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Crack the Stack Showdown! | Lumra vs Elsha vs Tymna/Kraum vs Heliod | Epic cEDH

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Lumra, Bellow of the Woods

    Lumra, Bellow of the Woods

    Ramp aggressively with mana rocks and lands to cast large creatures and overwhelm opponents with big threats.

  • Elsha of the Infinite

    Elsha of the Infinite

    Utilize topdeck manipulation to cast multiple spells per turn, building tempo and applying pressure quickly.

  • Tymna the Weaver Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

    Tymna the Weaver and Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

    Generate card advantage through drawing and interaction, controlling the board state while setting up combos.

  • Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse

    Heliod, the Radiant Dawn

    Implement stax effects to restrict opponents' actions and capitalize on slow, grinding advantage to control the game.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Players utilized treasure tokens aggressively to ramp into key spells quickly.

  • 2

    Elsha's ability to chain spells from the top of the deck created a rapid tempo advantage that pressured opponents early.

  • 3

    The presence of counterspells like Flusterstorm allowed for critical disruption of combos and key plays.

  • 4

    Heliod's stax elements created a tense board state, forcing players to adapt their strategies around resource denial.

  • 5

    The game ended with a pile involving Sensei's Divining Top and Sensei's Divining Top, suggesting a combo or lock was assembled, prompting players to concede.

Notable Cards

  • City of Traitors

    City of Traitors

  • Gemstone Caverns

    Gemstone Caverns

  • Prosperity

    Prosperity

  • Flusterstorm

    Flusterstorm

  • Sensei's Divining Top

    Sensei's Divining Top

  • Sensei's Divining Top

    Sensei's Divining Top

  • Sensei's Divining Top

    Sensei's Divining Top

  • Sensei's Divining Top

    Sensei's Divining Top

  • Sensei's Divining Top

    Sensei's Divining Top

  • Sensei's Divining Top

    Sensei's Divining Top

  • Sensei's Divining Top

    Sensei's Divining Top

  • Sensei's Divining Top

    Sensei's Divining Top

  • Sensei's Divining Top

    Sensei's Divining Top

  • Sensei's Divining Top

    Sensei's Divining Top

  • Sensei's Divining Top

    Sensei's Divining Top

Gameplay Summary

The game began with a typical fast mana setup as all four players quickly established their board presence.

Early turns featured the generation and use of treasures, ramping into powerful spells and creatures.

Elsha of the Infinite capitalized on topdeck manipulation and tempo plays, casting multiple spells in quick succession, while Tymna the Weaver and Kraum, Ludevic's Opus focused on card advantage and control elements.

Lumra, Bellow of the Woods aimed to leverage big mana and large creatures but faced stiff competition.

Heliod, the Radiant Dawn brought a stax-oriented strategy that aimed to disrupt opponents' resources and slow the game down.

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