Rograkh & Tevesh vs. Deadpool - CDF 2025 - Day 1 - R7 - Duel Commander│MTG│bitzelberg

Deck Strategies

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh & Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

  This deck focuses on generating a high storm count through casting multiple spells in a single turn, using tutors and card advantage engines like Grim Tutor and Dark Confidant. It leverages Underworld Breach and Culling the Weak to create infinite loops, enabling a lethal storm finish with spells like Tendrils of Agony.

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  Deadpool, Trading Card

  Deadpool aims to disrupt opponents' hands and slow their development by leveraging hand disruption and creature-based pressure. However, it struggles in fast-paced matchups where opponents can quickly assemble combos or overwhelming spell sequences.

Gameplay Insights

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  Choosing whether to prioritize casting Rograkh or Tevesh early depends heavily on the matchup speed and the opening hand composition.

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  Bonus Round was pivotal in copying key spells to accelerate storm count and overwhelm the opponent.

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  Underworld Breach combined with Stitcher's Supplier and Culling the Weak created a powerful infinite loop generating mana and storm triggers, enabling a winning Tendrils of Agony.

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  Deadpool’s hand disruption and creature pressure were ineffective against the storm deck’s explosive starts and combo resilience.

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  Including red elemental blast and pyroblast sideboard cards can be a liability in metas without significant blue decks, as they clog the hand with less useful cards.

Notable Cards

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  Bonus Round

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  Grim Tutor

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  Dark Confidant

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  Underworld Breach

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  Culling the Weak

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  Tendrils of Agony

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  Stitcher's Supplier

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  Pentad Prism

Summary

The game featured a matchup between a Rograkh & Tevesh storm combo deck and a Deadpool deck. Early turns involved strategic mulligans and decisions on whether to prioritize casting Rograkh or Tevesh based on the starting hand and matchup speed. Rograkh's player sought to establish a fast storm count using cards like Grim Tutor, Bonus Round, and Dark Confidant to generate advantage and dig deeper into the deck. Deadpool aimed to disrupt these plans with hand disruption and removal, but struggled to keep up with the tempo and explosive potential of the storm deck. Key moments included the successful resolution of Bonus Round copying spells multiple times, and establishing delirium to boost damage output. The storm player also demonstrated a powerful Underworld Breach combo loop involving Stitcher’s Supplier and Culling the Weak to generate infinite mana and storm count, setting up a lethal Tendrils of Agony finish. Deadpool ultimately conceded as the storm combo became unstoppable, highlighting the difficulties of using a creature-centric disruption deck against a resilient spell combo strategy.