CAN RAKDOS BE REDEEMED?: Stella Lee v Rakdos v Ketramose v Gitrog

Deck Strategies

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  Rakdos, the Muscle

  Utilizes creature sacrifice and card draw to mill opponents and self, assembling a combo to generate infinite mana and repeatedly exile opponents' libraries, leading to a lockout win.

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  The Gitrog Monster

  Focuses on land recursion and graveyard synergies by milling lands into the graveyard, generating value through repeated land drops and ping damage to opponents.

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  Stella Lee, Wild Card

  Leverages fast combo potential with blue and red spells, aiming to quickly assemble a winning interaction using card advantage and powerful artifact synergies.

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  Ketramose, the New Dawn

  Combines life payment and card draw with reanimation strategies, aiming to bring back key creatures like Heliod and Walking Ballista for board control and damage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Rakdos's use of Cthonian Nightmare and Priest of Gix created a loop that generated infinite mana and allowed repeated exile of opponents' decks, enabling a quick combo finish.

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  The early sacrifice and milling interactions fueled Rakdos's ability to draw cards and find combo pieces rapidly, demonstrating the deck's explosive potential.

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  Alter of the Brood unexpectedly contributed to accelerating graveyard development, which both helped and hindered players depending on timing and synergy.

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  The game emphasized the importance of fast combo assembly in cEDH, as Rakdos achieved a win on turn three, outpacing slower value or control strategies.

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  Scouts Warning was used effectively to flash in creatures and maintain tempo during the combo sequence.

Notable Cards

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  Priest of Gix

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  Dragon's Rage Channeler

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  Arcane Signet

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  Manalith

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  Talisman of Indulgence

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  Scrubland

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  Marsh Flats

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  City of Brass

Summary

The game featured a four-player cEDH match with Rakdos, the Muscle, The Gitrog Monster, Stella Lee, and Ketramose, the New Dawn. Early turns involved players setting up their engines, with Rakdos focusing on sacrificing creatures to draw cards and mill both opponents and himself, aiming to assemble a combo. The Gitrog Monster prioritized land drops and graveyard synergies, while Stella Lee developed her combo potential with card advantage spells. Ketramose worked toward drawing cards and assembling reanimation combos. The pivotal moment came when Rakdos executed a powerful combo involving Cthonian Nightmare and Priest of Gix to generate infinite mana and repeatedly exile opponents' decks. This allowed Rakdos to reanimate key creatures like Bowmaster infinitely, quickly ending the game by locking out opponents and presenting an unstoppable board state. Despite the multi-player setup, Rakdos secured a swift and decisive victory on turn three, outpacing the other decks’ slower setups and combo attempts.