STORM FEAT. ONE MANA SHORT - cEDH - S12E4 - THRASIOS/VIAL v THRASIOS/KRARK v TYMNA/MALCOLM v BIRGI

Deck Strategies

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  Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty

  Utilizes fast mana and spells to generate storm count and enable rapid combo finishes, often through ritual effects and direct damage spells.

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  Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

  Midrange deck focused on grinding value through incremental card advantage and disruption, aiming to stabilize before closing with efficient threats.

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  Tymna the Weaver

  A political and card advantage focused deck that aims to leverage combat damage triggers to draw cards and disrupt opponents while setting up combos.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero and Vial Smasher the Fierce

  A cEDH combo deck that accelerates mana quickly, uses wheel effects and graveyard recursion, and aims to storm off with a lethal Brain Freeze and Thassa's Oracle finish.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Jeweled Lotus and other fast mana sources to rapidly cast multiple spells in a single turn was critical to building storm count.

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  Repeated wheel effects synergized with graveyard recursion to refill hands and fuel combo pieces.

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  The timing of counterspells like Force of Will and disruption spells such as Mindbreak Trap was pivotal in preventing opponents from winning early.

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  Underworld Breach enabled multiple recasts of critical spells, allowing the storm player to chain combo pieces without losing resources.

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  Veil of Summer was cast preemptively to protect key spells from being countered, ensuring the storm player could execute their combo.

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  The final turn featured a well-executed Brain Freeze to mill opponents and Thassa's Oracle to win via deck depletion.

Notable Cards

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  Jeweled Lotus

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  Renegade Tactics

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  Wheel of Fortune

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  Underworld Breach

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  Mindbreak Trap

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  Swan Song

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  Veil of Summer

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  Brain Freeze

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  Thassa's Oracle

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  Dockside Extortionist

Summary

The game quickly developed into a high-speed cEDH storm match featuring four powerful decks. Early turns saw explosive plays with ramp spells like Jeweled Lotus and cards such as Renegade Tactics and Per G to set up fast mana bases and card draw. Players engaged in a series of wheel effects, digging through their libraries and discarding key cards to fuel their graveyards and combos. Notable interactions included a well-timed Underworld Breach enabling multiple recasts, and the use of cards like Mindbreak Trap and Swan Song to disrupt opponents' spells. The board state remained dynamic with players carefully navigating counterspells and protection spells such as Veil of Summer to push their storm engines forward. Ultimately, the game concluded with a classic storm combo involving Brain Freeze and Thassa's Oracle, where the player leveraged extensive card draw and graveyard resources to win in a single explosive turn.