Emry, Florian, Alesha, Anowon Thief - #cEDH Gameplay Ep 85

Deck Strategies

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  Emry, Lurker of the Loch

  Artifact-centric combo and control, using Emry’s ability to recur artifacts from the graveyard and tutor for game-winning combos with efficient artifact ramp and disruption.

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  Florian, Voldaren Scion

  Aggressive reanimation and sacrifice synergy, leveraging creatures like Sire of Insanity and Mayhem Devil to disrupt opponents’ hands and generate value through treasure tokens and combat damage.

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  Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

  Hatebear midrange, deploying disruptive creatures such as Thalia and Cursed Totem to hamper opponents’ strategies, while using Alesha’s ability to recur impactful creatures for tempo and utility.

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  Anowon, the Ruin Thief

  Rogue tribal and mill, focusing on evasive creatures and incremental card advantage through milling opponents and stealing threats, utilizing Mystic Remora and other control elements to maintain pressure.

Gameplay Insights

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  Baal’s use of Sire of Insanity early on forced everyone to discard their hands, significantly altering the game state and leveling the playing field towards a long, attrition-heavy game.

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  Drake’s casting of Cursed Totem effectively slowed down David’s artifact combos, highlighting the power of timely hatebears in disrupting combo decks.

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  David’s decision to hold onto Aether Spellbomb for a key moment showed patience in resource management, aiming to maintain interaction until a crucial turn.

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  Leite’s Mystic Remora generated consistent incremental advantage by taxing opponents’ spells, especially in a game with multiple noncreature spells being cast.

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  Baal’s aggressive combat and treasure token generation with Florian and creatures like Ragavan and Grenzo helped maintain pressure and card advantage.

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  Drake’s use of Skyclave Apparition to exile Grenzo removed a major source of value for Baal, demonstrating the importance of targeted removal in hatebear strategies.

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  David’s casting of Back to Basics further hindered opponents’ mana bases, reinforcing the control aspect of his deck and slowing down their development.

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  Baal’s use of Grief with evoke to trigger Mayhem Devil damage was a clever way to generate additional value and apply incremental damage across opponents.

Notable Cards

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  Whir of Invention

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  Sire of Insanity

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  Cursed Totem

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  Recruiter of the Guard

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  Serra Ascendant

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  Mystic Remora

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  Grenzo, Havoc Raiser

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  Mayhem Devil

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  Skyclave Apparition

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  Rhystic Study

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  Back to Basics

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  Dauthi Voidwalker

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  Soaring Thought-Thief

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  Magus of the Moon

Summary

The game unfolded with four distinct strategies clashing on the battlefield. David’s Emry deck started strong with a turn 1 Emry and early artifact ramp, aiming to leverage artifact synergies and tutor for key combo pieces. Baal’s Florian deck employed aggressive reanimation with Sire of Insanity, creating a chaotic board state by forcing hand discards to maintain pressure and disrupt opponents. Drake’s Alesha Hate-bears focused on efficient hatebear creatures like Thalia and Cursed Totem to slow down artifact and combo decks, while also using Alesha to recur impactful creatures like Recruiter of the Guard and Serra Ascendant. Leite’s Anowon Rogues deck played a slower, evasive rogue strategy with cards like Soaring Thought-Thief and Mystic Remora, aiming to generate incremental advantage and disrupt opponents through milling and stealing threats.