LIBRARY FEAT. JELLY MTG - cEDH - S21E1 - FLORIAN v MALCOLM/VIAL v PROSPER v WILL/LUCAS - GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Prosper, Tome-Bound

  Focuses on generating card advantage through clues and spells that draw cards, aiming to fuel combo lines or control the board while ramping into powerful finishers.

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  Vial Smasher the Fierce

  Aggressively uses spells to deal random damage while leveraging fast mana and disruption to pressure opponents and combo out quickly.

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  Florian, Voldaren Scion

  Utilizes aggressive vampire tribal synergies combined with burn and sacrifice outlets to gain incremental advantage and close out games through combat damage or combos.

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  Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

  Leverages flicker and value creatures to generate incremental advantage and control the board, often combining with artifact synergies and combo enablers.

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  Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist

  Focuses on synergy between instants and sorceries, creating value through spellcasting triggers and aiming for synergy-driven combos or incremental advantage.

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  Wernog, Rider's Chaplain

  Centers on graveyard recursion and value, using creatures that can return from the graveyard to maintain board presence and fuel combos or control strategies.

Gameplay Insights

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  The player utilizing Doomsday and Demonic Consultation carefully timed their spells to exile their library and set up a winning board with infinite mana and card draw, culminating in casting Thassa's Oracle for an instant win.

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  Using Cloudstone Curio in conjunction with Doomsday allowed for repeated bouncing of key combo pieces, enabling infinite loops that generated unlimited clues and card draw.

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  Players demonstrated tight resource management by using mana rocks and rituals to maximize the number of spells cast in a single turn, crucial for assembling and executing combos under pressure.

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  The strategic use of clue tokens from Prosper provided additional card filtering and incremental advantage, supporting the combo player’s ability to dig deeper into their deck.

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  Despite attempts by other players to disrupt or accelerate their own win conditions, the precision and timing of the Doomsday combo proved decisive in this game.

Notable Cards

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  Demonic Consultation

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  Doomsday

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  Thassa's Oracle

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  Cloudstone Curio

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  Prosper, Tome-Bound

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  Arcane Signet

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  Mana Crypt

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  Mana Vault

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  Lotus Petal

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  Grim Monolith

Summary

The game began with a typical setup phase where players developed their mana bases and started assembling combo pieces. Early plays involved ramp spells like Dark Ritual and mana rocks such as Arcane Signet, setting up for explosive turns. Prosper, Tome-Bound quickly established card advantage with clues, while other players utilized tutors and mana accelerants to seek pivotal combo components. The turning point came when one player assembled a classic Doomsday/Demonic Consultation combo, cycling through their deck to set up a winning board state. Utilizing interaction pieces like Cloudstone Curio alongside infinite mana generation from Doomsday and other artifacts, the player was able to generate infinite clues and draw their entire library. The game concluded decisively when the player cast Thassa's Oracle with a fully exiled library, winning immediately. Other players attempted to disrupt or accelerate their strategies but were ultimately overwhelmed by the speed and resilience of the combo player.