cEDH with Friends

Deck Strategies

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  Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

  A toolbox deck strategy focusing on ramping mana and tutoring powerful legendary permanents to gain incremental advantage and assemble combos or lock pieces.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Mana acceleration and creature-based ramp, leveraging Kinnan's ability to generate large amounts of mana from creatures, aiming to combo off or cast high-impact spells quickly.

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  Tayam, Luminous Enigma

  A control-oriented deck that uses spells and creatures to manipulate the board and opponents’ plays, with an emphasis on interaction and value generation.

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  Etali, Primal Conqueror

  Aggressive and disruptive playstyle, using Etali's ability to steal and cast cards from opponents’ decks to gain tempo and resource advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Defining Silence played a crucial role in shaping the interaction dynamics, forcing players to carefully decide how to use their limited counterspells and removal.

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  The use of Haywire Mace to potentially destroy key artifacts like Jeweled Lotus highlighted the importance of artifact interaction in cEDH games.

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  Players demonstrated efficient mana base construction and sequencing of plays, such as cracking fetch lands and using mana dorks and mana artifacts to maximize their turns.

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  The timing of casting commanders and noncreature spells was carefully managed under the threat of Defining Silence, showing high-level awareness of spell interaction timing.

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  Communication and shortcuts for common actions like searching libraries and cracking lands helped maintain game pace and focus on strategic decisions.

Notable Cards

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

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  Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

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  Sol Ring

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  Mana Confluence

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  Godless Shrine

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  Arcane Signet

Summary

The game began with players quickly establishing their mana bases and casting early ramp spells such as Sol Ring, Mana Confluence, and various mana dorks. The early turns featured strategic land fetches and some initial card draw manipulation, setting the stage for more complex plays. A key moment occurred when one player cast Defining Silence, a spell that threatened to lock down noncreature spells, which prompted discussion and careful consideration of how to respond with limited counterspell resources in the group. This interaction became a pivotal point, as the players with fewer interaction spells had to decide whether to counter or allow the silence to resolve, affecting their subsequent plays. As the game progressed, one player successfully cast Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy, enabling a potentially explosive mana engine by tapping creatures for additional mana. Another player utilized Sisay, Weatherlight Captain to ramp and fetch impactful permanents, while others focused on developing board presence and leveraging unique commander abilities. The intricate interplay between artifact ramp, creature synergies, and spells aimed at controlling the pace of the game showcased a typical cEDH dynamic. The game appeared to revolve around resource management, interaction timing, and setting up win conditions through either combo or value-driven strategies, with no clear winner by the midpoint of the match.