Deck & Commander Strategies
Kenrith, the Returned King
A five-color good-stuff deck that leverages a wide array of powerful creatures and spells to control the board and generate value, aiming to out-tempo opponents and finish with versatile combat or combo lines.
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
Focuses on ramping quickly to deploy Tivit and build a value engine, eventually comboing off with Time Sieve to take extra turns and win through combat damage.
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer
Utilizes Food Chain and creature recursion combos to generate infinite mana and board presence by repeatedly bouncing and recasting creatures, enabling a quick combo finish.
Malcolm paired with Tana, the Bloodsower
Uses consistent green creature tutoring and pirate tribal synergies to flood the board and apply pressure, aiming to close out the game rapidly through aggressive combat.
Gameplay Insights
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Players emphasize the importance of mulligans to ensure strong opening hands, critical for smooth early ramp and setup.
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Rocco’s Food Chain combo is a focal point, requiring opponents to allocate removal and counterspells judiciously to prevent a turn-ending infinite mana loop.
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Interaction involving Silence and Dispel highlights the intricate stack play and timing battles common in cEDH.
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Kenrith’s five-color flexibility allows adaptation to threats but requires careful mana management and prioritization of threats.
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Tivit’s plan to combo off with Time Sieve relies on building up enough mana and value creatures, often challenged by faster combo decks.
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The Malcolm and Tana partnership leverages synergy between consistent creature tutoring and aggressive pirate tribal strategies to maintain board presence and pressure.
Notable Cards
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Food Chain
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Time Sieve
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Grand Abolisher
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Sylvan Library
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Silence
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Dispel
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Academy Rector
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Command Tower
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Misty Rainforest
Gameplay Summary
The game features a dynamic four-player cEDH matchup showcasing aggressive and combo-centric decks.
Early turns involve careful mulligan decisions and attempts to ramp mana, with players setting up their key pieces.
Kenrith, the Returned King, uses a versatile five-color good-stuff strategy aiming to leverage strong creatures and spells.
Tivit, Seller of Secrets, seeks to quickly establish a value engine and ultimately combo off using Time Sieve for extra turns and a win through combat damage.
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer, aggressively pursues a creature-tutor combo leveraging Food Chain, enabling repeated creature recasts to generate infinite mana and board presence.
Meanwhile, Malcolm paired with Tana, the Bloodsower, focuses on consistent creature deployment and synergistic pirate tribal aggression to close out the game swiftly. As the game progresses, Rocco emerges as a critical threat with the Food Chain combo, bouncing and recasting creatures to generate tremendous value and mana.
There is significant interaction around stopping or delaying Rocco’s combo, including counterspells and removal, but the combo threat remains formidable.
Tivit attempts to build up resources and extra turns, while Kenrith and the Tana-Malcolm partnership jockey for board control and favorable attacks.
Pivotal moments include Rocco successfully activating Food Chain and returning himself to hand for multiple recasts, as well as tight stack interactions involving Silence and Dispel used to protect important spells.
The game exemplifies the importance of mulligans, resource management, and timely interaction in high-level cEDH play.
![Rocco vs Falco Spara vs Tivit vs Henzie [EDH/Commander, Magic The Gathering Gameplay 2022] thumbnail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8z3IbvDWM7Y/sddefault.jpg)
