TWO GAMES WITH GIRLPOD! TERRA vs KINNAN vs DEREVI vs LONIS - cEDH GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Terra, Magical Adept

  Focuses on enchantment synergy and card advantage through powerful tutor effects and protective enchantments, aiming to control the board and eventually win through incremental advantage and combat damage.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Generates vast amounts of mana quickly and sets up infinite mana/artifact token combos to draw the deck and execute a combo finish, often involving Devoted Druid and artifact synergies.

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  Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

  Utilizes disruption, tempo plays, and incremental card advantage through tapping/untapping creatures and synergistic spells to control the board and apply pressure.

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  Lonis, Genetics Expert

  Leverages mana acceleration and interaction to build a stable board presence and disrupt opponents, aiming for a midrange value game and synergy-driven wins.

Gameplay Insights

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  Kinnan’s infinite mana loop with Machine God's Effigy and Devoted Druid was the game-changing interaction, enabling infinite token generation and card draw.

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  Using Neoform to find Academy Manufacturer was a critical play allowing the combo to scale by creating additional clues, treasures, and food tokens.

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  Sacrificing food tokens instead of clues with Extruder preserved infinite clues for continuous card draw, showcasing a nuanced understanding of combo piece interactions.

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  Early tutors and card draw spells like Imperial Seal and Rishkar's Expertise accelerated combo assembly and ensured consistent access to key pieces.

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  Derevi’s tempo plays and interaction slowed opponents but were insufficient to prevent Kinnan’s combo from resolving.

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  Mana acceleration from cards like Noble Hierarch, Bloom Tender, and Lotus Petal facilitated early deployment of combo components.

Notable Cards

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  Machine God's Effigy

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  Devoted Druid

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  Extruder

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  Walking Ballista

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  Voice of Victory

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  Noble Hierarch

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  Rishkar's Expertise

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  Imperial Seal

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  Arcane Signet

Summary

The gameplay began with all four players setting up their mana bases and developing early card advantage through tutors and draw engines. The Terra deck leveraged its powerful entrance ability and enchantment synergy, while Kinnan rapidly generated mana and set up infinite combos with artifacts like Machine God's Effigy and Devoted Druid. Kinnan’s infinite mana enabled a complex loop involving Academy Manufacturer and Extruder to create infinite tokens and draw through the deck, searching for Walking Ballista to close out the game. Meanwhile, Derevi focused on disruption and incremental advantage through card draw and tempo plays, while Lonis maintained a steady build-up with interaction and mana acceleration. A pivotal moment in the game was Kinnan’s establishment of an infinite mana combo loop that produced infinite clues, treasures, and food tokens. This loop allowed Kinnan to draw their entire deck, setting up a lethal Walking Ballista finish. The other players attempted to disrupt Kinnan’s combo, but the speed and efficiency of the infinite mana combo proved decisive. Terra’s enchantment synergy and Derevi’s tempo plays added constant pressure, but ultimately Kinnan’s combo execution was the key turning point that sealed the game.