Lurrus vs Krenko vs Omnath vs Silas | Kodama EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Omnath, Locus of Creation

  Utilizes landfall triggers to gain life, draw cards, and deal damage to opponents, ramping quickly with spells like Cultivate and Roiling Regrowth. Employs Scapeshift as a win condition by sacrificing lands to trigger multiple landfall effects and clear the board with sweepers.

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  Lurrus of the Dream-Den

  Focuses on value recursion from the graveyard, extorting life from opponents and using creatures with sacrifice or -1/-1 counter synergies to control the board while maintaining card advantage.

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  Krenko, Mob Boss

  Aims to flood the board with goblin tokens quickly and overwhelm opponents through sheer numbers and pump effects from cards like Goblin Chieftain.

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  Silas Renn, Seeker Adept / Kodama of the East Tree

  Combines counterspells and card advantage with some ramp and utility creatures, focusing on disruption and incremental value but struggles to keep pace with aggressive board states.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Omnath’s landfall synergy with Scapeshift created a major board swing by dealing damage to all opponents and gaining significant life and card advantage simultaneously.

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  Lurrus’s ability to repeatedly recur key creatures like Zulaport Cutthroat and Yawgmoth enabled effective board control and life drain, countering the goblin swarm.

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  Mads’s decision to hold back goblin tokens defensively after Krenko’s token generation was a reaction to the threat of board wipes and removal from opponents.

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  Adam leveraged Blind Obedience to tax opponents and gain incremental extort triggers, enhancing Lurrus’s grindy strategy.

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  The timing of Day of Judgment from Omnath’s player was crucial to reset the board and slow down the goblin token flood.

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  Sacrificing creatures like Zulaport Cutthroat to Yawgmoth to distribute -1/-1 counters was a key removal tactic against Krenko’s token army.

Notable Cards

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  Scapeshift

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  Day of Judgment

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  Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

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  Zulaport Cutthroat

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  Goblin Chieftain

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  Blind Obedience

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  Arcane Signet

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  Risen Reef

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  Roiling Regrowth

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  Cultivate

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  Demonic Tutor

Summary

The game began with Adam playing Lurrus of the Dream-Den, Mads on Krenko, Jesper on Silas Renn and Kodama, and the narrator on Omnath, Locus of Creation. Early turns saw aggressive token generation from Krenko and some initial board development from Omnath and Lurrus. Omnath utilized landfall triggers effectively, casting ramp spells like Cultivate and Roiling Regrowth to accelerate mana and control the board with Day of Judgment, wiping out Krenko's goblin tokens. Lurrus leveraged graveyard recursion and extort mechanics to gradually drain opponents and maintain board presence, using creatures like Zulaport Cutthroat and Yawgmoth, Thran Physician to remove threats and draw cards. A crucial turning point came when Omnath cast Scapeshift, sacrificing lands to fetch multiple basics and trigger massive landfall damage dealing four damage to each opponent while also gaining significant life and card advantage. This stabilized the board and shifted momentum away from goblin aggression. Meanwhile, Lurrus capitalized on -1/-1 counter synergies and graveyard recursion to eliminate Krenko’s board and maintain pressure. Silas Renn attempted to disrupt with counterspells and card advantage spells but struggled to find impactful plays. The gameplay revolved around Omnath’s landfall damage and board wipes controlling the swarm, Lurrus’s attrition through extort and removal, and Krenko’s tokens attempting to overwhelm but ultimately being contained. The game highlighted the importance of managing board presence and leveraging synergy between landfall and sacrifice mechanics.