Kaalia, Tasigur, Ikra & Kraum, Anje - #cEDH Gameplay Ep 46

Deck Strategies

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  Kaalia of the Vast

  Kaalia aims to quickly deploy powerful angels, demons, or dragons to pressure opponents early, backed by tutors and disruption to enable a fast lethal attack or a devastating Peer into the Abyss finish.

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  Tasigur, the Golden Fang

  A control-oriented deck leveraging graveyard recursion, card selection via Tasigur and Teferi, and combo potential through Ad Nauseam to win by casting Thassa’s Oracle or other combos.

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  Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper & Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

  This deck focuses on life gain from commander damage and card advantage from drawing with Kraum, combining treasure token generation with Dockside Extortionist and disruptive interaction to fuel a combo finish.

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  Anje Falkenrath

  Anje filters the hand through madness triggers and discard outlets to find combo pieces or pressure opponents with aggressive creatures, while using disruption and recursion to maintain momentum.

Gameplay Insights

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  David’s precision in timing Abrupt Decay and Deathrite Shaman activations helped to stifle Anje’s board development and prevent a quick combo from Leite.

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  Maraxis’s use of Mental Misstep and Veil of Summer protected key spells, enabling his slow build of treasures and commanders to generate value.

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  Baal’s ability to ramp explosively with Jeska’s Will, Mox Diamond, and multiple mana rocks was critical in setting up a complex combo involving Underworld Breach and Twinflame.

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  Leite’s cautious approach with Anje, choosing to set up board presence rather than attempting risky Worldgorger combos under heavy disruption, showed strong situational awareness.

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  The interaction around Remora early in the game slowed aggressive hands, forcing players to navigate carefully around taxing effects.

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  Baal’s final sequence of casting Yawgmoth's Will and chaining rituals and tutors under pressure demonstrated high-level sequencing and resource management in cEDH.

Notable Cards

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  Mayhem Devil

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  Peer into the Abyss

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  Deathrite Shaman

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  Underworld Breach

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  Yawgmoth's Will

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Twinflame

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  Jeska's Will

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  Jeweled Lotus

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  Mental Misstep

Summary

The game unfolded with four highly tuned cEDH decks vying for control and a path to victory. Early turns saw players establishing mana bases and deploying key engines: David on Tasigur Golden Control set up card selection and interaction with Deathrite Shaman and Remora, while Maraxis’s Ikra & Kraum deck focused on incremental life gain and treasure token generation. Leite’s Anje Falkenrath deck aggressively filtered the hand and pressured opponents through repeated discard and madness effects, and Baal’s Kaalia deck aimed to quickly summon powerful attackers and threaten with Mayhem Devil and peer into the abyss as a finisher. A pivotal moment occurred when David attempted an Ad Nauseam combo to win but fell short on mana and interaction, forcing him into a defensive posture. Meanwhile, Baal built explosive mana with Jeska's Will and mana rocks, casting Kaalia and holding tutors for big demons. Maraxis leveraged his treasures and commanders to generate card advantage and pressure, while Leite attempted to set up synergy with Anje and Entomb but faced strong counterplay. Late game actions featured Baal assembling a complex mana base to cast Underworld Breach and Yawgmoth's Will, aiming to combo off with Twinflame and Dockside Extortionist for a lethal storm finish, while David’s continuous disruption and interaction made it difficult for others to execute their plans cleanly.