The NecroBloom VS The Gitrog Monster 1v1 EDH/CMDR Gameplay

Deck Strategies

• The NecroBloom

  Utilizes landfall and graveyard recursion to generate value from lands repeatedly, creating a large board presence with zombies and utility creatures. The deck focuses on sacrificing lands and recurring them with Crucible of Worlds and Escape Shift to draw cards and maintain board dominance.

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  The Gitrog Monster

  A land-focused deck aiming to exploit land drops and graveyard interactions to draw cards and trigger The Gitrog Monster's abilities. It tries to generate incremental advantage through lands and dredge-like effects but requires key cards and early ramp to accelerate its game plan.

Gameplay Insights

• 1

  Sacrificing lands with Escape Shift and recurring them with Crucible of Worlds created a strong loop that allowed NecroBloom to flood the board and draw cards efficiently.

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  Early land disruption with Wasteland and Strip Mine slowed down The Gitrog Monster's key lands, significantly hampering its ability to ramp and execute its game plan.

• 3

  The NecroBloom deck capitalized on the synergy between multiple lands and creatures with landfall triggers to create a large zombie army that ultimately secured the win through a decisive attack.

• 4

  The Gitrog Monster player kept a suboptimal hand and was slow to develop board presence, which contributed to their inability to contest NecroBloom's escalating advantage.

Notable Cards

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  Crucible of Worlds

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  The Gitrog Monster

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  Eternal Witness

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  Tireless Provisioner

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  Godless Shrine

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  Wasteland

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  Strip Mine

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  Augur of Bolas

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  Force of Vigor

Summary

The game featured a battle between two land-centric decks led by The NecroBloom and The Gitrog Monster commanders. Early turns saw both players ramping aggressively with land fetches and mana dorks, with NecroBloom quickly assembling a board presence through multiple lands and utility creatures such as Eternal Witness and Tireless Provisioner. NecroBloom leveraged graveyard synergies and land recursion, milling key lands like Fian Tower, Godless Shrine, and Crucible of Worlds to repeatedly replay lands and generate value. A pivotal sequence involved NecroBloom casting Escape Shift and then using Crucible of Worlds to maximize land drops from the graveyard, gaining a significant board advantage in zombies and lands. Meanwhile, The Gitrog Monster player struggled to develop their board, hindered by limited early plays and disruption from land destruction effects like Wasteland and Strip Mine.