MAMTG cEDH S4 E11 | cEDH Gameplay With Patreon Member Ducky! | Commander

Deck Strategies

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  Tymna the Weaver & Thrasios, Triton Hero

  A midrange combo deck that uses card advantage engines and two-card combos to close out games quickly, leveraging efficient interaction and disruption.

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  Meren of Clan Nel Toth

  A midrange combo deck blending light stax and heavy beatdown, controlling the board while assembling a combo to win through recursion and value generation.

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  Prosper, Tome-Bound

  A Rakdos storm deck focusing on rapid mana acceleration and card draw through rituals and artifacts to assemble fast storm combos for a lethal finish.

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  Kess, Dissident Mage

  A midrange storm deck that leverages fast mana and card draw to assemble Underworld Breach or Fastest Oracle combos, aiming for quick and resilient combo lines.

Gameplay Insights

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  Casting Windfall early to generate card advantage and disrupt opponents can be a powerful tempo play even if it risks losing some resources.

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  Playing Pact of Negation without the mana to pay for it can be a calculated risk against responsible players who may hold back counters unless necessary.

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  Using Veil of Summer effectively counters key black and blue disruption spells, protecting crucial combo pieces at critical moments.

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  Mana acceleration artifacts like Lotus Pedal and rituals like Dark Ritual enable fast storm turns that pressure opponents before they can set up defenses.

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  Players balance between developing board presence and holding interaction to protect their combo lines, leading to tense decision-making and bluffing.

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  Meren’s player carefully chooses ramp or removal targets when her commander triggers, illustrating flexible midrange decision-making in cEDH.

Notable Cards

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  Windfall

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  Dark Ritual

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  Pact of Negation

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  Veil of Summer

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  Dismember

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  Mana Crypt

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  Cabal Ritual

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  Priest of Titania

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  City of Brass

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  Defense Grid

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  Notion Thief

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  Underworld Breach

Summary

The game features a competitive cEDH four-player match with decks led by Tymna & Thrasios, Meren of Clan Nel Toth, Prosper, Tome-Bound, and Kess, Dissident Mage. Early turns focus on ramp and setting up board presence. Notable plays include a Windfall cast by Tymna & Thrasios player, generating card advantage while disrupting opponents' hands. Meren’s player uses her commander’s ability to generate value through graveyard recursion and board control. Prosper’s player leverages ritual effects and mana acceleration, notably with Dark Ritual and Lotus Pedal, aiming to assemble storm combos quickly. Kess’s deck tries to leverage fast mana and card draw to assemble Underworld Breach or Fastest Oracle combos. Interaction and disruption occur throughout the early game, including use of Veil of Summer and Pact of Negation to counter spells, and targeted removal like Dismember to slow down opponents' threats. The gameplay reveals the delicate balance between establishing board state and holding interaction to protect combo lines. Key moments include defensive plays around Pact of Negation and Veil of Summer, as well as the aggressive use of wheel effects and mana acceleration to push towards the critical storm/combo turns.