Patience & Time FEAT. Mons | cEDH | Meren v Elsha v Najeela v Tevesh/Thrasios(Magic: The Gathering)

Deck Strategies

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  Aggressive combat with warriors and combat phase value generation, aiming to overwhelm opponents quickly through combat damage and token generation.

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  Meren of Clan Nel Toth

  Midrange reanimator focused on graveyard recursion and attrition, using sacrifice outlets and value creatures to grind out opponents over multiple turns.

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  Elsha of the Infinite

  Spell combo and card advantage engine utilizing artifact/enchantment recursion and instant/sorcery synergy to generate infinite or near-infinite value.

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  Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

  Value-driven midrange with a focus on reanimation and spell recursion, leveraging powerful creatures and tutor effects to build a dominant board state.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero

  Part of a partner combo setup with Tevesh, providing card selection and mana fixing to support midrange and combo elements.

Gameplay Insights

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  Players showed great respect for Mystic Remora, avoiding excessive spellcasting to prevent feeding card advantage to its controller.

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  The timely use of Abrupt Decay on a key enchantment disrupted opponents’ combo setups and shifted the tempo.

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  A clever interaction involved cracking a Dothi Voidwalker to cast a Hubard's Decay in response to a counterspell, ensuring key removal resolved.

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  The use of Scroll Rack combined with Creature recursion spells allowed for significant card filtering and hand replenishment, fueling late game threats.

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  Wheel of Misfortune paired with Vampiric Tutor was exploited to refill hands efficiently, providing a significant advantage in card resources.

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  Rolling Earthquake served as a powerful mass removal that punished non-token creatures, effectively resetting the board.

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  The synergy between mana artifacts like Jewel Lotus and Soul Ring enabled explosive turns that facilitated casting high-impact spells ahead of schedule.

Notable Cards

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  Mystic Remora

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  Scroll Rack

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  Caustic Caterpillar

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  Abrupt Decay

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  Rolling Earthquake

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  Collector Ouphe

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  Diabolic Intent

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  Vampiric Tutor

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  Dance of the Dead

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  Enlightened Tutor

Summary

The game began with players establishing early board presence and mana acceleration. Meren of Clan Nel Toth quickly set up graveyard recursion and artifact/enchantment hate with Caustic Caterpillar, while Elsha of the Infinite leveraged card draw engines like Mystic Remora and Scroll Rack to maintain card advantage. Najeela, the Blade-Blossom applied early combat pressure, swinging with warriors and using aggressive tactics. Tevesh Szat, paired with Thrasios, developed a midrange reanimator strategy, focusing on powerful creatures and tutors to assemble combo pieces. Early interaction included removal of key threats such as Oko and strategic use of mass damage spells like Rolling Earthquake to clear problematic boards. Midgame saw a pivotal moment where a well-timed Abrupt Decay disrupted a key enchantment, and interaction around creature sacrifices and reanimation spells intensified. The Scroll Rack and Mystic Sanctuary interactions created intricate card draw and recursion loops. A critical turning point involved a Wheel of Misfortune play combined with Vampiric Tutor, allowing a player to dig deep for combo or value cards while others were left with fewer resources. The game showcased a tense balance of respecting powerful cards like Mystic Remora and carefully timing spells to avoid counterplays. Meren’s graveyard recursion and Elsha’s combo potential defined the late game, with players jockeying for position and board control through targeted removal, recursion, and card advantage engines.