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Cadira vs Selvala vs Zaxara vs Rograkh/Silas | CEDH Gameplay

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

    Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh & Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

    A turbo Ad Nauseam deck that aims to quickly generate vast amounts of mana and use Necropotence to draw a large hand, then cast Ad Nauseam to find and win with Thassa's Oracle or Breach.

  • Selvala, Heart of the Wilds

    Selvala, Heart of the Wilds

    Ramp heavily using Selvala to generate large amounts of mana, then cast big, game-ending spells to secure the win.

  • Cadira, Caller of the Small

    Cadira, Caller of the Small

    Token stax strategy that slows down opponents while accruing numerous tokens to win through combat damage.

  • Zaxara, the Exemplary

    Zaxara, the Exemplary

    Generate infinite mana combos through the commander and Freed from the Real, then leverage this mana to execute a game-winning combo.

  • Falco Spara, Pactweaver

    Create infinite combos involving Falco plus Devoted Druid and Sensei's Top or Hermit Druid lines to win the game.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Using Necropotence multiple times to exile cards and draw a massive hand enabled the Rograkh deck to assemble its combo quickly.

  • 2

    Casting Last Chance to gain an extra turn provided critical additional time to set up combo pieces.

  • 3

    Strategic use of Tainted Pact to filter through the deck and find Thassa's Oracle highlighted the deck's precision in assembling its win condition.

  • 4

    Countering Veil of Summer with Swan Song to protect the combo win showed high-level counterspell sequencing.

  • 5

    The Timetwister reshuffle disrupted hands and graveyards, resetting the game state and opening new lines of play.

  • 6

    Noxious Revival was used effectively to recycle disruptive spells and interfere with opponents' tutors, slowing down their plans.

  • 7

    The interplay between fast combo decks and stax/token strategies created dynamic tension, requiring careful timing and interaction to navigate threats.

  • 8

    Players coordinated to pick high numbers during Wheel of Misfortune to prevent the Rograkh player from benefiting, but the Rograkh pilot turned this disadvantage into a lethal self-donking combo.

Notable Cards

  • Necropotence

    Necropotence

  • Thassa's Oracle

    Thassa's Oracle

  • Tainted Pact

    Tainted Pact

  • Swan Song

    Swan Song

  • Veil of Summer

    Veil of Summer

  • Jeweled Lotus

    Jeweled Lotus

  • Lion's Eye Diamond

    Lion's Eye Diamond

  • Timetwister

    Timetwister

  • Noxious Revival

    Noxious Revival

  • Freed from the Real

    Freed from the Real

  • Esper Sentinel

    Esper Sentinel

  • Rashmi, Eternities Crafter

    Rashmi, Eternities Crafter

  • Simian Spirit Guide

    Simian Spirit Guide

  • Chrome Mox

    Chrome Mox

  • Phyrexian Tower

    Phyrexian Tower

  • Mana Crypt

    Mana Crypt

  • Mana Vault

    Mana Vault

Gameplay Summary

The game started explosively with Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh, and Silas Renn piloting a turbo Ad Nauseam deck aiming to quickly assemble a win combo with Thassa's Oracle or Breach.

Rograkh's ability to generate fast mana and Necropotence to draw a massive card advantage allowed the player to set up a powerful combo early.

After several activations of Necropotence and mana rocks, the player cast Tainted Pact and successfully found Thassa's Oracle to win the game promptly, demonstrating why Rograkh is considered one of the fastest commanders in the cEDH format. Subsequent games featured Selvala, Heart of the Wilds, focusing on ramping massive mana and casting large spells, Cadira, Caller of the Small, employing a token stax strategy to slow the board and win through combat, and Zaxara, the Exemplary, which aimed to generate infinite mana combos using Freed from the Real and turn that mana into a decisive victory.

Key moments included a critical counterspell exchange involving Swan Song and Veil of Summer, a game-altering Timetwister that reshuffled hands and graveyards, and strategic use of Noxious Revival to disrupt opponents' tutors and tempo.

The interplay between the high-speed combo decks and stax/token control created dynamic tension, with Rograkh's deck consistently threatening to close out games swiftly.

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