Malcolm & Tana, Vannifar, Jeska & Reyhan, Rograkh & Silas - E.Drunken H. - #cEDH Gameplay Ep 48

Deck Strategies

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  Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator & Tana, the Bloodsower

  Leverages card advantage engines and artifact synergies to assemble combo pieces such as Glint-Horn Buccaneer with Malcolm for explosive draws and value. Uses ramp and tutoring to find combo enablers and maintains pressure with token generation and card draw.

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  Prime Speaker Vannifar

  Executes a pod combo chain using Vannifar’s sacrifice ability to tutor and exchange creatures, aiming to generate infinite mana through interactions with creatures like Fatestitcher, Peregrine Drake, Deadeye Navigator, and Triskelion for a lethal ping combo.

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  Jeska, Thrice Reborn & Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

  Combines stax elements with aggressive combat damage and discard/hand disruption to control the board and pressure opponents. Uses counters and combat triggers to grow creatures and support a fast clock while disrupting combo setups.

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh & Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

  Artifact-centric deck that accelerates mana and card draw via artifacts and artifact synergies. Uses Silas Renn to recur artifacts like Conjurer’s Bauble, enabling continuous value and secondary win lines involving Divergent Transformations and Brain Freeze combos.

Gameplay Insights

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  Leite’s use of Thousand-Year Elixir to untap Vannifar multiple times was critical in enabling the infinite combo chain.

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  Baal’s Fire Covenant board wipe effectively reset the board but was insufficient to stop Leite’s combo from assembling later.

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  Josh cleverly used Dockside Extortionist and Neoform to generate treasure tokens and fetch key combo pieces for the Malcolm and Tana combo.

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  Austin’s Rankle, Master of Pranks discard effect disrupted the tutoring and combo potential of opponents by forcing them to discard critical cards like Razaketh and Genesis Chamber.

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  Baal’s timing of Swan Song to protect key pieces and counter spells was pivotal in slowing down opponents but ultimately was countered by Veil of Summer.

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  The interaction between Deadeye Navigator’s Soulbond and blink abilities was essential to locking in infinite triggers with Triskelion for the win.

Notable Cards

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  Fatestitcher

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  Peregrine Drake

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  Deadeye Navigator

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  Triskelion

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  Glint-Horn Buccaneer

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Cyclonic Rift

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  Narset, Parter of Veils

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  Rhystic Study

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  Force of Vigor

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  Swan Song

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  Fire Covenant

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  Jeweled Lotus

Summary

The game started with each player setting up their board with ramp and key early plays. Baal’s Rograkh and Silas deck established fast artifact acceleration, enabling early plays of Silas Renn and Conjurer's Bauble, while Josh’s Malcolm and Tana deck sought to leverage card draw engines such as Sylvan Library and combo pieces like Glint-Horn Buccaneer. Leite on Vannifar focused on assembling a pod combo chain with creatures like Fatestitcher, Peregrine Drake, and Deadeye Navigator to generate infinite mana and ultimately win by pinging opponents with Triskelion. Austin’s Jeska and Reyhan deck utilized aggressive stax elements and combat damage to pressure life totals and disrupt combo attempts. A key turning point was Baal’s Fire Covenant board wipe that cleared the board, temporarily resetting the game state and forcing players to rebuild resources. Leite’s Vannifar combo was the critical moment; he successfully executed an infinite mana loop by chaining activations and using Soulbond with Deadeye Navigator and Peregrine Drake, enabling him to ping each opponent to victory with Triskelion. Despite attempts from other players to disrupt the combo with counterspells and removal, the infinite mana engine proved decisive. The game showcased a dynamic interplay of combo execution, disruption, and board control, highlighting the strengths of each deck archetype and the importance of protecting key combo pieces. The match concluded with Leite’s Vannifar deck achieving a classic pod infinite combo win.