Animar vs Madga vs Francisco&Kraum vs Marchesa | #cedh | Gameplay 012 | Last Game of 2023 | Updates

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Magda, Brazen Outlaw

  Focus on generating Treasure tokens through dwarf synergy and artifact creatures to ramp quickly into powerful spells like Portal to Phrexia, which forces opponents to sacrifice creatures and provides recursion, enabling a strong midgame board control and attrition plan.

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  Francisco, Fowl Marauder & Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

  Leverage fast mana sources like Mana Crypt and Gaea's Cradle to accelerate into high-impact plays. The deck aims to set up a combo or overwhelming board presence quickly, using tutors like Vampiric Tutor to find key pieces and disruption to control the early game.

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  Animar, Soul of Elements

  Develop a resilient board with efficient creatures and protect key threats with interaction spells like Pyroblast. The deck seeks to outvalue opponents through creature synergy and counter manipulation but can struggle against early disruption.

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  Queen Marchesa

  Use the Monarch mechanic to gain incremental card advantage and protect the board with removal and political plays. The deck aims to control the board state while slowly advancing toward a win condition through attrition or combo.

Gameplay Insights

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  Nate’s explosive start with Magda and Clown Car rapidly generated treasures, enabling casting of Portal to Phrexia, which severely disrupted opponents by forcing mass sacrifices.

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  Vu’s aggressive ramp with Mana Crypt and Gaea's Cradle allowed him to execute a strong midgame plan despite being behind on tempo early due to Opposition Agent stealing his lands.

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  Cody’s Animar deck faced early disruption and struggled to establish board presence, highlighting the importance of interaction and tempo in cEDH games.

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  Queen Marchesa’s use of the Monarch mechanic provided steady card advantage and political leverage, but the game ended quickly before she could fully capitalize.

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  The use of Opposition Agent early on to steal key cards from opponents was a pivotal disruption tactic that shifted momentum.

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  The quick sacrifice effect from Portal to Phrexia was a game-changing board wipe that paved the way for Nate’s victory.

Notable Cards

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  Magda, Brazen Outlaw

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  Opposition Agent

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  Vampiric Tutor

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  Mana Crypt

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  Gaea's Cradle

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  Clown Car

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  Pyroblast

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  Queen Marchesa

Gameplay Summary