Hazezon vs Xantcha vs Lysaga vs Durnan/Archaeologist | EDH Gameplay Ft. ThrabenU | Smooth Brain EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Durnan of the Yawning Portal/Passionate Archaeologist

  This deck aims to manipulate the exile zone for value, using cards like Bergy, God of Storytelling to generate extra mana and cast more spells.

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  Xantcha, Sleeper Agent

  Phil's Rakdos pain and taxes deck aims to maintain field control, pressuring opponents with damage and life loss while ramping up its mana base.

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  Baba Lysaga, Night Witch

  Cameron's deck uses an aristocrats strategy with graveyard interactions. It uses Baba Lysaga's ability to cause life loss and card advantage.

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  Hazezon Tamar

  Jason's deck focuses on land and token synergies, aiming to create a large army of tokens, which can be powered up with cards like Divine Visitation.

Gameplay Insights

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  Cameron's casting of Damnation was a significant turning point, resetting the board state and clearing the way for him to establish dominance.

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  Matt's effective use of Bergy, God of Storytelling and the exile mechanic allowed him to gain significant value and keep pace in the game.

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  Jason's play of Divine Visitation followed by Avenger of Zendikar created a threatening board state of flying tokens.

Notable Cards

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  Baba Lysaga, Night Witch

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  Damnation

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  Illusionist's Bracers

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  Avenger of Zendikar

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  Divine Visitation

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  Sensei's Divining Top

Summary

The game kicked off with all players setting up their board states and ramping up their mana. Key plays were made by Cameron, who piloted Baba Lysaga, Night Witch, using the deck's aristocrats and graveyard synergy to cause significant life loss across the table. Matt, on the Durnan/Archaeologist deck, utilized the deck's exile mechanic alongside Bergy, God of Storytelling to generate significant value. However, the turning point of the game was when Cameron cast a board-wiping Damnation, followed by a recasting of Baba Lysaga and an Illusionist's Bracers. This allowed him to double the activation of Baba Lysaga's ability, creating a significant advantage. Jason, piloting Hazezon Tamar, played Avenger of Zendikar, creating a large army of flying tokens thanks to the previously cast Divine Visitation.