Deck Strategies
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
Transform Heliod to take advantage of wheel effects and cheat spells into play at instant speed, enabling quick combos and control.
Etali, Primal Conqueror
Utilize the Food Chain combo to generate infinite mana and repeatedly cast Etali, winning via decking opponents or through secondary combos.
Tameshi, Reality Architect
Loop artifacts from the graveyard with Tameshi to generate value and win through extort loops enabled by Blind Obedience.
Kona, Rescue Beastie
Stick Kona and use its second main phase trigger to cheat large threats into play, overwhelming opponents with powerful creatures.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Counterbalance repeatedly disrupted attempts to cast high-impact spells, shaping the flow of the game by revealing and countering key cards.
- 2
Blood Moon was a critical play that severely hampered Kona's mana development, effectively removing them from contention early.
- 3
Etali leveraged Food Chain and mana acceleration through artifacts and enchantments to establish a powerful, recurring threat that pressured opponents.
- 4
Artifact destruction such as Manglehorn was used strategically to slow down combo enablers, forcing opponents to spend resources to recover.
- 5
Players coordinated and made diplomatic decisions, such as agreeing to allow certain plays for the sake of game balance, highlighting the social and strategic depth of cEDH.
Notable Cards
Counterbalance
Blood Moon
Food Chain
Destiny Spinner
Birds of Paradise
Manglehorn
Eldritch Evolution
Squee, the Immortal
Ancient Tomb
Grim Monolith
Summary
The game featured a four-player competitive EDH match with Kona, Tameshi, Heliod, and Etali as commanders, each pursuing distinct strategies. Early turns saw the setup of key artifacts and enchantments, including Counterbalance, which proved pivotal in disrupting opponents' plays. Blood Moon was cast, severely hindering mana bases and effectively sidelining Kona’s strategy. Etali used Food Chain to generate massive mana and repeatedly cast itself, aiming to deck out opponents or leverage other win conditions. Meanwhile, Tameshi focused on artifact recursion and extort loops, supported by incremental damage and board control. Heliod aimed to transform and leverage wheel effects to cheat spells into play for instant-speed combos. Throughout the game, counterspells and artifact destruction were employed to stall and disrupt critical plays, with multiple layers of interaction around Counterbalance and removal spells.
