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Kaalia vs Korvold vs Jeska/Ishai vs Rashmi | CEDH Gameplay

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Decklists

Deck Strategies

  • Kaalia of the Vast

    Kaalia of the Vast

    A Mardu blitz deck focusing on cheating large, impactful creatures into play with Kaalia's attack trigger to quickly overwhelm opponents and control the board.

  • Korvold, Fae-Cursed King

    Korvold, Fae-Cursed King

    A treasure-generating storm deck that leverages sacrifice synergies and massive card draw from treasures to assemble combos and win through overwhelming advantage.

  • Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker Jeska, Thrice Reborn

    Jeska, Thrice Reborn / Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker

    A Jeskai storm deck that utilizes Underworld Breach and Lines combos to generate infinite spells and damage, while having the ability to win via a large Ishai one-shot.

  • Rashmi, Eternities Crafter

    Rashmi, Eternities Crafter

    A control and value deck that uses permission spells to protect its board, accrues incremental advantage through Rashmi's triggers, and aims to close the game with a combo finish.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Kaalia's use of Lightning Greaves to protect her and equip quickly enabled repeated attacks to cheat in large threats, swinging tempo in her favor early.

  • 2

    The interaction of counterspells and redirection spells like Deflecting Swat and Spell Snare created a complex stack that disrupted Jeska/Ishai's combo attempts.

  • 3

    Korvold's treasure generation combined with Dockside Extortionist created explosive mana advantage, but was vulnerable to targeted removal such as Swords to Plowshares.

  • 4

    Jeska/Ishai's player used Ephemerate to protect key creatures and responded to disruption with Force of Will, showing the tight control over the stack necessary in cEDH.

  • 5

    Rashmi's incremental card draw and permission spells allowed for steady value accumulation, but the aggressive threats from Kaalia and Korvold forced reactive play rather than proactive combo setups.

Notable Cards

  • Esper Sentinel

    Esper Sentinel

  • Stoneforge Mystic

    Stoneforge Mystic

  • Lightning Greaves

    Lightning Greaves

  • Dockside Extortionist

    Dockside Extortionist

  • Jeweled Lotus

    Jeweled Lotus

  • Mana Confluence

    Mana Confluence

  • Deflecting Swat

    Deflecting Swat

  • Abrupt Decay

    Abrupt Decay

  • Force of Will

    Force of Will

  • Underworld Breach

    Underworld Breach

  • Hellkite Tyrant

    Hellkite Tyrant

  • Preordain

    Preordain

  • Chrome Mox

    Chrome Mox

  • Spell Snare

    Spell Snare

  • Ephemerate

    Ephemerate

Summary

The game featured a high-powered cEDH match with five aggressive and combo-driven decks vying for control. Early turns were used to develop mana bases and establish board presence, with multiple players deploying key creatures and artifacts like Esper Sentinel and Dockside Extortionist to accelerate their engines. Kaalia of the Vast quickly made an impact by cheating large threats onto the battlefield, notably gaining control of multiple artifacts from Jeska/Ishai's player, shifting the balance of power. Meanwhile, Korvold leveraged treasure generation and card draw to build an overwhelming advantage. Jeska/Ishai's storm-oriented deck sought to combo off using Underworld Breach and Lines, but faced disruption including removal of Dockside Extortionist and counterspells. Rashmi's control build aimed to accrue value through permission and card draw, but was pressured by Kaalia's aggression and Korvold's explosive treasure-based plays. Critical interactions included a complex stack of counterspells and protection spells around Kaalia's activation and a pivotal board wipe attempt by Korvold's opponent. Ultimately, the game revolved around managing treasure and artifact resources, protecting key combo pieces, and timing removal and counterspells to prevent others from winning first.

Description

๐Ÿ’ฅDecklists๐Ÿ’ฅ Kaalia: tcgplayer.pxf.io/S12E02-Kaalia Korvold: tcgplayer.pxf.io/S12E02-Korvold Jeska/Ishai: tcgplayer.pxf.io/S12E02-Jeska-Ishai Rashmi: tcgplayer.pxf.io/S12E02-Rashmi

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