Deck Strategies
Tymna the Weaver
Leverages card draw from combat damage and incremental value through creatures, aiming to outvalue opponents while enabling efficient disruption.
Dargo, the Shipwrecker
Focuses on generating treasures and repeatedly sacrificing Dargo to fuel a combo engine with artifacts like Altar of Dementia, aiming for a milling win.
Ao, the Dawn Sky
Mono-white strategy centered on control and value, utilizing efficient removal and proactive disruption to stall opponents.
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Utilizes legendary creature toolbox to assemble combos or powerful synergies, focusing on versatile answers and game-ending threats.
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
Aggressive damage-dealing with random spells triggered on combat damage, aiming to close the game quickly through direct damage and tempo plays.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Mind Sensor effectively disrupted a key tutoring attempt early, forcing a change in win plan.
- 2
Repeated sacrificing and recasting of Dargo generated a massive mana advantage and treasures, enabling a large combo sequence.
- 3
Using Altar of Dementia in combination with sacrifice outlets allowed for a lethal milling loop that ended the game decisively.
- 4
Sacrificing treasures to generate mana was pivotal in casting multiple spells in a single turn, highlighting the importance of resource management in cEDH.
- 5
The player piloting Dargo carefully balanced treasure generation and mana usage, turning a complex midgame into an unstoppable combo finish.
Notable Cards
Dargo, the Shipwrecker
Altar of Dementia
Dark Ritual
Vampiric Tutor
Beseech the Mirror
Mox Opal
Gemstone Caverns
Cavern of Souls
Summary
The game began with players developing their boards cautiously, ramping mana and playing key artifacts like Moxen and mana rocks. Early interactions included a Vampiric Tutor attempt countered by a Mind Sensor, disrupting a planned combo. Throughout the midgame, one player leveraged Dargo, the Shipwrecker's ability to generate treasures and sacrifice creatures, enabling a series of powerful spells including Dark Rituals and repeated recursion of Dargo itself. This fueled a crescendo of mana acceleration and card advantage. The pivotal moment came when the player piloting Dargo combined it with Altar of Dementia and other sacrifice outlets, creating a lethal milling loop against all opponents. Despite some disruption and counterplay attempts, the combo was unstoppable, leading to a swift conclusion with all players milled out simultaneously. The game highlighted the power of recursive sacrifice and treasure generation synergies in cEDH, with the win condition centered around milling the entire table using a combo involving Dargo and Altar of Dementia.