Deck & Commander Strategies
Kenrith, the Returned King
A five-color toolbox deck focused on versatile removal and combo lines. It uses Kenrith's ability to gain life, draw cards, and generate tokens for a powerful mid- to late-game finish.
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
Ramp-heavy strategy relying on Bears and green ramp spells to quickly establish board presence and explosive finishers. It attempts to outpace opponents through mana and board development.
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh & Thrasios, Triton Hero
A turbo combo/value deck that uses Rograkh’s sacrifice outlets and Thrasios’s card draw to assemble combos quickly. It leverages infinite treasures, token generation, and mana untapping interactions to generate infinite resources and close out games rapidly.
Gameplay Insights
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The Rograkh/Thrasios player prioritized setting up a complex combo involving sacrifice outlets and token generators to create infinite treasures and life, securing a near-instant win once assembled.
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Kenrith was cast late in the game to convert the infinite mana and treasures into infinite life gain and tokens, demonstrating the deck's synergy between utility and combo finishers.
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The use of Survival of the Fittest to tutor Chatterfang was a key turning point enabling the combo to start generating tokens and mana efficiently.
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Players recognized the difficulty in disrupting the combo once key pieces resolved, especially given the mana acceleration and protections like Pact of Negation held by opponents.
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Training Grounds and Candelabra of Tawnos were instrumental in reducing activation costs and untapping crucial mana sources to sustain combo sequences.
Notable Cards
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Mox Diamond
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Birds of Paradise
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Chatterfang, Squirrel General
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Survival of the Fittest
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Training Grounds
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Mana Crypt
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Mana Vault
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Wirewood Lodge
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Cradle of the Accursed
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Candelabra of Tawnos
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Pact of Negation
Gameplay Summary
The game featured a high-powered cEDH pod with Kenrith, the Returned King; Lumra, Bellow of the Woods; Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh paired with Thrasios, Triton Hero; and another Rograkh/Thrasios combination.
Early turns saw rapid mana acceleration with Mox Diamond, Birds of Paradise, and fetchlands enabling explosive starts.
The Rograkh/Thrasios decks leveraged their ability to draw multiple cards per turn and generate value from sacrifice and mana combos.
One player set up a complex combo involving Chatterfang, Squirrel tokens, and Warren Soul Trader, generating infinite treasures and life through repetitive sacrifice triggers.
This combo was enabled by ramp spells such as Survival of the Fittest and mana untapping combos with Cradle and Candelabra. Kenrith’s versatility was highlighted by a late-game interaction where infinite mana was converted into infinite life gain and token generation, setting up a lethal board state with trample and haste.
Lumra’s ramp strategy was present but struggled to keep pace with the turbo Rograkh/Thrasios engines.
The game ended quickly after the combo player resolved their infinite mana and token engine, overwhelming the table before opponents could interact effectively.
