Hinata vs Yoshimaru/Kodama vs Greasefang vs Isshin | Kamigawa EDH Gameplay | Smooth Brain EDH |

Deck Strategies

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  Hinata, Dawn-Crowned

  This is a Jeskai artifact combo deck using Hinata's ability to reduce the cost of powerful draw and control spells.

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  Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful/Kodama of the East Tree

  This is a Selesnya legendary matters deck, aiming to power up Yoshimaru and use Kodama to cheat additional permanents into play.

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  Greasefang, Okiba Boss

  This Orzhov deck focuses on vehicles, using Greasefang to bring back powerful, costly vehicles from the graveyard to reduce opponents' life totals.

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  Isshin, Two Heavens as One

  This Mardu deck uses Isshin's ability to double up powerful effects that trigger when he or his opponents attack, along with equipment like Sword of Feast and Famine.

Gameplay Insights

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  Cody made great use of the Key to the City and Greasefang combo, making his commander unblockable and bringing back powerful vehicles like Parhelian from the graveyard.

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  Shelby effectively used Yoshimaru's ability to power up his commander and cheat additional permanents into play with Kodama, notably landing a Galta and Gisela on the field.

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  Matt's use of the Sword of Feast and Famine on Isshin allowed him to untap his lands and force opponents to discard, creating significant disruption.

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  Ethan's deployment of Smothering Tithe created a treasure war with Shelby who also had a Smothering Tithe in play, leading to an interesting dynamic.

Notable Cards

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  Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful

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  Kodama of the East Tree

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  Greasefang, Okiba Boss

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  Sword of Feast and Famine

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  Gisela, the Broken Blade

Summary

In this high-paced game, life totals dropped quickly as expected with Yoshimaru/Kodama and Isshin in play. Cody's Greasefang deck started off strong, using the power of vehicles, especially Parhelian, to dish out substantial damage to all players. Shelby's Yoshimaru/Kodama deck also had a significant impact on the game, leveraging legendary matters and ramp to dominate the board with powerful creatures like Galta and Gisela. Meanwhile, Ethan's Hinata deck and Matt's Isshin deck built up their strategies, with Matt's deck capitalizing on the Sword of Feast and Famine and the goad mechanic from Karazhikar.