Erebos vs Saskia vs Dokai vs Ishkanah EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Erebos, God of the Dead

  Control and attrition through extort and life drain, leveraging card draw engines like Ivory Tower and Cabal Coffers to out-resource opponents and control the board with removal and planeswalkers.

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  Saskia the Unyielding

  Aggressive combat strategy that deals damage to multiple opponents simultaneously, powered by +1/+1 counters and anthem effects like Cathars' Crusade and Requiem Angel to overwhelm opponents quickly.

• Dokai, Weaver of Life

  Landfall and flicker synergy focused on ramping mana, recurring lands and creatures, and generating value through life gain and token creation.

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  Ishkanah, Grafwidow

  Spider token generation combined with defensive board presence, using poison counters and web-like control elements to slow opponents while building a wide board state.

Gameplay Insights

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  Erik's use of Cabal Coffers and Thespian's Stage combo to generate explosive mana enabled multiple dredge and recursion plays that threatened to overwhelm opponents.

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  The timely sacrifice of Nevinyrral's Disk by Erebos player disrupted Erik's card draw combo at a critical moment, demonstrating strong timing and interaction skills.

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  Liz's aggressive use of Saskia combined with anthem effects allowed her to put significant pressure on opponents through commander damage.

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  Adam's flicker synergy with Arachnid Spinner and Conjurer's Closet created resilient board presence and repeated value generation.

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  Erebos player skillfully balanced extort triggers and life gain while maintaining card advantage through careful resource management.

Notable Cards

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  Cabal Coffers

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  Ivory Tower

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  Cathars' Crusade

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  Flameblast Dragon

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  Requiem Angel

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  Life from the Loam

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  Rishkar's Expertise

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  Nevinyrral's Disk

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  Conjurer's Closet

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  Horn of Greed

Summary

The game featured a four-player Commander match with Erebos, Saskia, Dokai, and Ishkanah as the commanders. Early turns were focused on ramping mana and setting up board presence, with key plays including Adam's Ishkanah creating spider tokens and Liz's Saskia buffing her creatures aggressively with Cathars' Crusade and Flameblast Dragon. Erik's Dokai deck utilized a combination of land manipulation and flicker effects to generate value, while the Erebos deck focused on extortion and card draw engines like Ivory Tower and Cabal Coffers to build a resource advantage. A pivotal moment occurred when Erik activated his Cabal Coffers copy to generate a massive mana pool, enabling multiple dredge and recursion plays with Life from the Loam and Eternal Witness, drawing numerous cards via Rishkar's Expertise. However, Erebos player disrupted this with a well-timed sacrifice of the Nevinyrral's Disk, preventing Erik from capitalizing on his large draw. Meanwhile, Liz's aggressive Saskia dealt significant commander damage, threatening other players. The game showcased strong interaction and resource management, with board states swinging rapidly due to flicker effects, token generation, and powerful planeswalkers like Liliana the Dark Realms being cast by Erebos.