Rubinia vs Nath vs Rakdos vs Titania EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Rubinia Soulsinger

  Control and card advantage through drawing and removal, using spells like Supreme Verdict and suppression effects to manage the board while generating incremental value via creatures and artifacts.

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  Nath of the Gilt-Leaf

  A midrange elf tribal deck that leverages elf tokens, discard disruption, and equipment like Lightning Greaves to protect Nath and maintain board dominance through incremental combat damage.

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  Rakdos, Lord of Riots

  An aggressive, combo-lite deck focused on early board presence, draining life to cast big creatures cheaply, and leveraging tutors like Demonic Tutor and card draw spells to maintain pressure.

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  Titania, Protector of Argoth

  Landfall and graveyard recursion centered around sacrificing lands to create large elemental tokens, then using spells like Greater Good to draw cards and maintain resource advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  The use of Ancient Tomb combined with Soul Ring and Rakdos Signet enabled Rakdos to quickly ramp into impactful spells despite the life loss, highlighting the deck’s aggressive posture.

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  Titania’s synergy with sacrificing lands, particularly using Thespian Stage to copy Ancient Tomb and Zuran Orb to gain life and create tokens, was a major engine that generated overwhelming board presence.

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  Emily’s timely Supreme Verdict reset the battlefield, forcing opponents to rebuild but not fully stopping Titania’s and Nath’s momentum due to their token and recursion strategies.

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  Nath’s discard triggers in combination with Lightning Greaves created continuous disruption and protection, allowing Nath to control opponents’ hands while advancing its board state.

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  Greater Good provided Titania with card draw by sacrificing an elemental token, helping to refuel and maintain value after land sacrifices.

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  Rakdos’s use of Demonic Tutor to find key creatures like Lobber Crew and Bane of Bala Ged demonstrated the power of tutors in maintaining pressure and options.

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  The interaction between Thespian Stage and lands like Ancient Tomb and Blighted Woodland allowed players to manipulate the battlefield and mana production strategically.

Notable Cards

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  Ancient Tomb

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Supreme Verdict

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  Greater Good

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  Lightning Greaves

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  Zuran Orb

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  Bane of Bala Ged

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  Shamanic Revelation

Summary

The game began with a relatively slow setup phase, with each player establishing their mana base and developing early board presence. Rakdos used aggressive early plays like Barrage Tyrant and Demonic Tutor to pressure opponents and dig for key cards, while Nath and Titania focused on generating value through elf tokens and land recursion respectively. Rubinia’s deck revolved around control elements and card draw, maintaining a steady hand advantage. A pivotal moment occurred when Emily (Rubinia) cast Supreme Verdict, wiping the board and resetting the state, but this only slowed Titania and Nath temporarily as their token strategies quickly rebuilt. Titania's synergy with lands dying and returning created multiple strong Elemental tokens, generating significant board presence, while Nath leveraged powerful elves and equipment like Lightning Greaves to protect and grow threats.