Play to Win profile icon

WHO'S THE BEST FINAL FANTASY CHARACTER IN cEDH?

Play to Win

Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Deck Strategies

  • Vivi Ornitier

    Vivi Ornitier

    Vivi Ornitier focuses on storm and combo plays, aiming to generate multiple spells in a turn to overwhelm opponents and win through infinite or near-infinite combos.

  • Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin

    Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin

    Kefka leverages chaos and disruption, applying pressure through unpredictable effects and combo synergies that capitalize on graveyard and damage interactions.

  • Celes, Rune Knight

    Celes, Rune Knight

    Celes uses a graveyard recursion and value-based midrange strategy, aiming to recast impactful creatures and spells while controlling the board with efficient interaction.

  • Terra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra

    Terra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra

    Terra mills herself to fill the graveyard, enabling free spell casts and graveyard-based combos, often using enchantments and reanimation to generate value and secure wins.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Players carefully hold interaction spells like Vexing Shusher to disrupt critical combo pieces such as Food Chain or Vampiric Tutor.

  • 2

    Terra’s milling triggers are used to turn on free spells and graveyard synergies, enabling explosive turns with minimal mana investment.

  • 3

    Discarding cards with commander ETBs to draw extra cards can generate significant card advantage, as seen with Kefka’s effect.

  • 4

    Strategic use of mana rocks and rituals accelerates explosive combo turns, while players remain mindful of timing to avoid premature exposure.

  • 5

    The interplay between graveyard fill effects like Stitcher's Supplier and recursion spells is critical for maintaining board presence and combo resources.

Notable Cards

  • Stitcher's Supplier

    Stitcher's Supplier

  • Smothering Tithe

    Smothering Tithe

  • Food Chain

    Food Chain

  • Vexing Shusher

    Vexing Shusher

  • Noble Hierarch

    Noble Hierarch

  • Wheel of Fortune

    Wheel of Fortune

  • Dark Ritual

    Dark Ritual

  • Molten Duplication

    Molten Duplication

  • Burnt Offering

    Burnt Offering

  • Soul Partition

    Soul Partition

Summary

The game features a competitive EDH (cEDH) multiplayer match with four Final Fantasy-themed commanders. Early turns involve typical cEDH setup plays such as land drops, fetches, and casting mana dorks like Noble Hierarch, alongside important value creatures like Stitcher's Supplier to accelerate graveyard development. Players carefully navigate interaction windows, with spells like Vexing Shusher and interaction spells held up to disrupt opponents’ plans. Terra's deck uses her mill ability to fuel graveyard synergies and enable combos, while players keep an eye on key threats like Food Chain and Smothering Tithe, which provide explosive mana generation and card advantage respectively. As the game progresses, the players jockey for board presence and resource advantage, with each deck leveraging its unique strengths—reanimation, storm, enchantress-style ramp, and graveyard recursion. Notably, Terra mills to enable free spells and combo turns, while another player holds back interaction to respond to potential Food Chain or Vampiric Tutor plays. The match shows a high level of strategic depth typical of cEDH, with players balancing development, disruption, and combo setups, making careful decisions about when to deploy threats or hold back interaction. The game remains dynamic with multiple win conditions and threats in play.

Description

This week we’re trying to figure out which character from Final Fantasy is best in cEDH!

DECKLISTS - moxfield.com/bookmarks/8R1MW-final-fantasy-decks

GAY TO WIN PLAYMATS - www.playtowinmtg.com/merch

GAY TO WIN SLEEVES - www.dragonshield.com/en-us/p/gay-to-win-brushed-art-sleeves-standard-size/AT-18067

GAY TO WIN APPAREL - www.bonfire.com/gay-to-win-logo

MONEY GOING HERE - www.bradburysullivancenter.org www.patransequity.org

PATREON - www.patreon.com/playtowin

DRAGONSHIELD AFFILIATE LINK - dragonshield.com/?ref=playtowin Use this code for 5% off!: playtowin5

MERCH - www.playtowinmtg.com/merch

LINKTR.EE - linktr.ee/playtowinmtg