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๐Ÿ’ฅ A Cause For CHAOS ๐Ÿ’ฅ ft. Jodah, Breya, Tatsunari & Tuvasa | Elder Dragon Hijinks #08

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Decklists

Deck Strategies

  • Jodah, Archmage Eternal

    Jodah, Archmage Eternal

    A five-color battle cruiser deck that aims to cast a variety of powerful spells across all colors, emphasizing big, impactful plays rather than fast combos.

  • Breya, Etherium Shaper

    Breya, Etherium Shaper

    An artifact-centric deck that ramps quickly, generates tokens, and leverages powerful artifacts like Time Sieve and Gilded Lotus to take extra turns and maintain board dominance.

  • Tatsunari, Toad Rider

    Tatsunari, Toad Rider

    An enchantment synergy deck focused on casting multiple enchantments to generate frog tokens and drain opponents' life while gaining life, combined with aggressive combat.

  • Tuvasa the Sunlit

    Tuvasa the Sunlit

    An enchantress deck that plays many enchantments to draw cards, reduce enchantment costs with creatures like Starfield Mystic, and win through token-based combat damage.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Breya's use of Divine Visitation turned ordinarily weak artifact tokens into powerful 4/4 flying angels, massively increasing board presence and combat threat.

  • 2

    Taking an extra turn with Time Sieve after sacrificing artifacts gave Breya a significant tempo advantage, allowing for multiple impactful plays in succession.

  • 3

    Tatsunari's ability to generate frog tokens with life drain and gain on enchantment casts created incremental advantage and pressured opponents steadily.

  • 4

    Starfield Mystic's cost reduction on enchantments helped Tuvasa cast multiple enchantments quickly, enabling card draws and board development.

  • 5

    Jodah's five-color deck provided chaotic and unpredictable plays, emphasizing big spells rather than early aggressive combos, adding to game complexity.

Notable Cards

  • Divine Visitation

    Divine Visitation

  • Time Sieve

    Time Sieve

  • Gilded Lotus

    Gilded Lotus

  • Starfield Mystic

    Starfield Mystic

  • Retrofitter Foundry

    Retrofitter Foundry

Summary

The game started with players ramping mana and setting up their boards, with early plays including artifact token generation and enchantment setups. Tatsunari, Toad Rider was played early and began generating frog tokens whenever enchantments were cast, triggering life drain and gain effects. Breya established a strong artifact presence, quickly ramping into big plays like Gilded Lotus and casting Divine Visitation, which transformed her token generation into producing powerful 4/4 flying angels. This synergy allowed for significant board presence and pressure. A key moment came when Breya used Time Sieve to take an extra turn after sacrificing artifacts, gaining a crucial tempo advantage. Meanwhile, Tuvasa focused on enchantment synergy, utilizing Starfield Mystic to reduce enchantment costs and grow on enchantment deaths, while drawing cards to maintain pressure. Jodah, Archmage Eternal, played by a more casual style, focused on five-color spellcasting and battle cruiser style plays, providing a chaotic and unpredictable element to the game. The game revolved around enchantment and artifact synergies, token generation, and incremental advantage through extra turns and life swings, with the win condition centered around overwhelming opponents with tokens and combat damage.

Description

Elder Dragon Hijinks is all about casual commander with awesome individuals! This week, Eilidh & Olivia reunite with Cause for Commander alumni Ellie of the Veil & TappyToeClaws!

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