PRIDE cEDH PART 5 FEAT. OOPS...ALL SALT/THE SHATTERGANG - cEDH - S28E6 - #MTG #PRIDE #GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy

  Focuses on spellslinging with a tempo and control angle, leveraging card draw and burn spells to maintain board presence and disrupt opponents.

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  Tomik, Wielder of Law

  Utilizes control elements and taxing effects to slow opponents while using efficient creatures and spells to pressure and finish games.

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  Tomik, Distinguished Advokist

  A variant focused on disruption and combat tricks, leveraging artifact synergies and taxing opponents’ spells to gain advantage.

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  Hashaton, Scarab's Fist

  Leverages graveyard recursion and discard synergies, using tokens and reanimation to maintain board presence and grind value.

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  Kitsa, Otterball Elite

  Combines aggressive creature strategies with discard and graveyard interactions to pressure opponents and control their resources.

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  Deadpool, Trading Card

  Focuses on chaotic disruption and value generation by recurring creatures and spells, leveraging dice rolls and combat damage to create advantage.

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  Red Death, Shipwrecker

  A midrange aggressive deck that uses removal and combat damage to control the board and wear down opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Players effectively used tutors and reanimation to maintain key disruptive pieces like Opposition Agent on the board, forcing opponents to respond repeatedly.

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  The use of Cabal Ritual combined with card draw triggered powerful mana generation turns enabling multiple plays in a single turn.

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  Fierce Guardianship was strategically used to protect important spells from being countered, maintaining momentum.

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  Deadpool's ability to generate value through combat damage and dice rolls added an unpredictable element that shaped opponents' decisions.

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  Combat was carefully navigated, with players choosing when to attack or block to maximize damage output while minimizing losses.

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  Surveil and Demonic Consultation were used early to optimize hand quality and set up combo or control lines.

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  Players managed resources such as fetch lands and mana carefully to time key plays and maintain pressure.

Notable Cards

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

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  Mystic Remora

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  Demonic Consultation

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  Opposition Agent

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  Cabal Ritual

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  Chain of Vapor

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  Deadpool, Trading Card

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  Fierce Guardianship

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  Reanimate

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  Arcane Signet

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  Red Death, Shipwrecker

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  Kitsa, Otterball Elite

Summary

The game began with players developing their mana bases and deploying early threats such as Ragavan and Mystic Remora, setting a fast and interactive pace. Early combat exchanges and strategic plays like using Demonic Consultation and Surveil demonstrated players aiming to sculpt their hands and set up their combos. Deadpool and Orcish Bowmaster established a strong board presence with utility and disruption, while multiple players used tutors and reanimation to maintain pressure and resource advantage. Midgame saw tactical plays with card draw engines like Mystic Remora and chain interactions involving Cabal Ritual and Chain of Vapor, generating mana and controlling opponents' permanents. Opposition Agent became a key disruptive piece, repeatedly targeted and reanimated to hamper opponents' tutoring. Players carefully managed their resources, including using Fierce Guardianship to protect key spells and timing attacks to maximize damage and force unfavorable blocks. The game featured back-and-forth board control with creatures like Red Death and Kitsa, Otterball Elite creating threats and leveraging discard synergies. The gameplay revolved around a mixture of stax elements, combo potential, and incremental value from card advantage and disruption, with no clear winner emerging early as players jockeyed for position.