Cedh Gameplay: Najeela, Pantlaza, Sun-Favored, Muldrotha, the Gravetide, & Ellivere

Deck Strategies

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  Focuses on a warrior tribal and combat-based combo involving Derevi or Thassa's Oracle with Demonic Consultation to win via infinite combat phases.

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  Muldrotha, the Gravetide

  Leverages graveyard recursion and value creatures like Mikaeus, the Unhallowed and Walking Ballista to control the board and combo out for the win.

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  Ellivere of the Wild Court

  Generates and boosts token creatures on the stack, drawing cards to maintain advantage and pressure opponents.

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  Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

  Utilizes infinite mana combos, particularly with Food Chain and Dockside Extortionist, to generate overwhelming resources and finish with a large Finale of Devastation.

Gameplay Insights

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  Playing Deafening Silence early effectively restricted noncreature spells, forcing players to rely on their creatures and taxing key combo pieces.

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  Thorn of Amethyst was crucial in taxing spells, slowing down opponents’ ability to pull off combos quickly.

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  Pantlaza's use of Dockside Extortionist to generate a large treasure count was the key mana acceleration enabling an explosive Finale of Devastation.

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  Despite attempts to counter and disrupt, the timing and mana advantage secured by the Pantlaza player allowed the combo to resolve and win.

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  The interaction involving Dothy, Void Walker’s exile effect contributed to board control and incremental advantage by removing opponents’ creatures from the graveyard.

Notable Cards

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Deafening Silence

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  Thorn of Amethyst

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  Finale of Devastation

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  Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

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  Walking Ballista

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  Demonic Consultation

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  Thassa's Oracle

Summary

The game featured four competitive EDH decks vying for control and combo opportunities. Early turns saw players developing their mana bases and deploying key creatures like elves and mana dorks to ramp. Thorn of Amethyst and Deafening Silence were cast to tax and restrict noncreature spells, significantly slowing down combo attempts. One pivotal moment was the casting of Dockside Extortionist, which generated a large treasure count, enabling a rapid mana surge. Despite attempts to disrupt, the Pantlaza deck capitalized on this treasure generation and mana acceleration to assemble a massive board. In the end, Pantlaza executed a Finale of Devastation, putting all creatures onto the battlefield at once and swinging for the win, showcasing the deck’s explosive finish capability. Throughout the game, there was a tense interaction involving counters and taxes, but the final combo surged through to victory.