Deck Strategies
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
Use small evasive creatures to trigger Edric’s draw ability, generating massive card advantage and tempo to set up extra turns and ultimately overwhelm opponents through repeated attacks.
Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
Assemble the Food Chain combo with Uro to generate infinite mana and card draw, aiming to win by comboing out through repeated casting and exile of creatures.
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools / Tana, the Bloodsower
Resolve Ad Nauseam to draw the deck and combo off for a win, utilizing Thallid and Thrall tokens generated by Tevesh’s first ability and leveraging combo pieces to close out the game.
Najeela, the Blade-Blossom
A warrior-token strategy built around Winota, Joiner of Forces and Sarah Ascendant to apply pressure, generating extra combat steps and leveraging warriors with trample, lifelink, and haste to close out the game quickly.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Edric’s arrival on the battlefield immediately warped the game by enabling massive card draw from mana dorks, significantly increasing the speed of play and the ability to find key combo pieces.
- 2
Najeela’s pilot exploited a powerful loop involving Nature’s Will and Najeela’s activated ability to create multiple combat steps, attacking each opponent multiple times with trample, lifelink, and haste, efficiently ending the game.
- 3
Gilded Drake was used effectively to steal an opponent’s key creature, disrupting their board state and providing strategic advantage.
- 4
Despite a counterspell on a key extra turn spell (Alluren's Epiphany), the aggressive tempo and card advantage engines allowed players to maintain pressure and transition smoothly between phases of the game.
- 5
Dockside Extortionist was a crucial value engine, generating a large number of treasures that fueled explosive mana plays and multiple combat phases.
Notable Cards
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Tana, the Bloodsower
Najeela, the Blade-Blossom
Dockside Extortionist
Gilded Drake
Carpet of Flowers
Nature's Will
Ranger-Captain of Eos
Neoform
Summary
The game featured four powerful commanders competing in a cEDH environment, each with distinct strategies. Early turns saw players developing their mana bases and deploying key creatures like Edric, Spymaster of Trest, and Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath, setting the stage for card advantage and combo assembly. Edric quickly became a central figure, enabling repeated card draws from small evasive creatures and mana dorks, accelerating the game pace. Meanwhile, the Tevesh Szat and Tana deck aimed to assemble Ad Nauseam combos, and the Uro deck sought to leverage food chain combos for a win. Najeela’s deck took a slightly different approach, focusing on a warrior/token synergy with Winota and Sarah Ascendant providing pressure and flexibility.