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EDH Gamaplay - Alesha Vs Gishath Vs Dromar Vs Grothama - Salt included

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

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Gishath, Sun's Avatar

Gishath, Sun's Avatar

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Grothama, All-Devouring

Grothama, All-Devouring

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Dromar, the Banisher

Dromar, the Banisher

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Decklists

Grothama, All-Devouring Deck on TappedOut

Dromar, the Banisher Deck on Moxfield

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Grothama, All-Devouring

    Grothama, All-Devouring

    A mono-green Voltron deck that focuses on equipping Grothama with powerful equipment to build a massive threat quickly, using card draw and protection to maintain dominance and deal fatal commander damage.

  • Gishath, Sun's Avatar

    Gishath, Sun's Avatar

    A Dino stompy deck aiming to flood the battlefield with dinosaurs and leverage Warstorm Surge for explosive damage combos, overwhelming opponents with large creatures and burn effects.

  • Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

    Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

    A budget aggro Aristocrats deck that uses Alesha's recursion ability to sacrifice creatures for value, gain life, and apply pressure through aggressive attacks and incremental advantage.

  • Dromar, the Banisher

    Dromar, the Banisher

    An Old School Magic deck restricted to early block cards, focusing on disruption, value plays, and slow attrition to outlast opponents, though hampered by outdated card power.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Steve prioritized early ramp and equipment to quickly Voltron Grothama, enabling high-impact swings that pressured all opponents simultaneously.

  • 2

    Jordan's use of Warstorm Surge combined with Marauding Raptor created a potential infinite damage combo that was ultimately countered, shifting momentum away from Gishath.

  • 3

    Jimmy's use of Grey Merchant of Asphodel provided a significant life swing, helping stabilize briefly, but he lacked the tools to overcome Grothama's growing board.

  • 4

    Fernando's adherence to early block cards limited his deck's power level, making it difficult to contend with faster, more synergistic strategies.

  • 5

    The timely casting of Asceticism by Steve protected Grothama from removal and sacrifice effects, effectively shutting down Jimmy's Aristocrats plan and securing the win.

Notable Cards

  • Grothama, All-Devouring

    Grothama, All-Devouring

  • Sword of Fire and Ice

    Sword of Fire and Ice

  • Chord of Calling

    Chord of Calling

  • Sylvan Library

    Sylvan Library

  • Asceticism

    Asceticism

  • Gishath, Sun's Avatar

    Gishath, Sun's Avatar

  • Warstorm Surge

    Warstorm Surge

  • Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

    Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

  • Vampiric Rites

    Vampiric Rites

  • Generous Gift

    Generous Gift

  • Reclamation Sage

    Reclamation Sage

Gameplay Summary

Key turning points included Steve's use of Chord of Calling and equipment to rapidly grow Grothama's threat level, combined with Sylvan Library and Asceticism to maintain card advantage and resilience.

Jordan's Gishath created explosive board states, but a missed damage calculation and Steve's timely removal prevented a lethal swing.

Fernando's Dromar deck struggled to keep pace against the aggressive Voltron and stompy strategies and was eliminated after a well-timed attack by Gishath.

Jimmy attempted to stabilize with life gain and sacrifice synergies but was ultimately overwhelmed by Steve's growing board and protection spells.

The game concluded when Steve leveraged Asceticism to protect Grothama and finished off the remaining opponents with unstoppable commander damage.

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