ZERO HOUR - IMPLEMENTS OF cEDH - S19E3 - FRANCISCO/AKIRI v MAGDA v THIRD DOCTOR/RYAN v SIDISI #mtg

Deck Strategies

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  Magda, Brazen Outlaw

  Generate treasures through dwarf and artifact synergies to ramp into powerful spells and maintain board presence with aggressive creatures.

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  Sidisi, Brood Tyrant

  Utilize self-mill and zombie tokens to control the board and assemble combos that leverage graveyard recursion and value.

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  Akiri, Line-Slinger

  Focus on equipment and artifact synergy to control combat and combo off with efficient equipment and low-cost creatures.

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  Francisco, Fowl Marauder

  Leverage aggressive creature deployment alongside artifact ramp to pressure opponents early while setting up combos.

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  Ryan Sinclair

  Employ tempo and disruption through efficient spells, leveraging creatures with impactful enters-the-battlefield effects.

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  The Third Doctor

  Utilize innovative combos involving dungeon mechanics and creature recursion to generate card advantage and close out the game quickly.

Gameplay Insights

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  The use of Imperial Recruiter in response to opponent’s plays demonstrated high-level timing to assemble combo pieces efficiently.

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  Casting Aluren to cheat out creatures at instant speed set up a critical board state that enabled the looping combo.

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  Leveraging the Lost Mine of Phandelver dungeon repeatedly allowed for an infinite draw engine that forced the game to end abruptly.

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  Players effectively used counterspells like Mental Misstep and Swan Song to disrupt key spells, but the combo was resilient enough to overcome these interactions.

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  Generating multiple treasures with Magda combined with equipment synergies helped maintain pressure while combo setups were established.

Notable Cards

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  Magda, Brazen Outlaw

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  Flesh Duplicate

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  Imperial Recruiter

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  Aluren

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  Lost Mine of Phandelver

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  Gitaxian Probe

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

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  Thunderclap

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  Galvanic Blast

Summary

The game started with players developing their board states through ramp and creature deployment, with early plays including Magda generating treasures and Akiri casting key artifacts. The interaction escalated as players used efficient spells like Gitaxian Probe and various tutors to gather information and pieces for their combos. A pivotal moment occurred when one player utilized Aluren to cheat out creatures and Imperial Recruiter to fetch critical combo pieces, including Flesh Duplicate. This enabled a powerful loop involving the Lost Mine of Phandelver dungeon, allowing continuous repetition of effects that would have drawn a massive number of cards and potentially ended the game. Despite some counterspells and interaction, the combo’s resilience and resource generation proved overwhelming, leading to a quick and unexpected finish. The game highlighted the synergy between artifact and creature-based combos and the importance of timing and resource management in cEDH.