Thassa Deep-D, Kenrith, Kinnan, Jarad - #cEDH Gameplay Ep 29

Deck Strategies

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  Thassa, Deep-Dwelling

  Control and blink-oriented deck that uses Thassa's ability to repeatedly blink key creatures or permanents, combined with interaction and card advantage tools to disrupt opponents and set up infinite turns combos.

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  Kenrith, the Returned King

  A reanimator-focused deck leveraging Sneak Attack to cheat powerful creatures like Medomai and Mindleech Mass into play, aiming to gain extra turns and control the board through tempo and combat tricks.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Utilizes mana ramp and combo loops, particularly the twister loop involving Mirage Mirror, Seedborn Muse, and Prophet of Distortion to generate infinite or large mana and card draw, enabling a fast combo finish.

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  Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord

  Swarm strategy centered on Relentless Rats combined with Jarad's sacrifice and life drain abilities to overwhelm opponents through incremental damage and life loss, backed by Gaea's Cradle ramp.

Gameplay Insights

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  Sequeira's use of Steal Enchantment to take control of David's Carpet of Flowers early helped suppress Kinnan's mana generation.

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  Luis' Sneak Attack allowed him to cheat Medomai and Silverblade Paladin for extra turns, a pivotal tempo play that forced defensive responses from other players.

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  David's timely Cyclonic Rift and Delay counterspell effectively disrupted Luis' extra turns and Sequeira's tempo plays, showing the importance of countermagic in this meta.

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  Baal's steady deployment of Relentless Rats combined with Jarad's sacrifice ability created overwhelming board presence and life drain, tipping the game in his favor.

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  Sequeira's attempts to generate extra turns with Temporal Manipulation and Thassa's Oracle were crucial for survival, but were eventually outpaced by Baal's relentless aggression.

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  The interaction between Mirage Mirror copying Mana Vault and Thassa allowed David to generate additional mana and tap key permanents, highlighting the versatility of Kinnan's toolbox.

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  Managing threats by bouncing creatures and disrupting mana sources (e.g., Thassa bouncing Noble Hierarch and Venser removing Sneak Attack) was key to delaying Luis' combo potential.

Notable Cards

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  Relentless Rats

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  Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord

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  Mindleech Mass

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  Sneak Attack

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  Thassa, Deep-Dwelling

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  Thassa's Oracle

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  Temporal Manipulation

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  Cyclonic Rift

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  Seedborn Muse

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  Mirage Mirror

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  Venser, Shaper Savant

Summary

The game began with all four players mulliganing once and setting up their mana bases. Baal, piloting Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord, quickly ramped with Gaea's Cradle and assembled Relentless Rats to steadily pressure the board. Luis, on a reanimator Kenrith deck, aimed to cheat powerful creatures like Medomai and Mindleech Mass into play using Sneak Attack, threatening extra turns and tempo disruption early. David, playing Kinnan with a twister loop combo, focused on ramp and control elements like Seedborn Muse and Mirage Mirror to build up mana and find combo pieces. Sequeira, on Thassa, Deep-Dwelling, played a control and blink strategy, leveraging interaction spells and utility lands to maintain board presence and disrupt opponents' plays.