Deck & Commander Strategies
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Utilizes Rakdos's cost reduction to quickly deploy threats and combos, leveraging cards like Ancestral Statue and Runescar Demon for card draw and pressure. The deck aims to combo off or win through aggressive damage while maintaining disruption.
Tiamat
A five-color Food Chain deck that uses Tiamat to tutor powerful dragons with Draco Genesis, building a strong mid-to-late game board presence with threats and combo potential.
Thrasios, Triton Hero / Akiri, Line-Slinger
Controls the board and aims to generate infinite mana combos to draw out the game or create a massive Akiri to apply lethal pressure, using control elements to protect its combo pieces.
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Tymna the Weaver / Thrasios, Triton Hero
Resilient value-driven deck that focuses on infinite mana combos through mana dorks and artifact/color fixing, drawing cards efficiently and establishing board presence to outvalue opponents.
Gameplay Insights
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CJ used Deadpool to steal Bowmasters, attempting to remove a major threat, but Marcel's Mindbreak Trap exiled Deadpool to protect his board.
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Gabe's Finale of Devastation was countered by Hidden's Fierce Guardianship, preventing a critical tutor and potential game-winning combo.
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Players engaged in political negotiations to delay wins and manage threats, highlighting the importance of diplomacy in cEDH gameplay.
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CJ leveraged Rakdos's cost reduction and card draw from the One Ring to build pressure without rushing the win to avoid becoming a target.
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Hidden’s use of multiple Bowmasters to ping creatures and clear the board demonstrated a strong control and attrition strategy.
Notable Cards
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Ancestral Statue
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Esper Sentinel
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Fierce Guardianship
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Mindbreak Trap
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Finale of Devastation
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Voice of Victory
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players establishing their boards and setting up ramp and early defenses.
CJ on Rakdos, Lord of Riots, focused on cost reduction combos leveraging Ancestral Statue and his commander to enable efficient casting of threats like Runescar Demon and Graven Cairns for card advantage.
Marcel on Tiamat utilized a five-color Food Chain strategy, with powerful dragons and tutor effects like Draco Genesis to build a threatening mid-to-late game presence.
Gabe piloted a Thrasios/Akiri deck aimed at controlling the board and generating infinite mana combos to either draw out the game or pressure opponents with a large Akiri.
Hidden on Tymna/Thrasios played a resilient value-based deck with infinite mana potential through various mana dorks and drew cards via Esper Sentinel and other value engines. A key turning point involved CJ using Deadpool to steal Bowmasters, a major threat from Hidden's deck, attempting to neutralize the pressure.
However, Marcel countered with Mindbreak Trap to exile Deadpool, maintaining board control.
Gabe's Finale of Devastation to tutor for a game-winning combo was countered by Hidden's Fierce Guardianship, showing the high level of interaction.
Political negotiation was evident as players weighed threats and cooperated to prevent immediate wins, with CJ willing to delay his win to remove Board Masters and keep the game balanced.
The game was marked by intricate board states where players carefully timed their plays, counterspells, and combat phases, demonstrating the importance of politics and timing in cEDH.
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