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Deck Strategies

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  Ao, the Dawn Sky

  Utilizes a combination of mana acceleration and control elements to assemble a powerful late-game board state, relying on flicker effects and mana rocks to repeatedly trigger commander abilities.

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  Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

  Focuses on ninjutsu and evasive creatures to deal damage in stealth, leveraging card draw from combat damage to chain plays and control the board.

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  Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

  A toolbox deck that tutors legendary creatures to assemble combos or impactful board presence, often using flicker and recursion to protect key pieces.

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  Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

  Combines card draw and aggressive damage output with flicker and mana generation to create infinite loops and control the board through repeated triggers.

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  Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

  Leverages lifegain and damage prevention to stabilize, while using creatures and spells to apply pressure and maintain board control.

Gameplay Insights

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  A key turning point was the use of flicker effects combined with Corbin, Ludevic's Opus to generate infinite mana and repeatedly untap permanents, enabling a devastating ping strategy with Mountain Doom.

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  Playing blue provided significant advantages in interaction and combo protection, particularly through counterspells, which were noted as essential to hard stop opponent combos in competitive EDH.

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  The game demonstrated the value of mana acceleration and card advantage tools like Survival of the Fittest and Worldly Tutor to quickly assemble combo pieces and maintain tempo.

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  The flicker loop with Sensei's Divining Top and Corbin enabled repeated triggers that overwhelmed opponents, showcasing the power of infinite mana combos in cEDH.

Notable Cards

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  Mox Diamond

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  Sol Ring

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  Survival of the Fittest

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  Sensei's Divining Top

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  Zulaport Cutthroat

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  Cavern of Souls

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  Worldly Tutor

Summary

The game started with players establishing their mana bases and setting up early plays, including ramping with mana rocks like Mox Diamond and Sol Ring, as well as fetching dual lands such as Volcanic Island and Wooded Foothills. Early plays included casting key utility creatures and spells such as Survival of the Fittest to create card advantage and tutoring for impactful creatures like Zulaport Cutthroat. One player quickly established a strong board presence with Sensei's Divining Top and used Corbin, Ludevic's Opus, alongside flicker effects to generate infinite mana and repeatedly untap their commander and other permanents, setting up a win condition involving Mountain Doom to ping all opponents.