Kickstarter Launch Celebratory Game! Sram vs Omnath vs Vilis vs Ayula EDH / CMDR game play

Deck Strategies

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  Sram, Senior Edificer

  Aims to use cheap equipment and auras to trigger Sram's draw ability, maintaining a steady flow of cards.

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  Ayula, Queen Among Bears

  Focuses on bear tribal synergies, using Ayula's fight ability to control the board and leveraging bear-themed cards for advantage.

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  Vilis, Broker of Blood

  Utilizes Vilis's card draw ability alongside life manipulation for card advantage and board control.

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  Omnath, Locus of Mana

  Ramps quickly to leverage Omnath's mana storage ability, with big mana spells and powerful Green creatures as win conditions.

Gameplay Insights

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  Ayula's control of the board through her fight ability significantly impacted the pacing and dynamics of the game.

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  Nick's use of Whip of Erebos to reanimate multiple creatures from all graveyards caused a major shift in the game state.

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  Despite an impressive mana ramp, Simon's Animist's Awakening whiffed, underlining the risks of such high-variance cards.

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  Simon's massive Genesis Wave was a powerful play that had the potential to change the game's landscape.

Notable Cards

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  Whip of Erebos

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  Gauntlet of Power

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  Animist's Awakening

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  Genesis Wave

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  Bane of Progress

Summary

In this intense game, the players showed their deck's strengths. Ayula's deck, played by MTG Muddstah, showcased a powerful bear tribal synergy, taking advantage of Ayula's fight ability to control the board. However, Simon's Omnath deck ramped up quickly, but his Animist's Awakening failed to fetch any lands. Nick's Vilis deck capitalized on its life manipulation and card draw mechanics, while Malcolm's Sram deck was slowed down by Ayula's controlling nature. A turning point was when Nick played Whip of Erebos, reanimating multiple creatures from all graveyards. Another pivotal moment took place when Simon played a massive Genesis Wave, but the transcript ends before the game's conclusion.