WITHER - IMPLEMENTS OF cEDH - S24E3 - TASHA v NARSET v KORVOLD v NAJEELA #MTG GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Narset, Enlightened Exile

  Narset aims to control the game with free spells and card advantage, using powerful instants and sorceries to maintain tempo and find key combo pieces. The deck often leverages extra turns and spells that can be cast for free or reduced cost to storm off or control the board.

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  Najeela’s deck focuses on aggressive combat with warrior tokens and combat triggers that generate incremental value. It often aims to overwhelm opponents with wide boards and uses additional combat phases or combos to close out the game quickly.

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  Korvold, Fae-Cursed King

  Korvold utilizes sacrifice outlets and treasures to draw cards and generate value continuously. The deck thrives on incremental advantage from sacrificing permanents and recurring threats, aiming to grind out opponents through attrition and powerful ETB effects.

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  Tasha, the Witch Queen

  Tasha leverages graveyard recursion and disruption, particularly targeting opponents’ graveyards to deny resources. The deck uses instants and sorceries to control the game while generating card advantage through artifact synergies like the One Ring and Mana Vault, eventually aiming to combo or outvalue opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Veil of Summer to protect Vampiric Tutor was crucial for enabling a key combo and removing a major threat early in the game.

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  Rebounding One Ring and Mana Vault multiple times allowed for continuous card draw and incremental advantage, which was pivotal in maintaining momentum.

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  Korvold’s treasure sacrifice synergy was effectively used to generate card advantage and maintain pressure through repeated ETB triggers.

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  Narset’s Gamble was a high-risk, high-reward play that could have resulted in a win but was disrupted, demonstrating the volatility of risk-heavy spells in cEDH.

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  Casting spells in response to opponents’ triggers and carefully sequencing activations (such as using Resculpt to exile threats) showcased advanced timing and interaction skills.

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  The interplay between artifact triggers and removal spells created dynamic board states requiring constant adaptation and resource management.

Notable Cards

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  Veil of Summer

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  Vampiric Tutor

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  Mana Vault

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  Ledger Shredder

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  Lightning Bolt

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  Imperial Seal

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  Cabal Ritual

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  Gamble

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  Snapcaster Mage

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  Resculpt

Summary

The game started with Najeela aggressively establishing early board presence using tokens and efficient creatures, while Korvold focused on treasure generation and card draw synergy. Narset aimed for a more control-oriented approach with spells and card advantage, and Tasha leveraged her graveyard recursion and disruption capabilities. Early turns saw a lot of resource development, including ramping with mana rocks such as Sol Ring and Mana Vault, and setting up key pieces like Grimora and Ledger Shredder. A pivotal moment unfolded when Tasha used Veil of Summer to protect a Vampiric Tutor, enabling a key combo and leading to the removal of Najeela with a Lightning Bolt. The game saw multiple interactions involving the One Ring and Mana Vault, with players activating and rebounding these artifacts to draw cards and generate value. Narset capitalized on a risky Gamble spell to refill her hand but was unfortunately disrupted, resulting in her elimination. Korvold continued to leverage treasure sacrifice and ETB effects to maintain card flow and pressure. In the late game, Tasha's ability to exile opponents' graveyard instants and sorceries added a layer of control, while Korvold maintained steady incremental advantage through sacrifice and card draw. The game was marked by high interaction, combo attempts, and strategic sequencing of spells and triggers, eventually culminating with Tasha or Korvold poised to close out the game, depending on how the other players responded to their growing board states.