Deck & Commander Strategies
Ellivere of the Wild Court
Focuses on generating a large board of creatures and using natural order combos with creatures like Greater Good Behemoth to overwhelm opponents through combat damage or overrun effects.
Breya, Etherium Shaper
A combo-centric artifact deck leveraging Breya's ability to create tokens and combo with artifact synergies to assemble infinite damage or storm combos quickly.
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
A resilient, disruption-heavy deck aiming to control the board and disrupt tutors while assembling storm combos, using card draw and flash creatures for tempo and combo protection.
Gameplay Insights
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Using flash creatures and instant-speed disruption allowed the storm player to protect their combo pieces and maintain tempo while setting up the win.
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Repeated use of Lion's Eye Diamond to generate multiple mana bursts was key in achieving the storm count needed for Brain Freeze to mill all opponents.
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The inclusion of multiple tutors and countermeasures against tutors highlighted the importance of interaction in a high-speed cEDH environment.
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Discarding and then recasting combo pieces via recursion spells like Underworld Breach provided resilience against opponent disruption.
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Managing resources carefully, such as deciding when to crack Lion's Eye Diamond or cast spells in response to opponents' moves, was crucial in pulling off the fast combo win.
Notable Cards
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Necropotence
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Underworld Breach
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Lion's Eye Diamond
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Brain Freeze
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Wheel of Fortune
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Mana Vault
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Arcane Signet
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Dark Ritual
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Diabolic Intent
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Talisman of Indulgence
Gameplay Summary
The game featured a high-powered cEDH multiplayer match involving Ellivere of the Wild Court, Breya, Etherium Shaper, and Xanathar, Guild Kingpin, among others.
Early turns were marked by aggressive mana acceleration and the deployment of key combo pieces such as Necropotence and Underworld Breach.
One player using a storm-based strategy leveraged Lion's Eye Diamond and Brain Freeze to quickly mill opponents out, effectively winning the game by decking the other players.
The game featured intense interaction with tutors, flash creatures, and disruption spells to prevent combos and protect key cards. A pivotal moment was the storm player's ability to chain Lion's Eye Diamond casts to generate enough storm count for Brain Freeze, which, combined with Wheel of Fortune, forced all opponents to draw empty libraries, resulting in their loss.
Other players attempted to establish board presence and ramp through artifacts and mana dorks but were ultimately unable to stop the explosive storm finish.
Subsequent games showed players mulliganing aggressively, trying to find more consistent hands to counter the fast combo decks, highlighting the delicate balance of resource management and interaction in cEDH.
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