Deck & Commander Strategies
Plargg and Nassari
An Underworld Breach style deck focused on stealing cards from opponents, disrupting their plans, and leveraging card advantage for a quick combo or control finish.
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer
A turbo combo deck aiming to assemble infinite creature combos involving Kiki-Jiki and other synergies to generate overwhelming board presence and win through infinite combat triggers.
Malcolm & Vial Smasher the Fierce
A Grixis tempo deck using aggressive creatures, mana acceleration artifacts, and treasure generation to loot through the deck, deal incremental damage, and execute a combo finish quickly.
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
A five-color fast combo deck incorporating clones to gain color identity and protect combo lines, using powerful tutors and fast mana to assemble combos with Adenosium and other staples.
Gameplay Insights
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Early mana acceleration with artifacts like Mana Crypt, Lotus Petal, and Grim Monolith was critical in enabling fast combo turns and maintaining tempo.
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Dockside Extortionist's treasure generation was leveraged multiple times to facilitate treasure sacrifices, mana fixing, and casting high-impact spells like Wheel of Fortune.
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Repeated attacks with multiple pirates triggered treasure creation and incremental damage that pressured opponents, forcing defensive plays and opening the window for a combo finish.
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Using clones to copy commanders helped Sisay gain access to a wider color identity and protected vital combo pieces, showcasing the flexibility of five-color decks in cEDH.
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Stealing cards and disrupting opponents’ hands with Plargg prevented them from assembling their combos smoothly, highlighting the importance of interdiction in multiplayer cEDH games.
Notable Cards
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Underworld Breach
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Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
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Dockside Extortionist
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Wheel of Fortune
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Simian Spirit Guide
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Mana Crypt
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Lotus Petal
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Grim Monolith
Gameplay Summary
The game featured a fast-paced cEDH pod with five players utilizing highly optimized, competitive decks aiming for quick combo wins.
Plargg and Nassari piloted an Underworld Breach style deck focused on card theft and disruption, applying pressure early by stealing key resources and maintaining tempo.
Rocco's turbo combo deck aimed to assemble infinite creature combos with Kiki-Jiki and other synergies, looking for a protected win through resilient board presence.
Malcolm and Vial Smasher's deck played a Grixis tempo and value game plan with powerful mana acceleration and damage output, leveraging treasures and aggressive creatures to loot and control the board.
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain, ran a five-color fast combo deck with clone synergies to gain color identity and protect its combo lines, using Adenosium and other staples to accelerate to a combo finish.
Throughout the game, crucial plays included early mana acceleration, key artifact and creature casts, and strategic use of Treasures and looting to dig for combo pieces.
The turning point occurred when Malcolm & Smasher utilized Dockside Extortionist to generate multiple Treasures, enabling a powerful Wheel of Fortune discard and lethal damage output via repeated attacks and treasure sacrifices, culminating in a swift puzzle circle win.
The game demonstrated the importance of early ramp, mana fixing, and protecting combo lines while applying constant pressure on opponents to prevent their setups.
