Derevi vs Gisela vs Kynaios & Tiro vs Yidris EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

  Utilizes untap triggers to generate value by tapping and untapping lands and creatures, enabling combos and card draw. Employs wizard tribal synergy and token creation to control the board and steal opponents’ creatures.

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  Gisela, Blade of Goldnight

  Focuses on aggressive equipment and angel tribal strategies to deal heavy damage and protect key creatures. Uses combat damage doubling to apply pressure and close out games quickly.

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  Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis

  Leverages group benefit effects to generate card advantage and mana ramp, supporting a political and value-oriented playstyle that benefits all players but ultimately aims to out-resource opponents.

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  Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder

  Utilizes cascade and interaction-heavy spells, combined with cloning and stealing effects, to disrupt opponents and gain incremental advantage. Employs board wipes and hand disruption to control the pace of the game.

Gameplay Insights

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  Derevi’s use of Quest for Renewal to untap all creatures enabled multiple value triggers and stealing of opponent creatures, significantly shifting board control.

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  Minds Dilation was pivotal in providing card advantage and disrupting opponents by forcing discard and revealing top cards to optimize play decisions.

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  Casting Pernicious Deed aimed to reset the board but was countered by opponents making creatures indestructible and using token copies to maintain pressure.

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  The interaction between Clever Impersonator and Minds Dilation created complex board states where players copied disruptive spells to swing card advantage.

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  Players effectively used political and group-benefit cards like Rites of Flourishing and Kynaios and Tiro’s abilities to maintain resources and tempo.

Notable Cards

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  Quest for Renewal

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  Pernicious Deed

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  Willbender

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  Recruiter of the Guard

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  Skullclamp

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  Clever Impersonator

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  Day of Judgment

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  Rites of Flourishing

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  Selfless Spirit

Summary

The game began with players establishing their mana bases and early board presence, with Derevi leveraging her ability to untap lands and cast efficient creatures like Willbender and Recruiter of the Guard to draw cards and develop her board. Gisela focused on assembling equipment and impactful angels, while Kynaios and Tiro used group benefit effects like Rites of Flourishing and Minds Dilation to generate card advantage and disrupt opponents. Yidris employed interaction-heavy spells such as Minds Dilation and Pernicious Deed to control the board and capitalize on stealing or copying key permanents. A key turning point occurred when Derevi used Quest for Renewal to untap creatures and lands, enabling multiple triggers to generate tokens and steal opponents' creatures, significantly ramping her board state. Trevor (Yidris) used Minds Dilation repeatedly to gain information and force discards, while also casting Pernicious Deed to attempt a board wipe. However, opponents responded by making creatures indestructible and leveraging clever impersonators to copy critical spells and permanents, creating complex interactions and shifting control of the game. The interplay of Derevi’s untap triggers, Gisela’s equipment buffs, and Yidris's disruption created an intense dynamic where card advantage and board control were constantly contested. The game’s outcome hinged on managing these synergies and counterplays effectively.