Trelassara VS Ojer Axonil VS Trostani VS Pantlaza Magic: The Gathering EDH Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power

  A red mono-colored deck focused on aggressive burn spells, mass damage effects like Burning Earth, and creatures that disrupt opponents. It aims to reduce opponents' life quickly while leveraging card advantage from spells.

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  Trostani, Selesnya's Voice

  A life gain and token synergy deck that generates value through gaining life, creating tokens, and using big creatures like Giant Adephage to win through overwhelming board presence and life gain interactions.

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  Trelasarra, Moon Dancer

  A Selesnya life gain deck that focuses on accumulating life and enhancing creatures, using various life gain triggers to grow threats and sustain the board state.

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  Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

  A ramp and card advantage deck that uses mana acceleration tools like Soul Ring and Guardian Project to cast large creatures and spells quickly. It supports life gain synergies but also focuses on board presence.

Gameplay Insights

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  David's aggressive red deck used Burning Earth and Blitterspit Gremlin to deal damage to all players, significantly lowering life totals and shaping the board state.

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  Life gain decks capitalized on their large life totals and synergies with creatures like Giant Adephage and Verdant Sun's Avatar to sustain and outpace aggressive strategies.

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  The destruction of Smothering Tithe by Thrashing Brontodon removed a key mana advantage from Trostani's player, impacting resource generation.

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  A mistap of mana by Ojer Axonil's player prevented casting Farewell, a powerful board wipe that could have shifted the game momentum.

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  The presence of Vigor on the board deterred attacks against Trailar Moon Dancer's player, forcing opponents to redirect aggression and influencing combat decisions.

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  David's use of Impact Tremors and Blitterspit Gremlin to deal incremental damage was pivotal in eliminating Pantlaza from the game.

Notable Cards

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  Smothering Tithe

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  Burning Earth

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  Giant Adephage

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  Verdant Sun's Avatar

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  Vigor

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  Guardian Project

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  Farewell

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  Lightning Greaves

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  Worldly Tutor

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  Crested Sunmare

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  Thrashing Brontodon

Summary

The game began with each player developing their board states, with early plays including mana ramp, life gain, and card draw engines. The life gain decks, led by Trostani and Trailar Moon Dancer, steadily built up their life totals and board presence, while Ojer Axonil's deck focused on powerful red spells and aggressive creatures, leveraging cards like Burning Earth and Blitterspit Gremlin to deal damage to all players. Pantlaza utilized ramp and card advantage tools such as Guardian Project and Soul Ring to accelerate his plays. A key turning point occurred when David's aggressive red deck dealt significant damage using mass burn effects, bringing several players' life totals down and eventually eliminating Pantlaza. Meanwhile, Trostani's deck amassed a large life total using creatures like Giant Adephage and Verdant Sun's Avatar, along with life gain triggers from various sources. In the late game, despite some strong plays and a decent life total, Ojer Axonil's player found themselves overwhelmed by the board state, particularly due to the presence of Vigor and other life gain synergies. A mistap of mana resources hindered the ability to cast a crucial board wipe (Farewell), leading to a decision to concede rather than prolong the game. The game highlighted the tension between life gain strategies and aggressive red burn/combo tactics, with the life gain decks eventually dominating the board and securing victory.