Deck & Commander Strategies
Dina, Soul Steeper
A proactive Ad Nauseam deck aiming to generate overwhelming card advantage and then finish the game with two-card combos derived from the large card draw.
Moldy Grixis
A midrange Grixis Ad Nauseam deck focused on efficient mana ramp, disruption through interaction and board wipes, and setting up fast combo turns with classic Grixis win conditions.
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
A proactive Doomsday deck leveraging Yuriko's ability to gain card advantage and set up quick wins with evasive ninjas and stealth damage triggers.
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
An aggressive Corvold Infect deck utilizing the commander’s large evasive body and sacrifice synergies to deliver infect damage and close the game rapidly.
Gameplay Insights
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Using gemstone caverns early to maintain tempo and ensure critical land drops despite mulligans.
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The Moldy Grixis player's sequence of casting Lion's Eye Diamond, Underworld Breach, and multiple wheel effects created a massive card advantage and mana pool by turn two, enabling a quick combo finish.
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Discarding and recasting key cards in the graveyard with Underworld Breach allowed for explosive turns and resilience against disruption.
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Despite multiple attempts at interaction and board wipes, the rapid mana acceleration and tutoring capabilities of the Moldy Grixis deck proved too powerful to contain.
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The game demonstrated the potency of combining classic Grixis cards with modern graveyard recursion to enable fast, decisive wins in cEDH.
Notable Cards
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Lion's Eye Diamond
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Underworld Breach
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Ad Nauseam
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Vampiric Tutor
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Windfall
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Wheel of Fortune
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Faithless Looting
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Cabal Ritual
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Chrome Mox
Gameplay Summary
The game featured a fast-paced and highly interactive cEDH multiplayer match with four players piloting distinct competitive decks.
Early turns saw key plays such as gemstone caverns being used for ramp and disruption, with players carefully sculpting their hands through mulligans and card advantage spells.
One significant turning point occurred when the Moldy Grixis player executed a strong sequence involving Lion's Eye Diamond, Underworld Breach, and various wheel effects like Windfall and Wheel of Fortune.
This enabled explosive card draw and graveyard synergy, generating immense mana and card advantage by turn two.
The game culminated in the Moldy Grixis player leveraging Ad Nauseam and multiple tutors to assemble a winning combo and closing out the game swiftly before opponents could stabilize.
Despite some early board interaction, the rapid mana acceleration and combo setup proved decisive.
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