Cradle to The Guild - Game 5 - Rog/Thras v Wrong/Si v FlueFarm v Derevi - CEDH Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero and Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

  This deck aims to leverage Thrasios’s card advantage and Rograkh’s aggressive combat potential, using efficient mana acceleration and interaction to assemble a combo or outvalue opponents through incremental advantage.

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  Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

  Focused on artifact synergy and recursion, this deck utilizes Silas Renn to recur key artifacts for value and combo potential, aiming to control the board while setting up a decisive finish.

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  Kraum, Ludevic's Opus and Tymna the Weaver

  A fast, disruption-heavy deck that relies on card draw from combat damage and efficient spells to maintain pressure while deploying a combo finish through various spells and creatures.

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  Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

  This deck uses Derevi’s ability to control the board through tapping and untapping creatures and lands, enabling strong tempo plays and combo enablers to lock opponents out and secure victory.

Gameplay Insights

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  Casting Demonic Consultation early signaled an aggressive combo or tutor plan, forcing opponents to remain vigilant for counterplay.

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  Holding Force of Will and Flusterstorm allowed players to protect their key plays and disrupt opponents' combo attempts effectively.

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  The discovery and use of Gaea's Cradle provided a significant mana advantage, which could accelerate combo execution or deploy threatening board states.

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  Activating Thrasios for incremental card advantage was a critical strategic move to maintain hand resources and find answers or win conditions.

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  Players balanced aggression and defense, carefully timing their spells and interactions to avoid overextension and maintain control in a tense multiplayer environment.

Notable Cards

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  Demonic Consultation

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  Force of Will

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  Flusterstorm

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  Gaea's Cradle

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  Mystical Tutor

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  Lotus Petal

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  Arcane Signet

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  Mana Crypt

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  Mana Vault

Summary

The game began with a relatively slow setup phase, as players carefully developed their boards and resources. Early turns featured some minor plays such as casting Mystical Tutor and deploying mana accelerants like Lotus Petal and Arcane Signet. One key moment was when a player cast Demonic Consultation, indicating an attempt to execute a fast combo or tutor sequence. The players were cautious about interaction, with Force of Will and Flusterstorm being held as countermeasures, reflecting the high-stakes nature of the game. As the game progressed, the player piloting Thrasios and Rograkh leveraged incremental value through card draw and mana dorks, while others focused on assembling critical pieces like Mana Crypt and Mana Vault to accelerate their strategies. A pivotal turning point occurred when one player revealed a Gaea's Cradle, a powerful mana source that could potentially fuel explosive plays. Despite this advantage, the game remained balanced with players holding back key interaction and carefully timing their plays, such as activating Thrasios to dig for answers or threats. The use of Demonic Consultation and counterspells suggested that players were jockeying for control and looking for the perfect window to execute their win conditions. The game demonstrated typical cEDH tension, with frequent shuffling, priority passing, and subtle board development, highlighting the importance of resource management and timing in this high-powered multiplayer format.