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It's Morphin' Time! cEDH Gameplay w/ Tivit vs Dihada vs Urza vs Etali

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Urza, Lord High Artificer

    Urza, Lord High Artificer

    Utilizes artifact synergies, token creation, and card draw to control the game and generate value, aiming to out-resource opponents and win through powerful artifact combos.

  • Tivit, Seller of Secrets

    Tivit, Seller of Secrets

    Focuses on artifact production and sacrifice, leveraging Tivit's attack trigger to generate infinite turns and finish the game with commander damage or combo lines involving deck manipulation.

  • Dihada, Binder of Wills

    Dihada, Binder of Wills

    Combines artifact recursion and discard effects to disrupt opponents while maintaining a toolbox of answers and threats, using reanimation to recover key pieces and control the board.

  • Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness

    Etali, Primal Conqueror

    Attempts explosive mana acceleration and high-impact creature spells to dominate the battlefield early, aiming to leverage Etali's combat trigger for card advantage and big plays.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Mindbreak Trap on Etali's Seething Song effectively disrupts a potential explosive ramp turn, illustrating the importance of interaction in cEDH.

  • 2

    Dihada's use of reanimation and protection spells like March of the Swirling Mist demonstrates resilience and board control through recursion.

  • 3

    Tivit's infinite turn combo via sacrificing artifacts during combat showcases how leveraging commander triggers and artifact synergies can close out games decisively.

  • 4

    Suboptimal tutoring choices can delay combo execution, highlighting the significance of efficient deck sequencing in cEDH.

Notable Cards

  • Seething Song

    Seething Song

  • Brainstorm

    Brainstorm

  • Mox Opal

    Mox Opal

  • Thassa's Oracle

    Thassa's Oracle

Gameplay Summary

The game begins with players developing their boards and ramping mana, with early plays including Urza creating construct tokens and Tivit casting value artifacts.

Etali attempts an explosive mana ramp with Seething Song but is promptly countered by Mindbreak Trap, slowing his momentum.

As the game progresses, Dihada uses artifact recursion and discard to disrupt opponents, while Urza capitalizes on artifact synergies and spells like Brainstorm to maintain card advantage.

A key turning point occurs when Dihada reanimates Saw It In Half to remove a threat and uses March of the Swirling Mist to protect a powerful creature, showing the deck's resilience and toolbox nature.

Towards the end, Tivit sets up a powerful infinite turn combo by attacking with his commander and sacrificing five artifacts to take extra turns, aiming for a win via commander damage or combo finishes such as casting Thassa's Oracle from the deck.

Despite some suboptimal tutoring choices early on, the game showcases each deck's strengths and cEDH-level interaction, culminating in Tivit's loop as the decisive win condition.

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