cEDH GAMEPLAY, WHO'S THE BEST TARKIR: DRAGONSTORM COMMANDER!? URENI X ZURGO X NARSET X FELOTHAR

Deck Strategies

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  Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan

  Generates treasure tokens and uses Magda, Brazen Outlaw to produce a large number of treasures, ramping into big dragons and combo pieces to apply pressure and close out the game.

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  Narset, Jeskai Waymaster

  Leverages a high storm count by casting multiple spells in a turn to draw extra cards and gain card advantage, enabling powerful plays and combos.

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  Ureni of the Unwritten

  Focuses on a combo involving infinite mana and spell casting by looping Niv-Mizzet, Chromox, and Mox Amber to generate infinite damage and draw, finishing with a lethal storm of triggered damage.

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  Zurgo Stormrender

  Aggressive, fast-paced strategy aiming to apply early pressure and disrupt opponents, capitalizing on efficient creatures and haste to deal damage quickly.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Ureni player capitalized on a key infinite mana loop between Niv-Mizzet, Chromox, and Mox Amber to generate infinite spell casts and mana, enabling a game-winning storm of damage.

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  Felothar's treasure generation with Magda was a critical turning point, enabling the deployment of large threats and additional combo enablers.

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  Narset's end of turn ability to discard and draw cards equal to spells cast was effectively used to refill hand and maintain pressure.

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  Despite Zurgo's aggressive early plays, the slower setup of combo decks eventually outpaced the damage output, highlighting the importance of combo execution in cEDH metas.

Notable Cards

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  Magda, Brazen Outlaw

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  Terror of the Peaks

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  Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind

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  Mox Amber

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  Esper Sentinel

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  Narset, Jeskai Waymaster

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  Ureni of the Unwritten

Summary

The game starts with players ramping and setting up their boards with mana rocks and creatures to establish early presence. The Felothar player develops a treasure token engine and combos with Magda, Brazen Outlaw to generate numerous treasures, ramping into powerful dragons and threats. Narset, Jeskai Waymaster uses a high storm count to draw multiple cards and dig deeper, aiming to capitalize on spells cast in a turn. The Ureni of the Unwritten player executes a lethal combo involving infinite mana and spell casts by looping Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind and Mox Amber with Chromox, allowing them to continuously draw and cast spells. This culminates in an infinite damage storm triggered by Terror of the Peaks, overwhelming the rest of the table and ending the game decisively. Zurgo Stormrender plays aggressively but is ultimately outpaced by the combo-centric decks.