Tayam v Etali Primal Conqueror v Sisay Weatherlight Captain v Kinnan Bracket 5 cEDH Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

  Sisay aims to assemble legendary creatures and artifacts quickly, leveraging synergy between them to control the board and win through powerful legendary threats.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Kinnan’s deck focuses on ramping heavily with creatures and mana sources like Gaea's Cradle to generate massive amounts of mana, enabling infinite combos and overwhelming opponents with repeated spell casts or damage.

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  Tayam, Luminous Enigma

  Tayam’s deck is built around value and control, using spells and creatures to disrupt opponents while drawing cards and maintaining board presence until winning through incremental advantages.

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  Etali, Primal Conqueror

  Etali’s deck leverages treasure generation and aggressive landfall triggers to ramp quickly and deal heavy damage, often aiming for a fast, explosive offense powered by Etali’s ability to attack multiple opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Kinnan’s use of Gaea's Cradle combined with creature tokens and mana outlets like Ashnod's Altar enabled an infinite mana combo, allowing repeated activation of Mount Doom to deal lethal damage to all opponents.

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  Etali’s treasure generation and aggressive mana ramp created pressure early in the game, but was ultimately disrupted before he could capitalize.

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  Sisay’s focus on assembling legendary permanents was countered by timely removal and exile effects, such as Haywire M exiling key artifacts.

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  Players made efficient use of key mana rocks and lands like Jeweled Lotus and Mana Confluence to accelerate their game plans rapidly in the early turns.

Notable Cards

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  Jeweled Lotus

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  Gaea's Cradle

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  Mana Confluence

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  Mount Doom

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  Arcane Signet

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  Ashnod's Altar

Summary

The game started with all players setting up their mana bases and ramping into their early plays, with notable early plays such as Jeweled Lotus and Mana Confluence accelerating the board state. Tayam and Kinnan quickly developed their mana and board presence, with Kinnan leveraging Gaea's Cradle and casting his commander early to maximize his creature-based mana generation. Sisay focused on assembling key artifacts and creatures, while Etali utilized treasure generation and landfall synergies to build resources. The turning point came when Kinnan activated a powerful combo involving his creatures and mana sources, creating an infinite mana outlet with the help of a unique land named Mount Doom. This combo allowed him to repeatedly deal damage to opponents, effectively ending the game by eliminating all opponents simultaneously. Throughout the game, each player attempted to disrupt others while advancing their own strategies, but Kinnan’s infinite damage combo proved decisive.