability to cheat large creatures onto the battlefield, such as Skithiryx the Blight Dragon with haste, pressuring opponents quickly with infect damage.

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  Jesper used Kataki's War Wage and Stony Silence early to disrupt artifact strategies, forcing opponents to react and waste resources.

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  Sander maximized damage output from creatures like Hellkite Tyrant by combining War Storm Surge and Scourge of Valkas triggers, dealing incremental damage and controlling the board.

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  Adam cleverly blinked Manglehorn with Essence Flux to repeatedly destroy Jesper's Storage Matrix, hampering Jesper's enchantment-based ramp and control.

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  Jesper's control plan involved using Sun Titan to recur key enchantments like Storage Matrix, maintaining board presence despite disruption.

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  Adam's timely use of Triumph of the Horde to grant haste to his infect creatures allowed him to finish off an opponent, highlighting a well-timed combat phase as a turning point.

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  The presence of Rule of Law slowed down the game, limiting players' ability to cast multiple spells per turn and shaping the pacing and timing of key plays.

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  Sander's decision not to save Adam from being attacked showed a strategic choice to reduce the number of opponents and threats to manage.

Notable Cards

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

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  Stony Silence

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  Hellkite Tyrant

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  Scourge of Valkas

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  Sun Titan

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  Heliod, Sun-Crowned

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  Manglehorn

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  Essence Flux

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  Ethersworn Canonist

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  Storage Matrix

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  Mystic Remora

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  Gonti's Aether Heart

Summary

The game began with players establishing their mana bases and early board presence, with Adam securing Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy early, which quickly became a significant threat due to his ability to ramp and cast big creatures. Jesper set up a control-oriented strategy with cards like Kataki's War Wage and Stony Silence to hinder artifact-based strategies, while Sander developed a red-heavy board with Dragon Hatchling and later Hellkite Tyrant, leveraging War Storm Surge and Scourge of Valkas to deal incremental damage. Adam's Kinnan deck focused on fetching powerful creatures from the top of his deck, including Skithiryx the Blight Dragon, which applied pressure with infect counters. Jesper's Heliod deck combined enchantment synergy and board control, exemplified by multiple activations of Heliod and a Sun Titan recursion engine to bring back key enchantments. Sander's Brokkos deck capitalized on aggressive dragon creatures and synergy with War Storm Surge to pressure opponents.