HALLOWEEN SPECIAL PART 2 FEAT. OOPS...ALL SALT - cEDH - XIRA v UMBRIS v VITO v DIHADA - MTG GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Dihada, Binder of Wills

  Utilizes graveyard recursion and powerful rituals to generate large amounts of mana for casting high-impact spells, aiming to overwhelm opponents with infinite or near-infinite combos involving Flickerwisp and other synergistic creatures.

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  Umbris, Fear Manifest

  Control and disruption-focused deck that uses discard effects, tutors, and efficient removal to slow down opponents, leveraging incremental card advantage and board control to set up a late-game win.

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  Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

  A life-drain themed deck that pressures opponents through damage and incremental life gain/loss, utilizing creatures and spells that synergize with Vito’s ability to drain life on creature damage.

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  Xira, the Golden Sting

  Aggressive token generation and flying insect tokens to apply combat pressure while using sacrifice synergies and incremental damage triggers to chip away at opponents’ life totals.

Gameplay Insights

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  Dihada’s use of Underworld Breach combined with rituals and Lotus Pedal allowed explosive mana generation and repeated spell casting, enabling a strong combo setup.

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  The sacrifice and ping strategy involving Mark Fanatic and flying insect tokens helped generate incremental advantage and card draw triggers.

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  Timely removal of key creatures like Hope of Ghirapur was acknowledged but deemed less impactful due to strong overall board state control.

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  Veto’s use of Deadly Dispute to cycle cards and generate treasures provided needed card advantage in a critical moment.

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  The game featured a loop with Flickerwisp and Dihada creating infinite soldier tokens, which ultimately led to the decisive win.

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  Players demonstrated careful resource management, including exiling lands and cards to sculpt graveyards and hands, optimizing their combo potential.

Notable Cards

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  Underworld Breach

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

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  Mana Crypt

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  Faithless Looting

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  Diabolic Intent

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  Heart of Kiran

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  Flickerwisp

Summary

The game featured four competitive cEDH decks led by Dihada, Binder of Wills; Umbris, Fear Manifest; Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose; and Xira, the Golden Sting. Early turns involved ramping and setting up key cards like Ragavan and mana artifacts, with players also deploying disruption and removal to curb opponents' board presence. Dihada’s player focused on leveraging graveyard recursion and explosive mana generation, including casting Underworld Breach and utilizing rituals to maintain a strong mana base. Vito's deck applied pressure with life-drain and incremental damage through creatures and spells, while Umbris used discard and tutor effects to control the pace and protect their game plan. Xira’s player attempted aggressive attacks and token generation to chip away at opponents but faced early setbacks from removal and exile effects.