Wait, what does Teferi do again? [S3G2] cEDH Gameplay TALION v ROG/THRAS v ATRAXA v KRARK/SAKASHIMA

Deck Strategies

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  Talion, the Kindly Lord

  Talion aims to fill the stack with triggers, using enchantments like Bloodchief Ascension to drain opponent's life and tutors like Demonic and Mystical Tutor to find combo pieces and control elements, ultimately winning through incremental life loss and combo finishes.

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  Atraxa, Grand Unifier

  Atraxa plays a control and value-oriented strategy, generating flying spirit tokens, drawing cards through enchantments, and leveraging proliferate to grow board presence and eventually close out the game through overwhelming advantage.

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Thrasios, Triton Hero

  This deck focuses on generating value through devotion and creature combos like Devoted Druid, using Green Sun's Zenith to tutor key combo pieces and grind opponents down with incremental advantage and combo kills.

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  Krark, the Thumbless // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

  Krark/Sakashima builds around coin-flip mechanics combined with rituals and interaction to ramp quickly and tutor for key spells, using chaos and disruption to outpace opponents and secure a win either through combo or value plays.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Bloodchief Ascension to create a taxing life-loss trigger on graveyard activity pressured opponents to play carefully and made recursive strategies costly.

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  Talion leveraged multiple tutors to assemble a combo while navigating the restriction of Teferi's emblem limiting opponents to casting spells only at sorcery speed, simplifying stack interactions.

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  Rograkh/Thrasios utilized devotion and creature combos effectively, with careful sequencing of Green Sun's Zenith to fetch necessary combo pieces.

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  Krark/Sakashima's coin-flip rituals and tutors allowed for explosive ramp and disruption, but being last to act made early interaction critical.

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  The presence of Teferi's emblem significantly slowed down the tempo of the game, forcing players to rely on triggers and sorcery-speed plays rather than instant-speed interaction, changing the dynamic of typical cEDH sequences.

Notable Cards

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  Bloodchief Ascension

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  Mystical Tutor

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Green Sun's Zenith

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  Devoted Druid

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  Force of Will

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  Carpet of Flowers

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  Deflecting Swat

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  Grixis Charm

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  Fleshbag Marauder

Summary

The game featured a high-powered multiplayer Commander match with four players piloting some of the most potent decks in the cEDH format. Early turns saw rapid development of mana bases and key combo pieces, with players setting up their win conditions while carefully managing interaction. Bloodchief Ascension on the battlefield created a tense life-drain dynamic, punishing graveyard activity and pressuring players to act quickly. Talion's strategy revolved around stacking triggers and leveraging Bloodchief Ascension alongside tutoring powerful spells like Demonic Tutor and Mystical Tutor to assemble a lethal combo. Meanwhile, Atraxa was focused on controlling the board with flying spirits and drawing cards through enchantments, while Rograkh/Thrasios aimed to grind value through devotion and combo pieces like Devoted Druid and Green Sun's Zenith. Krark/Sakashima brought a coin-flip-centric chaos style with a mix of rituals and interaction, ramping to explosive plays, and carefully sequencing tutors to find answers or finishers. A key turning point was the careful use of Mystical Tutor and interaction spells to protect combos and disrupt opponents. The presence of Teferi's emblem restricted opponents to casting spells only at sorcery speed, slowing down the game's complexity and favoring players who could execute at sorcery speed or generate value through triggers. The match was a tense back-and-forth of combo assembly, counterplay, and incremental advantage, with players balancing aggression and defense while navigating the unique constraints imposed by Teferi's effect.