Nalia de'Arnise vs Animar vs Zangief vs Karlach / Raised by Giants | EDH Gameplay | Smooth Brain EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Nalia de'Arnise

  This Orzhov party deck uses its commander's ability to field extra creatures and buff them up, aiming to deplete opponent's life.

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  Animar, Soul of Elements

  Animar deck aims to mutate on top of Animar to create a large, resilient creature.

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  Karlach, Fury of Avernus

  This Gruul deck aims to hit big with extra combat using Karlach's ability and Raised by Giants to potentially one-shot opponents.

• Zangief, The Red Cyclone

  This Fight Club deck uses Zangief's ability to force opponents to sacrifice permanents after fights.

Gameplay Insights

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  Logan's use of Zangi to fight Shelby's Beast collar Savant, forcing Shelby to sacrifice his Simic Signet was a pivotal moment in the game.

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  The casting of Blasphemous Act by Logan played a significant role by clearing the board except for his Zangief and Toski, and causing Jake to trigger Grim Horrorspecs and Zulaport Cutthroat.

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  The final turning point was when Jake dashed out a Mardu Strike Leader and attacked Logan.

Notable Cards

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  Simic Signet

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  Blasphemous Act

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  Mardu Strike Leader

Summary

The game started as Jake played Nalia de'Arnise, focusing on buffing his creatures and dealing damage to his opponents. Shelby, with Animar, Soul of Elements, focused on creating a robust creature through mutation. Jason played a Gruul big hit extra combat deck using Karlach, Fury of Avernus and Raised by Giants to potentially one-shot someone. Logan used Zangief, The Red Cyclone for a Fight Club deck, forcing his opponents to sacrifice permanents. The game took a significant turn when Logan activated his woven wall tracker to have Zangi fight Shelby's Beast collar Savant, causing Shelby to sacrifice his Simic Signet. The game continued with a series of attacks and counters, until Logan played Blasphemous act, clearing the board except for Zangief and Toski, and causing Jake to trigger Grim Horrorspecs and Zulaport Cutthroat. The game concluded with Jake dashing out a Mardu Strike Leader and attacking Logan.