The Longest CEDH Game Ever Recorded

Deck Strategies

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  Tasigur, the Golden Fang

  Control deck that uses powerful tutors, mana acceleration, and value engines to disrupt opponents and establish card advantage, aiming to win through incremental advantage and powerful spells.

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  The First Sliver

  Proactive combo deck focused on the Food Chain combo with The First Sliver to cast creatures from exile and eventually cast the entire library for a game-winning combo.

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  Tempo deck leveraging Najeela’s warrior tokens and combat triggers, combined with interaction and one-card combos like Ad Nauseam to pressure opponents and close out the game quickly.

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  Tymna the Weaver & Thrasios, Triton Hero

  Midrange combo deck centered around Isochron Scepter and Dark Rituals, generating incremental advantage with cards like Smothering Tithe and aiming to win through infinite mana combos paired with lab maniac effects or other finishers.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Opposition Agent to counter Vampiric Tutor early significantly slowed down key tutor-based combo setups.

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  Repeated use of Time Twister reshuffled hands and graveyards, prolonging the game and resetting resources for all players.

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  The First Sliver's cascade into Mana Drain allowed for reactive control while progressing the combo plan.

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  Mana artifacts and rituals were crucial for accelerating into high-impact spells and combos quickly.

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  Flash-in of Hullbreacher by Tymna/Thrasios deck disrupted opponents' card draw and generated additional treasure tokens, providing both disruption and ramp.

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  Players balanced aggressive combo attempts with strong disruption, resulting in a tense and slow-developing board state.

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  Use of bounce spells and counterspells around key combo pieces maintained the game’s stalemate and extended the match duration.

Notable Cards

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  Food Chain

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  Opposition Agent

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  Smothering Tithe

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  Mana Vault

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  Vampiric Tutor

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  Ad Nauseam

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  Mental Misstep

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  Force of Negation

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  Jeweled Lotus

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  Hullbreacher

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  Isochron Scepter

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  Dark Ritual

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  Carpet of Flowers

Summary

The game showcased an intense and prolonged cEDH match featuring four distinct decks: a control-oriented Tasigur list, a proactive First Sliver deck centered around Food Chain combos, a tempo-driven Najeela deck leveraging one-card combos and interaction, and a midrange Tymna/Thrasios deck focused on Isochron Scepter combos. Early turns involved players establishing mana bases and setting up value engines such as Carpet of Flowers, Smothering Tithe, and mana dorks, while also deploying key interaction pieces including Opposition Agent and Mana Drain effects. A significant early disruption occurred when opposition agent countered a Vampiric Tutor, highlighting the high-level interaction typical of cEDH. The players repeatedly utilized mana artifacts and rituals to ramp aggressively, with multiple instances of casting and countering powerful spells like Ad Nauseam and Time Twister, which reshuffled hands and graveyards, extending the game's complexity and length. The board state evolved slowly with players trading resources and interactions, including multiple uses of Tasigur's mill ability to recur vital cards and recurring use of Force of Negation and Mental Misstep to protect key plays. The First Sliver deck began to assemble its combo pieces, cascading into mana acceleration spells, but was consistently pressured by the tempo and control decks. The Tymna/Thrasios deck generated incremental advantage with treasure tokens from Smothering Tithe and managed to flash in creatures like Hullbreacher to disrupt opponents' draw. Eventually, the game progressed into a series of intricate plays involving counterspells, bounce effects, and combat phases that maintained tension without a clear winner emerging quickly, underscoring the video’s theme of the longest cEDH game recorded. The game’s win condition remained centered around assembling infinite mana combos and one-card win conditions, but frequent disruption extended the match considerably.