LAST MARCH OF THE ENTS IN cEDH? - SELVALA VS BAYLEN VS THE WANDERING MINSTREL VS HELIOD GAMEPLAY

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse

  Control the board through efficient removal and disruption, leveraging Heliod’s synergy with enchantments and tokens to build a resilient board presence and win through either combat damage or combo finishers.

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  Selvala, Heart of the Wilds

  Ramp aggressively and generate value through tokens and card draws, using Selvala’s ability to produce large amounts of mana for explosive plays and combos, including token swarms and big creatures.

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  The Wandering Minstrel

  Utilize Amulet of Vigor and land untap synergies such as Yavimaya Cradle to quickly develop mana and deploy combo pieces, aiming to generate infinite or near-infinite combos with spells like Aftermath Analyst and other ramp elements.

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  Baylen, the Haymaker

  Create a board full of tokens and draw through card advantage engines like Smothering Tithe and Gilded Goose, then leverage Baylen’s ability to generate treasure tokens and pressure opponents with overwhelming numbers.

Gameplay Insights

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  Wandering Minstrel’s early play of Amulet of Vigor and Zuran Orb set a strong foundation for combo potential and ramp acceleration.

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  Baylen’s use of Smothering Tithe and token generators helped ramp mana and create large threats, forcing opponents to deal with a growing board.

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  Selvala’s ability to produce mana was pivotal despite a weak initial hand, allowing for explosive turns with token generation and big spells.

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  Heliod’s player strategically used Cyclonic Rift and other control elements to slow opponents’ board developments and maintain a manageable board state.

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  Targeting Jacked Rabbit with Psych Rift was a key interaction to disrupt Baylen’s token generation and card draw potential on the next turn.

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  Players carefully tracked treasure tokens and mana sources to anticipate and respond to potential combos and large board swings.

Notable Cards

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  Amulet of Vigor

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  Smothering Tithe

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  Aftermath Analyst

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  Cyclonic Rift

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  Thundertrap Trainer

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  Gilded Goose

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  Jacked Rabbit

Gameplay Summary