CEDH Gameplay! Thrasios/Yoshimaru vs Tameshi vs Kinnan vs Elsha!

Deck Strategies

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero & Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful

  A combo-centric deck focused on generating infinite mana and drawing through the deck to assemble a winning sequence, often using creatures like Devoted Druid and artifact synergies to facilitate combos.

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  Tameshi, Reality Architect

  Artifact-based value and control, aiming to generate incremental advantage and disruption through artifact interactions and board presence.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Elf ramp and mana acceleration to quickly deploy powerful creatures and artifacts, leveraging mana to execute explosive plays and combos.

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  Elsha of the Infinite

  Spell-based combo and control with a focus on locking down opponents through artifacts and enchantments like Blind Obedience and Graph Diggers Cage, while setting up for powerful spell sequences.

Gameplay Insights

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  Casting Tesaret the Seeker to tutor for Machine Gods FPG was a pivotal combo enabler, allowing infinite mana generation through interaction with Devoted Druid.

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  The use of Blind Obedience and Graph Diggers Cage by Elsha player effectively restricted mana production and graveyard interactions, slowing down opponents' combo potential.

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  Players carefully navigated around interaction such as paying for spells like Wristic Study and considering responses to infinite mana attempts, showing high-level awareness of the meta.

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  The Thrasios/Yoshimaru player’s ability to top-deck crucial lands and maintain pressure with incremental creature beats helped facilitate the eventual combo finish despite heavy disruption on board.

Notable Cards

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  Devoted Druid

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  Blind Obedience

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  Walking Ballista

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  Rasputin Dreamweaver

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  Clever Impersonator

Summary

The game began with typical setup plays where players developed their mana bases and set up early board presence. The Thrasios/Yoshimaru player leveraged early fetch lands and creatures to establish board presence, while the Tameshi player focused on ramp and artifact synergies. Kinnan quickly established his board with elves and ramp artifacts, aiming to accelerate into powerful plays. Elsha built a disruptive lock using Blind Obedience and Graph Diggers Cage to restrict opponents' options. A key moment occurred when Tesaret the Seeker was cast, allowing the player to tutor Machine Gods FPG, which copied Devoted Druid to generate infinite mana. This enabled a significant mana combo, threatening to end the game but was complicated by opponents holding up responses and interaction. Eventually, the Thrasios/Yoshimaru deck managed to capitalize on their fish-dog combo to secure the win, showcasing resilience and combo execution amid heavy interaction and disruption from the other players.