Deck & Commander Strategies
Old Stickfingers
Utilizes reanimation and flicker combos involving creatures like Karmic Guide, Felidar Guardian, and Protean Hulk to generate infinite value and tokens, enabling a combo finish with Goblin Bombardment for damage-based victory.
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Leverages ninjutsu and evasive creatures to consistently trigger Yuriko’s damage-dealing ability, applying pressure through incremental damage and card advantage.
The Gitrog Monster
Focuses on card draw and value from sacrificing lands and dredging, building a slow but powerful engine to generate resources and control the game.
Minsc, Beloved Ranger
Utilizes ramp and efficient creatures to build board presence quickly, aiming to leverage Minsc's abilities and other synergies to control the board and pressure opponents.
Gameplay Insights
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Holding Dothy Voidwalker early created a significant board lock affecting all players, demonstrating how a single disruptive creature can shape the early game in cEDH.
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Old Stickfingers carefully executed a multi-step reanimation combo, using flicker effects and sacrifice triggers to create an infinite loop, showcasing precise sequencing in cEDH combo decks.
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Yuriko’s player strategically delayed removing Dothy Voidwalker to leverage its disruption against multiple opponents rather than rushing to eliminate it.
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Gitrog Monster player used Crop Rotation to find key lands like Gaia's Cradle to accelerate mana production, highlighting the importance of mana base manipulation in cEDH.
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The final win was achieved by sacrificing tokens generated from the infinite combo into Goblin Bombardment, emphasizing the effectiveness of damage-based combo finishes in multiplayer settings.
Notable Cards
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Karmic Guide
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Felidar Guardian
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Protean Hulk
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Goblin Bombardment
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Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
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Vampiric Tutor
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Crop Rotation
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Mox Amber
Gameplay Summary
The game began with a tense board state dominated early by a Dothy Voidwalker, which severely hampered the Gitrog Monster player's ability to execute their game plan.
The Gitrog player struggled to develop the board due to this persistent threat, while the other players aimed to build their engines.
Yuriko's player opted to hardcast Yuriko, starting to chip away at opponents with ninja triggers, but was careful to not prematurely remove Dothy, acknowledging its impact against multiple opponents.
Meanwhile, the Old Stickfingers player focused on assembling a complex reanimation combo involving creatures like Karmic Guide, Felidar Guardian, and Protean Hulk to generate infinite combat phases and tokens for a clean table kill using Goblin Bombardment.
This combo was the pivotal turning point, as it allowed Old Stickfingers to break the stalled board and secure the win.
Despite some strong plays from Minsc and Gitrog, the combo-centric approach of Old Stickfingers proved decisive.
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