Ob Nixilis vs War Doctor | Clara vs Queza vs Tymna | Rograkh EDH / CMDR game play

Deck Strategies

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  Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

  The Ob Nixilis deck leverages damage-based triggers to exile cards and generate advantages. It aims to control the board and out-value opponents.

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  Queza, Augur of Agonies

  The Queza deck is a control-combo deck that uses card draw and life loss synergies to control the board and set up win conditions.

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh and Tymna the Weaver

  This deck uses cheap or free creatures like Rograkh in conjunction with Tymna's card draw ability to gain an early advantage and apply constant pressure.

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  The War Doctor and Clara Oswald

  This deck employs a reanimator strategy, reviving powerful creatures from the graveyard, while also incorporating a life gain subtheme.

Gameplay Insights

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  Matt's casting of Ruinous Ultimatum significantly altered the game's landscape, removing most permanents from the board.

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  Jon's use of Peer Into The Abyss led to a complex chain of events that saw large amounts of card draw, life gain and loss, and exiling of cards.

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  The presence of Matt's Consecrated Sphinx during Jon's Peer Into The Abyss play resulted in a significant shift in card advantage.

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  The interaction between Exquisite Blood and large amounts of life loss and gain created a dangerous combo that kept Matt in the game despite being at low life.

Notable Cards

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  Ruinous Ultimatum

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  Peer into the Abyss

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  Consecrated Sphinx

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  Exquisite Blood

Summary

The game started with a quick tempo as players rapidly deployed their commanders and key support cards. Rograkh and Tymna, operated by AR, focused on a fast creature-based strategy, while Ob Nixilis, helmed by the content creator, relied on incremental advantage through damage and card exile. Queza, led by Jon, showcased a mix of control and combo, and the War Doctor and Clara deck, piloted by Matt, demonstrated a reanimator strategy with a life gain subtheme. The game featured several back-and-forth interactions, with players countering key spells and removing threats. The turning point was when Matt cast Ruinous Ultimatum, wiping the board of most permanents. Following this, Jon attempted a massive draw with Peer Into The Abyss, which forced Matt to draw a significant amount of cards due to his Consecrated Sphinx. This led to a chain reaction of life gain and loss, and card draw effects that drastically changed the state of the game. The transcript ends abruptly, leaving the eventual winner unknown.