CEDH Gameplay! Kinnan vs the Gitrog Monster vs Heliod, the Radiant Dawn vs Tymna/Dargo!

Deck Strategies

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Ramp mana quickly using lands and artifacts to cast powerful creatures and spells, generate insect tokens via Grist, and apply pressure through creature swarms and synergy-driven removal.

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  The Gitrog Monster

  Utilize landfall and card draw from lands and dredge effects to build card advantage and control the board with synergistic creatures and graveyard interactions.

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  Heliod, the Radiant Dawn

  Flip Heliod to gain flash-speed casting and reduce spell costs, enabling quick reactive plays and leveraging enchantment synergies to control the board and support aggressive or combo lines.

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  Tymna the Weaver / Dargo, the Shipwrecker

  Aggressive Mardu turbo deck that leverages efficient creatures, card draw from combat damage (Tymna), and disruption with Dargo’s combat-oriented abilities to maintain tempo and pressure opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Kinnan’s early casting of Grist to generate insect tokens and create board presence was a key tempo play that pressured opponents and disrupted their development.

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  Flipping Heliod was pivotal for enabling flash-speed casting and reducing mana costs, allowing the player to cast Prosperity and trigger multiple Smothering Tithe triggers in one turn.

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  The casting and resolution of The One Ring introduced a significant disruption element that affected how opponents could respond to spells and board states.

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  A misplay occurred when an insect token was sacrificed to kill Heliod, causing a temporary setback for that player’s board development and tempo.

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  Players carefully timed responses to multiple triggered abilities, such as Smothering Tithe triggers, to maximize card advantage and control over the game’s flow.

Notable Cards

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  Grist, the Hunger Tide

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  The Gitrog Monster

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  Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse

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  Tymna the Weaver

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  Dargo, the Shipwrecker

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  Smothering Tithe

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  Prosperity

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  The One Ring

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  Cryptic Command

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  Manifold Key

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  Imperial Seal

Summary

The game begins with a relatively slow start as all four players establish their mana bases and set up early board presence. Kinnan, the Bonder Prodigy focuses on ramping mana through land sacrifices and artifact synergies, quickly casting Grist to generate insect tokens and disrupt opponents. The Gitrog Monster player uses landfall and card draw effects to build advantage, while Heliod aims to flip and gain flash-speed casting with cost reductions, setting up for mid-game plays. Tymna and Dargo operate a Mardu turbo strategy, focusing on efficient creatures and weaponizing value through card draw and disruption. Key turning points include the casting of Grist by Kinnan, which starts to threaten opponents with tokens and removal. Heliod successfully flips, enabling flash-speed plays and lowered spell costs, which proves pivotal when casting spells like Prosperity to draw multiple cards and trigger combos involving Smothering Tithe triggers. A critical moment arises when one player resolves The One Ring, complicating interactions and disrupting expected sequences. The game’s tempo shifts with multiple interactions around card draw and disruption spells, and a moment where a player misplays by sacrificing an insect token to kill Heliod, temporarily stalling their board development. The game becomes a tactical battle of resource management, counterplays, and maximizing value from triggered abilities and card draws.