Wilhelt vs Orah vs Lagrella vs Admiral Beckett Brass | EDH Gameplay | Smooth Brain EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

  The deck aims to flood the board with zombies and overpower opponents. Key synergies include Necro Duality and Undead Augur to create multiple tokens and draw multiple cards.

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  Orah, Skyclave Hierophant

  This deck aims to use Orah as a value recursion piece and a combo enabler for infinite sacrifice shenanigans. It used life gain through Righteous Valkyrie and Soul Warden, as well as a Zulaport Cutthroat to threaten opponents.

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  Lagrella, the Magpie

  This deck focuses on blinking creatures for value with combo potential. Key plays included an early Smothering Tithe and generating multiple soldier tokens with Abdl Adrian.

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  Admiral Beckett Brass

  This pirate tribal deck aims to play pirates with cool effects. Despite a slow start due to missing land drops, key plays included Ragavan for value and Breaches for disruption.

Gameplay Insights

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  Cameron's early use of Black Market Connections allowed him to gain additional benefits at the cost of life, setting up for future plays.

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  Jason's lifegain combo of Righteous Valkyrie and Soul Warden provided a significant advantage, allowing for aggressive plays.

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  Despite missing early land drops, Chandler's use of Ragavan and later, Breaches, allowed for disruption and value generation.

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  Logan's casting of Abdl Adrian, creating multiple soldier tokens, presented a significant threat.

Notable Cards

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  Black Market Connections

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  Righteous Valkyrie

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  Soul Warden

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  Smothering Tithe

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  Ragavan

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  Undead Augur

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  Zulaport Cutthroat

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  Selfless Spirit

Summary

The game started on a slow pace with each player setting up their initial boards. Cameron (Wilhelt) was the first to make a significant move with an early Black Market Connections, sacrificing life for additional resources. Jason (Orah) got a strong start with a Righteous Valkyrie and Soul Warden combo for substantial lifegain, and Logan (Lagrella) set up an early Smothering Tithe. Chandler (Admiral Beckett Brass) had a slow start due to missing land drops but managed to cast a Ragavan which generated value. The game intensified as players started to build their board states and make aggressive moves. Cameron made a significant play with Necro Duality and Undead Augur, creating multiple tokens and drawing multiple cards. Jason's Zulaport Cutthroat and Selfless Spirit presented a threat to the others, while Chandler's Breaches disrupted the game by exiling opponent's cards. Logan's game-changing move was casting Abdl Adrian, generating multiple soldier token.