Look Mom We’re Famous(ft. Mental Misplay)-Cedh Gameplay- Animar vs Yisan vs Niv vs Vial/Sakashima

Deck & Commander Strategies

• Animar, Soul of the Elements

  A creature-based combo deck that rapidly grows Animar with counter synergies and uses cheap creatures and value engines to assemble combos and overwhelm opponents.

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  Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

  A mono-green combo deck leveraging Yisan’s ability to tutor creatures at instant speed, enabling combos or silver bullets to disrupt opponents and control the game.

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  Niv-Mizzet, Parun

  A classic blue-red spell-slinger deck that uses high-value spells, card draw engines, and combos involving Niv-Mizzet to control the board and finish opponents.

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  Vial Smasher the Fierce / Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

  A Grixis deck focused on incremental damage through Vial Smasher’s triggers, amplified by Sakashima’s cloning ability to double damage output and grind out the late game.

Gameplay Insights

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  Vial Smasher’s pilot topdecking Blasphemous Act was a critical turning point, clearing the board and slowing Animar’s rapid growth.

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  Yisan’s ability to tutor creatures at instant speed allowed for reactive plays, but the player occasionally misplayed mana costs under Trinisphere, impacting tempo.

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  Niv-Mizzet’s player used Gilded Drake to steal a key Animar piece, gaining card advantage and disrupting opponent synergy.

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  Animar’s use of Consecrated Sphinx and copying it with Phyrexian Metamorph generated massive card draw, fueling combo attempts and board presence.

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  The interaction between Survival of the Fittest and counter-based creatures was pivotal in maintaining Animar’s pressure despite board wipes.

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  Players balanced aggressive damage, combo assembly, and disruption carefully, illustrating the high-level strategic depth of cEDH gameplay.

Notable Cards

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  Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

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  Niv-Mizzet, Parun

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  Vial Smasher the Fierce

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  Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

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  Blasphemous Act

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  Consecrated Sphinx

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  Phyrexian Metamorph

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  Force of Vigor

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  Gilded Drake

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  Carpet of Flowers

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  Survival of the Fittest

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  Painter's Servant

Gameplay Summary