O-Kagachi, Thrasios Vial Smasher, Kinnan, Winota - #cEDH Gameplay Ep 18

Deck Strategies

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  O-Kagachi, Vengeful Kami

  Control and combo deck focused on ramping and tutoring for Maze's End lands to win via alternate win condition, employing disruption and value creatures to maintain board control.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero and Vial Smasher the Fierce

  Combo-centric deck using curiosity effects and card draw engines to generate value and combo off quickly, often aiming to win with infinite mana or damage from spell triggers.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Fast ramp and infinite mana combo deck that uses mana dorks and artifacts to generate large mana pools quickly, aiming to combo out on early turns.

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  Winota, Joiner of Forces

  Aggro-stax hybrid that builds a wide board presence with tokens and aggressive creatures, while using stax effects like Null Rod and Mind Sensor to disrupt opponents' combos and searches.

Gameplay Insights

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  Casting Null Rod early to shut down artifact-based ramp and combo pieces significantly slowed down Kinnan and Vial Smasher's combos.

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  Cyclonic Rift was used at a crucial moment to bounce Birds of Paradise, preventing an immediate infinite mana combo from Kinnan.

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  Winter Orb locked down opponents' mana acceleration, helping to disrupt fast combo turns.

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  The interaction of stax pieces like Mind Sensor and Sanctum Prelate with aggressive token generation forced players to carefully time their plays and prioritize removal.

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  Vampiric Tutor was used effectively to find key combo pieces or disruption, highlighting the importance of tutoring in competitive cEDH.

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  Players balanced between advancing their win conditions and disrupting others, often sacrificing tempo to maintain board control.

Notable Cards

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  Null Rod

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  Cyclonic Rift

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  Winter Orb

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  Mother of Runes

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  Legion Warboss

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  Noxious Revival

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  Carpet of Flowers

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  Green Sun's Zenith

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  Assassin's Trophy

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  Sanctum Prelate

Summary

The game featured a high-powered multiplayer Commander match with O-Kagachi, Thrasios Vial Smasher, Kinnan, and Winota decks. Early turns saw explosive mana ramp and board development, with Kinnan aiming for a quick infinite mana combo and Thrasios Vial Smasher leveraging curiosity triggers for card advantage and combo potential. O-Kagachi's pilot focused on setting up the Maze's End win condition through land tutoring and control elements. Winota's player applied pressure with stax elements and aggressive token generation, using creatures like Legion Warboss and protective pieces such as Mother of Runes to maintain board presence. The game’s pivotal moment came when Null Rod was cast to suppress key artifact combos, slowing down Kinnan and Vial Smasher. Cyclonic Rift and Assassin's Trophy were also critical in disrupting combo attempts and protecting players from losing early to infinite mana or curiosity chains. The interaction between stax lock pieces and combo decks created tension and forced players to adapt constantly.