Ruric Thar v Erinis/Street Urchin v Lonis v Marneus | CEDH Gameplay 053

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Ruric Thar, the Unbowed

  A hard control deck that ramps quickly to deploy Ruric Thar and uses his six damage triggers to disrupt opponents’ spells and establish board dominance.

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  Erinis, Gloomstalker / Street Urchin

  A layered Gruul combo deck that can control the board with creature removal or pivot to explosive combos involving Protean Hulk, Conspicuous Snoop, and Kiki-Jiki to generate infinite tokens and win.

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  Lonis, Cryptozoologist

  A creature combo deck that leverages clues and can create infinite loops with cards like Shrieking Drake to gain incremental advantage and close out games.

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  Marneus Calgar

  An Esper value and token generator deck that uses Marneus to generate card advantage from tokens, aiming for infinite combos with Thassa's Oracle or Hullbreaker Horror.

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  Narset, Enlightened Master

  A deck intending to quickly cast Narset and use her abilities combined with infinite combat phases or Underworld Breach interactions to cheat out large spells and win.

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  Glarb, Calamity's Augur

  A Sultai control deck using Glarb's card advantage and disruption tools to survive and control the game, with potential infinite combos involving Thassa's Oracle or Aetherflux Reservoir.

Gameplay Insights

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  The use of Torpor Orb by Ruric Thar's pilot early in the game effectively hindered Lonis's combo strategy by shutting down enter-the-battlefield triggers.

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  Erinis / Street Urchin player carefully executed a Natural Order into Protean Hulk, then used a chain of tutors and combo pieces to generate infinite tokens and a lethal damage output.

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  Ruric Thar's consistent six damage triggers, combined with spells like Malevolent Rumble and combat damage, kept the tempo aggressive and pressured control and combo decks alike.

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  The timing of the Haywire Might to exile Torpor Orb was crucial, allowing the combo player to proceed with the Protean Hulk sequence unhindered.

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  Rhystic Study created a taxing environment, forcing players to pay or give card advantage to others, influencing resource management throughout the game.

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  The interaction between Conspicuous Snoop's ability to reveal and copy creatures enabled the infinite token generation with Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, showcasing a classic combo synergy.

Notable Cards

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  Ruric Thar, the Unbowed

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  Protean Hulk

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  Conspicuous Snoop

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  Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

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  Natural Order

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  Torpor Orb

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  Lion's Eye Diamond

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  Rhystic Study

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  Imperial Seal

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  Magus of the Candelabra

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  Street Urchin

Gameplay Summary