Deck & Commander Strategies
Ragreak, Son of Rohgahh & Thrasios, Triton Hero
Generate large amounts of mana quickly to enable powerful combos such as Underworld Breach to draw their entire deck and win through infinite loops or overwhelming card advantage.
Baylen, the Haymaker
Utilize a wide board of creatures and tokens to generate card advantage and control the pace of the game by slowing down opponents and winning through sustained pressure.
Tymna the Weaver & Dargo, the Shipwrecker
Combine aggressive creature strategies with efficient disruption and sacrifice mechanics to maintain tempo and pressure opponents while disrupting their plans.
Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
Employ a lockout and exile-based control game plan by repeatedly casting Jeleva to exile opponent libraries using cards like Mind Station, Nether Void, and Leeline Void, disrupting opponents' ability to draw and maintain resources.
Gameplay Insights
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The use of Shadow of Doubt to counter tutors was an effective early-game interaction that slowed down opponents' search for key combo pieces.
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Casting Path to Exile on Voice of Victory early helped mitigate Baylen's aggressive token strategy and reduced incoming damage pressure.
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Flash casting Mind Brick Trap created a difficult board state for Jeleva, forcing careful decisions around forcing through wins or holding back interactions.
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Copying artifacts and creatures such as Collector's Roof and Fimblemage was explored for combo or disruption potential but proved situational and risky in this game.
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Jeleva's unique lock strategy involving exile and draw denial was powerful but fragile and struggled against faster, more traditional cEDH decks with robust tempo plays.
Notable Cards
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Underworld Breach
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Voice of Victory
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Mental Misstep
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Shadow of Doubt
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Path to Exile
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Nether Void
Gameplay Summary
The game featured four competitive decks fighting for control and victory in a highly interactive cEDH environment.
Ragreak and Thrasios focused on rapid mana generation and powerful combo lines involving Underworld Breach to draw through their deck and win.
Baylen, the Haymaker played a creature-heavy strategy aiming to generate value and slow down opponents with token production and board presence.
Tymna and Dargo combined aggressive creature strategies with efficient disruption and sacrifice outlets to maintain pressure.
Jeleva took a highly unconventional approach, leveraging a lockout strategy centered around repeatedly casting Jeleva with cards like Mind Station and Nether Void to exile opponents' libraries and control the game through resource denial. Early turns saw players developing mana bases and establishing board presence, with Baylen deploying Voice of Victory and Tymna creating tokens for sacrifice.
Jeleva struggled somewhat with the deck's inherent fragility but attempted to leverage interaction like Shadow of Doubt and Mental Misstep to disrupt tutors and protect their game plan.
Key turning points included a well-timed Path to Exile on Voice of Victory to mitigate early aggression and a Mind Brick Trap flash that complicated Jeleva's attempts to execute their combo line.
The game also featured attempts to copy powerful artifacts and creatures using cards like Fimblemage and Collector's Roof to manipulate the battlefield.
While Jeleva's lock strategy created tension, the other players' faster, more consistent lines of play ultimately challenged its effectiveness.
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