Trostani vs Derevi vs Krenko vs Horde of Notions EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Trostani, Selesnya's Voice

  A token and life gain deck that aims to build a large board of creatures, gain life, and leverage cards like Elemental Bond and Wood Elves for ramp and card advantage. The deck also uses recursion effects to sustain its board.

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  Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

  A control and tempo deck that uses Derevi's ability to tap and untap permanents for disruption, paired with equipment and protective effects to keep important creatures alive. It also aims to generate incremental value with cards like Luminarch Ascension.

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  Krenko, Mob Boss

  An aggressive goblin tribal deck that produces large numbers of Goblin tokens and uses pump effects and haste grants to deal large amounts of damage quickly, often relying on combo-like alpha strikes.

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  Horde of Notions

  An elemental tribal deck focusing on recursion and value generation by repeatedly bringing back creatures like Mold Drifter and Nova Chaser with the commander's ability, supported by ramp cards like Marwyn's Wake and mana fixing lands.

Gameplay Insights

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  Trostani's player used Elemental Bond and Green Sun's Zenith to ramp and draw cards, combining it with the commander’s life gain and token synergy to stabilize and build a resilient board.

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  Krenko's player leveraged Goblin Bushwhacker with kicker to pump an entire Goblin army and grant haste for a devastating alpha strike, dealing massive damage in a single turn.

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  Horde of Notions focused on repeatedly recurring Mold Drifter and Nova Chaser using the commander's ability and equipment like Lightning Greaves to protect key creatures and maintain card advantage.

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  Derevi's player effectively used counters and protection spells to keep Luminarch Ascension growing and generate multiple Angel tokens, applying pressure and defense simultaneously.

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  Strategic use of Return to Dust by Trostani to remove key enchantments and artifacts, delaying opponents' strategies.

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  A notable deal made where Krenko's player agreed not to attack Horde of Notions in exchange for temporary protection, showing political negotiation within the game.

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  The use of Seance by Trostani's player to exile and recur creatures, surprising opponents and adding resilience to their board.

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  Goblin Chieftain and Impact Tremors combined to increase damage output and pressure opponents further.

Notable Cards

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  Skullclamp

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  Goblin Piledriver

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  Goblin Bushwhacker

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  Luminarch Ascension

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  Nature's Lore

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  Elemental Bond

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  Wood Elves

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  Return to Dust

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  Capsize

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  Impact Tremors

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  Forgotten Ancient

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  Fist of Suns

Summary

The game began with each player developing their mana base and board presence, with early plays including token generation from the Goblin player and ramp and control elements from the other decks. Trostani's deck focused on life gain and token synergy, establishing board presence and using cards like Wood Elves and Elemental Bond to ramp and draw. Derevi's deck leveraged control elements and equipment to protect key creatures while generating value with creatures like Luminarch Ascension and Gilded Drake. Krenko's Goblin tribal deck aggressively generated tokens and pumped them with Goblin Bushwhacker and other tribal synergies, aiming for an alpha strike to quickly reduce opponents' life totals. Horde of Notions played a value-oriented elemental tribal strategy, recurring creatures like Mold Drifter and Nova Chaser to draw cards and maintain board presence, supported by mana ramp such as Marwyn's Wake and Mana Confluence.