Sidisi, Oskar, Yeva, Hinata - #cEDH Gameplay Ep 129

Deck Strategies

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  Sidisi, Brood Tyrant

  Leverages Food Chain and self-mill to generate infinite mana and infinite Zombie tokens, aiming to win through overwhelming board presence.

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  Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer

  Uses artifact and graveyard synergies alongside disruption and tutors to control the game while setting up recursive combos.

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  Yeva, Nature's Herald

  Mono-green ramp and devotion deck that aims to generate infinite mana and tokens with cards like Viridian Revel and Ashaya, enabling powerful mid-to-late game plays.

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  Hinata, Dawn-Crowned

  Focuses on spell recursion, card advantage from creatures like Dockside Extortionist, and controlling the board with countermagic and taxing effects to outvalue opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Toxic Deluge early to clear problematic creatures without feeding opponents is a strong control play that can reset the board state effectively.

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  Baal's use of Disorder in the Court to exile his creatures until end step allowed him to avoid a board wipe and maintain his treasure advantage, showcasing clever timing of protective spells.

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  Maintaining Rhystic Study on the board created taxing pressure on all players, forcing them to carefully weigh paying for draws versus holding mana for interaction.

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  The interaction between Null Rod and Veil of Summer against Baal's combo attempts demonstrated the importance of artifact disruption and protection spells in slowing down explosive plays.

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  Stack wars and counterspell battles, such as the interaction involving Mystical Tutor, Mental Misstep, and Delay, were crucial in determining which combos successfully resolved.

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  Early ramp with cards like Chrome Mox, Mox Diamond, and Birds of Paradise enabled fast deployment of commanders and key spells, setting the pace of the game.

Notable Cards

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  Sidisi, Brood Tyrant

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  Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer

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  Yeva, Nature's Herald

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  Hinata, Dawn-Crowned

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  Rhystic Study

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Mystic Remora

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  Toxic Deluge

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  Null Rod

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  Veil of Summer

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  Disorder in the Court

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  Mystical Tutor

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  Spellseeker

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  Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

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  Viridian Revel

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  Underworld Breach

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  Paradoxical Outcome

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  Mental Misstep

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  Mana Vault

Summary

The game started with all players establishing their mana bases and early ramp spells, with Sidisi, Brood Tyrant quickly milling cards to create Zombies and set up a Food Chain combo. Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer developed a strong board presence with early mana rocks and disruptive creatures while maintaining Rhystic Study to tax opponents. Yeva, Nature's Herald focused on ramping through Nykthos and casting powerful green spells like Heartwood Storyteller and Viridian Revel to draw cards and build devotion for Yeva, aiming to generate infinite mana and tokens. Hinata, Dawn-Crowned utilized card draw engines and value creatures such as Dockside Extortionist and Drannith Magistrate, controlling the board with countermagic and tax effects, while also leveraging powerful recursion spells like Underworld Breach to maintain advantage. A pivotal moment occurred when Rodrigo used Mystic Remora and Mystical Tutor with Spellseeker to dig for key answers and threats, while Baal managed to cast multiple Dockside Extortionists to flood the board with treasures, enabling explosive plays. Catarina's use of Null Rod and Veil of Summer disrupted Baal's combo attempts, but Baal responded with Delay and strategic recursion, extending the game state. Toxic Deluge was used effectively by Hélder to clear problematic permanents without benefiting opponents, although Baal's Disorder in the Court cleverly protected his creatures by exiling them temporarily. Multiple interactions around Rhystic Study forced players to make tough resource decisions, with Baal capitalizing on artifact synergies and recursion to maintain pressure. The game featured intense stack battles and counter wars, with players carefully timing tutors and disruption in an attempt to outpace each other’s combos and board states.