TRON IS BAD VIVI IS GOOD - cEDH GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Vivi Ornitier

  Leverages incremental damage and card draw through combat and triggered abilities, using spells like Gamble and artifact mana to accelerate and control the board. The deck aims to build advantage via repeated casting and exploiting Vivv's damage triggers combined with card draw synergies.

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  Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

  Focuses on ninjutsu to trigger damage and card draw by sneaking in unblockable ninjas, applying pressure through combat damage and generating value through revealed cards' effects on opponents.

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  Winota, Joiner of Forces

  Aggressively attacks with human creatures to trigger Winota’s ability, flooding the board with powerful allies from the deck to overwhelm opponents, often leveraging combat triggers and mentor effects for incremental growth.

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

  Utilizes aggressive red strategies with creatures and direct damage to apply fast pressure, relying on combat damage and leveraging efficient spells and equipment to maximize damage output.

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  Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

  Focuses on artifact synergy and recursion, providing disruption and value through artifact interactions, bouncing permanents, and controlling the board state with utility spells.

Gameplay Insights

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  Vivi Ornitier’s incremental damage and card draw capabilities rapidly established board presence and value, forcing opponents to respond or risk falling behind.

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  Countering Vivi’s triggered ability with Trickbind effectively halted her momentum, demonstrating the power of stifle effects to disrupt recurring value engines in cEDH.

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  The use of Gamble as both a card draw and damage-dealing spell highlighted the deck’s willingness to take calculated risks to maintain tempo and pressure.

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  Players leveraged wheel effects like Wheel of Fortune combined with recursion engines to refill hands and maintain pressure despite heavy disruption.

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  Combat was a critical phase for Winota and Yuriko, whose aggressive strategies relied on triggering abilities through successful attacks to generate board advantage.

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  Mystical Remora provided consistent card advantage and taxing effects, impacting opponents’ ability to deploy their strategies smoothly.

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  Key stack interactions, such as casting Mystical Tutor in response to wheel effects and losing life to Mental Misstep, showcased the importance of tight timing and resource management in competitive EDH.

Notable Cards

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  Vivi Ornitier

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  Gamble

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  Trickbind

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  Roaming Throne

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  Wheel of Fortune

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  Chain of Vapor

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  Arclight Phoenix

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  Demonic Consultation

Summary

The game opened with players establishing their mana bases and deploying early threats and utility creatures. Vivi Ornitier quickly demonstrated her power by dealing incremental damage to all opponents while growing stronger through +1/+1 counters. Early interactions included targeted damage, card draw, and removal, with players jockeying for board control and information through probes and spells like Gamble. A significant moment came when Vivi’s ability was countered by Trickbind, showcasing the importance of interaction timing and the power of stifle effects in cEDH. Meanwhile, Yuriko’s and Winota’s aggressive strategies applied pressure through combat damage and ninjutsu triggers, with Roaming Throne dealing consistent damage to opponents. Mystical Remora and other taxing effects helped to maintain card advantage and disrupt opponents' plans. The game featured multiple wheel effects and recursion spells, emphasizing the high-powered, interactive nature of cEDH. Players also navigated complex stack interactions and resource management, with some players focusing on assembling combos or lock pieces while others aimed to leverage incremental value and combat damage to close out the game.