Deck & Commander Strategies
Thrasios, Triton Hero and Vial Smasher the Fierce
Uses the Legacy Worldgorger Dragon combo for infinite mana generation and finishes opponents with a burn spell like Comet Storm.
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Generates large amounts of mana and mills opponents while building a flying faerie army to apply pressure and close out the game.
Kess, Dissident Mage
Leverages wheel effects and storm count to generate a one-turn kill, often finishing with Aetherflux Reservoir or similar damage combos.
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Tymna the Weaver and Thrasios, Triton Hero
Combines resilient ramp and card advantage with the Dramatic Scepter combo to quickly drain opponents’ life totals and control the board.
Gameplay Insights
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Don's use of double Time Twister combined with Lion's Eye Diamond to reshuffle and refresh his hand was a key resource reset that kept him in the game and enabled Kess's flashback abilities.
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Mike's timely counterspells and land destruction, including Swords to Plowshares and Strip Mine, disrupted opponents' key plays and slowed down combo development.
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Ryan's careful sequencing with Entomb, Animate Dead, and Final Parting to assemble the Worldgorger Dragon infinite mana combo despite heavy disruption highlighted strong resilience and deck synergy.
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The interplay of multiple counterspells and resource denial effects created a tense, interactive environment where timing and priority management were critical to successfully executing combos.
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The ultimate win came from converting infinite mana into a lethal Comet Storm through Thrasios's card draw ability, illustrating the classic cEDH finish of infinite resource generation into a one-shot kill.
Notable Cards
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Worldgorger Dragon
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Final Parting
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Dance of the Dead
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Comet Storm
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Lion's Eye Diamond
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Tezzeret the Seeker
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Oona, Queen of the Fae
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Mystic Remora
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Ad Nauseam
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Swords to Plowshares
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Force of Will
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Mental Misstep
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Mana Drain
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Demonic Tutor
Gameplay Summary
The game featured four powerful cEDH decks: Thrasios/Vial Smasher, Oona, Kess, Dissident Mage, and Tymna/Thrasios.
Early turns involved standard ramp and setup plays, with each player developing mana and casting key pieces like Grim Monolith, Tezzeret the Seeker, and Oona.
The first major turning point occurred when Don, piloting Kess, executed a double Time Twister sequence combined with Lion's Eye Diamond to refuel his hand and deck multiple times, enabling him to cast Kess and flashback another Time Twister.
This disruption reshaped the game state and refreshed resources.
Dylan’s Oona deck attempted to establish board presence with faeries and mill threats, but was repeatedly challenged by counterspells and land destruction. The pivotal moment came when Ryan, on Thrasios/Vial Smasher, navigated through the opponents' interference to assemble the Worldgorger Dragon combo.
After fetching the combo pieces with Final Parting and protecting his Dance of the Dead with Force of Will, Ryan initiated an infinite mana loop by flickering Worldgorger Dragon with his reanimation effects.
Utilizing this infinite mana, he activated Thrasios to draw his entire deck and secured Comet Storm to finish the game, showcasing a classic infinite mana burn-out win condition.
Throughout the game, counterspells, resource denial, and careful sequencing defined the interactions, with Ryan ultimately capitalizing on the combo to close out the match.
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