Zedruu VS Surrak VS Child of Alara EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Zedruu the Greathearted

  Control and card advantage through enchantment-based effects, using spells like Humility to neutralize threats while drawing extra cards and dealing incremental damage to grind out a win.

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  Surrak Dragonclaw

  Aggressive creature-based strategy focused on casting big creatures and making them monstrous to apply pressure, using cheat effects like Quicksilver Amulet to accelerate threats onto the battlefield.

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  Child of Alara

  Land ramp and board flood with powerful landfall triggers, generating a large army of tokens and gaining life to stabilize, ultimately relying on overwhelming board presence and combo synergies.

Gameplay Insights

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  Casting Humility early slowed down aggressive board developments and allowed Zedruu to gain card advantage and control the pace of the game.

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  Child of Alara's massive life gain and token generation via Titania and Zirin Orb created a critical board presence but was ultimately vulnerable to exile effects.

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  Zedruu's use of Academy Rector combined with Clever Impersonator to secure Detention Sphere was a pivotal play that removed key threats and helped secure victory.

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  Surrak's use of Quicksilver Amulet to cheat out large creatures quickly was impactful but not enough to overcome the control elements and explosive ramp of the other decks.

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  The interaction between land ramp and card draw engines was crucial, with Sensei's Divining Top and Burgeoning enabling consistent development and resource advantage.

Notable Cards

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  Humility

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  Academy Rector

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  Clever Impersonator

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  Detention Sphere

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  Animist's Awakening

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  Titania, Protector of Argoth

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  Quicksilver Amulet

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  Ad Nauseam

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  Dictate of Erebos

Summary

The game featured a three-player Commander match with Zedruu the Greathearted, Surrak Dragonclaw, and Child of Alara. Early turns saw a cautious land ramp and setup phase, with Child of Alara establishing a strong ramp presence through cards like Burgeoning and Sensei's Divining Top. Zedruu took an aggressive approach by casting Humility early, neutralizing creatures and gaining card advantage through Dictate of Erebos. Surrak developed a strong board presence with big creatures and utilized Quicksilver Amulet to cheat out powerful threats such as Colossus of Akros. Child of Alara executed a massive life gain and token generation using Titania and Zirin Orb, producing an army of elementals. However, Zedruu leveraged Academy Rector and Clever Impersonator to control the board, eventually exiling Child's elemental tokens with Detention Sphere. Surrak attempted to pressure both opponents but was ultimately eliminated when Child redirected an attack to him. The game ended with Zedruu's control and card draw engine enabling a steady advantage, leading to a win after Child conceded.