Kalamax vs Najeela vs Elsha vs Urza | CEDH Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Kalamax, the Stormsire

  Control and disruption focused on leveraging extra turns and combos, primarily aiming to win through an Underworld Breach infinite combo.

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  Aggressive warrior tribal deck that looks to generate infinite mana and attack with numerous warrior tokens, using interaction to protect its combo.

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  Elsha of the Infinite

  A combo deck that exploits Elsha’s ability to cast spells off the top of the library to generate infinite mana and storm off with powerful combos.

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  Urza, Lord High Artificer

  Artifact-based control and combo deck that uses Urza’s artifact synergies and polymorph to cheat out powerful creatures like Tidespout Tyrant for a game-winning combo.

Gameplay Insights

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  Kyle’s attempt to establish the Underworld Breach combo was thwarted by a well-timed Swan Song from Taka and backed up by Mike’s Vexing Shusher, highlighting the importance of interaction in disrupting opponents’ combos.

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  Taka’s use of Steel Enchantment to steal Mike’s Druid’s Repository turned a key ramp engine against its owner, demonstrating a creative use of artifact control to gain tempo advantage.

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  Mike’s casting of Rule of Law slowed down the game, preventing players from casting multiple spells per turn, which was effective against storm and combo decks relying on multiple spell casts.

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  Ryan’s use of Carpet of Flowers and Dramatic Reversal aimed to generate huge mana for storm combos, but constant disruption and counters prevented him from going off early.

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  The interplay between Vexing Shusher and protective spells like Veil of Summer and Fierce Guardianship created a layered defense that made counterplay and protecting key spells crucial.

Notable Cards

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  Underworld Breach

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  Lion's Eye Diamond

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  Sensei's Divining Top

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  Vexing Shusher

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  Mana Crypt

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  Carpet of Flowers

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  Temporal Mastery

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  Pact of Negation

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  Rule of Law

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  Swan Song

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  Fabricate

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  Mana Vault

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  Talisman of Creativity

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  Psychic Intrusion

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  Fierce Guardianship

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  Pyroblast

Summary

The game began with all four players setting up their mana bases and early plays, establishing the groundwork for their respective strategies. Ryan on Kalamax aimed to leverage turns and disruption before going off with the Underworld Breach combo, while Mike piloted Najeela, focusing on infinite mana combos and aggressive warrior token production. Kyle’s Elsha deck sought to exploit Elsha’s ability to cast spells off the top of the library to go infinite, and Taka’s Urza deck centered around using Urza’s artifact synergies and a polymorph combo to win. Early turns saw significant interaction, including Kyle attempting to assemble the Underworld Breach combo but being disrupted by Taka’s Swan Song and Mike’s Vexing Shusher. Taka used artifact synergies to gain control of Mike’s Druid’s Repository, turning it against him and pressuring opponents with Urza’s construct tokens. Mike’s Najeela aggressively attacked with multiple warriors and leveraged Druid’s Repository to ramp quickly, eventually casting Rule of Law to slow down the game. Ryan tried to generate value with repeated use of Carpet of Flowers, Dramatic Reversal, and Temporal Mastery but was met with timely counters. The game was a tense interplay of combo attempts, disruption, and board presence, with each player carefully managing threats and resources to push their win conditions.