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DON'T FEED THE FISH #cedh Gameplay: Atraxa v Kaalia v RogThras V Heliod

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Atraxa, Grand Unifier

    Atraxa, Grand Unifier

    Utilizes Mystic Remora and taxing artifacts to disrupt opponents while ramping into powerful spells and planeswalkers, aiming to stabilize the board and win through overwhelming value.

  • Kaalia of the Vast

    Kaalia of the Vast

    Aggressively deploys angels, demons, and dragons to apply early pressure, combined with tutors and disruption to maintain tempo and threaten quick wins.

  • Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse

    Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse

    Focuses on ramping mana and gaining incremental advantage through life gain and equipment, using interaction to control threats and build a strong board presence.

  • Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

    Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

    Leverages aggressive red-green strategies with efficient creatures and disruption to maintain board control and pressure opponents.

  • Thrasios, Triton Hero

    Thrasios, Triton Hero

    Combines ramp, card selection, and interaction to assemble combos such as Food Chain for infinite mana, enabling explosive turns and powerful finishes.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Early Mystic Remora plays significantly taxed opponents' spells, slowing down their tempo and fueling card advantage.

  • 2

    The Food Chain infinite mana combo was successfully assembled by Thrasios' player, marking a decisive turning point leading to victory.

  • 3

    Use of counterspells and interaction during key plays, such as negating removal on Gilded Drake, preserved critical board state and combo pieces.

  • 4

    Cyclonic Rift was employed to reset the board in response to opponent threats, maintaining control over the game pace.

  • 5

    Strategic use of mana rocks and tutors enabled players to accelerate their game plan and piece together combos efficiently.

Notable Cards

  • Mystic Remora

    Mystic Remora

  • Food Chain

    Food Chain

  • Sensei's Divining Top

    Sensei's Divining Top

  • Mana Crypt

    Mana Crypt

  • Cyclonic Rift

    Cyclonic Rift

  • Gilded Drake

    Gilded Drake

  • Grand Abolisher

    Grand Abolisher

Gameplay Summary

The game began with each player establishing their mana base and early board presence, with Atraxa setting up Mystic Remora to tax opponents' spells.

Thrasios leveraged ramp and card draw engines like Sensei's Divining Top and Mana Crypt to accelerate into powerful plays.

Kaalia quickly established pressure through aggressive creature deployment and disruption, while Heliod focused on ramp and interaction to stabilize the board.

As the game progressed, Rograkh and Thrasios assembled a Food Chain combo, generating infinite colored mana by repeatedly sacrificing and recasting creatures.

This combo enabled casting Atraxa repeatedly, drawing the game to a close.

A pivotal moment was the combo activation by Thrasios' player, which quickly ended the game after establishing infinite mana and casting key spells to control the board and win decisively.

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