Deck & Commander Strategies
The Cabbage Merchant
Focuses on generating food tokens and leveraging incremental value from sacrifice and combat synergies to build a resilient board state that can eventually overwhelm opponents.
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Relies on ninjas dealing combat damage to trigger Yuriko’s ability, drawing cards and dealing damage to opponents by revealing high-cost cards from the top of the library, aiming for incremental damage and disruption.
Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin
Utilizes chaos and control elements, leveraging Kefka’s damage and discard effects to disrupt opponents and win through incremental advantage and combos.
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin
Focuses on life manipulation and card advantage through creature removal and sacrifice synergies, aiming to control the board and grind out wins via attrition.
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
Combines artifact synergies with card draw and disruptive effects, aiming to control the game while setting up combos or incremental value engines.
Gameplay Insights
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Early combat damage with Yuriko’s ninjas triggered incremental card draw and damage, setting up pressure on opponents.
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Strategic use of fetch lands and scrying (via Fairy Seer) helped smooth draws despite some players struggling with land drops.
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Players balanced between aggression and resource development, with some cautious mulligans to optimize early hands.
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Use of uncounterable spells and targeted creature removal (exiling Chromox’s ETB exile) prevented key threats from stabilizing.
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Discard decisions, such as pitching Fairy Seer, were critical and sometimes regretted later, highlighting the tight resource management in cEDH.
Notable Cards
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Delighted Halfling
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Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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Imperial Seal
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Shadow of Mortality
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City of Brass
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Scrubland
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Misty Rainforest
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Underground Sea
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Universal Automaton
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players carefully setting up their boards, with early turns focused on land drops, ramp, and developing board presence.
One player utilized a Fairy Seer to scry, helping smooth draws, while others played efficient creatures like Delighted Halfling and Chromox to apply early pressure.
Combat started early with targeted attacks to trigger Yuriko’s ninja ability, dealing incremental damage and triggering card draw and discard synergies.
Cards like Imperial Seal and Ragavan were used to manipulate the deck and pressure opponents, setting the stage for further plays. Midgame saw the players jockeying for advantage, with one attempting to assemble key combo pieces but struggling due to land scarcity.
Notable was the use of uncounterable spells and food token synergies to stabilize and build resources.
Despite the dry draws, strategic plays such as tapping creatures for incremental advantage and careful discard choices kept the game progressing.
The Cabbage Merchant deck appeared to focus on token generation and incremental advantage, while other decks like Yuriko’s exploited combat damage triggers.
The game was still in its early to mid phase by the end of the video, with players positioning for their win conditions but no decisive finish yet.
