Deck & Commander Strategies
Tevesh Szat & Thrasios, Triton Hero
Control and value-oriented gameplay aiming to generate card advantage and mana through spells and creatures, finishing via a combo line involving Dockside Extortionist and Tevesh Szat's abilities.
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus & Tevesh Szat
Aggressive artifact and treasure synergy deck that ramps quickly and combos off with Dockside Extortionist, Fiend Artisan, and Ashnod's Altar to create overwhelming board states.
Tymna the Weaver & Dargo, the Shipwrecker
Sacrifice and resource abuse deck that uses friends as resources, aiming to turbo out sacrifice engines to control the board and win through attrition or combo.
Rakdos, the Muscle
A sacrifice-centric deck that generates card advantage through sacrificing creatures and artifacts, utilizing this advantage to stabilize and execute combos or win through incremental value.
Gameplay Insights
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The Kraum/Tevesh player efficiently leveraged Dockside Extortionist and Ashnod's Altar synergy, exiling multiple cards to generate massive treasure tokens and mana to fuel a quick combo finish.
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Using Fiend Artisan to recur key combo pieces like Magda was crucial in maintaining the combo chain and treasure generation.
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The timing of sacrificing treasures to maximize mana production was critical; a missed opportunity to sack treasures earlier could have delayed the combo execution.
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Dark Ritual and Cabal Ritual were used effectively to ramp into key spells, enabling explosive early turns.
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The use of Opposition Agent to disrupt tutoring strategies added a layer of interaction among players.
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Casting a cloned Dockside Extortionist via Fiend Artisan copy significantly increased treasure generation and board presence, accelerating the winning combo.
Notable Cards
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Dockside Extortionist
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Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
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Fiend Artisan
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Ashnod's Altar
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Reckless Barbarian
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Opposition Agent
Gameplay Summary
The game features a high-level cEDH multiplayer match with four decks led by Tevesh Szat paired with Thrasios, Kraum paired with Tevesh, Tymna paired with Dargo, and a Rakdos deck.
Early turns focus heavily on ramp and card advantage, with players using key spells like Polluted Delta, Mana Crypt, and Dark Ritual to accelerate their mana bases.
Tevesh/Thrasios and Kraum/Tevesh decks aim to build up card advantage and use combo lines involving Dockside Extortionist and Tevesh Szat to generate large amounts of mana and treasures.
The Tymna/Dargo deck focuses on sacrifice synergies and resource generation, while the Rakdos deck leverages sacrifice and card draw effects to maintain pressure.
A pivotal moment occurs when the Kraum/Tevesh player executes a powerful combo involving Dockside Extortionist, Fiend Artisan, and Ashnod's Altar to generate a massive treasure army and board presence, ultimately locking down the game.
Despite some opportunities to optimize treasure sacrifice timing, the combo finishes swiftly, ending the game decisively.
