Marwyn vs Vito vs K'rrik vs Tymna/Ikra | CEDH Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

  Utilizes life payment to cast black spells at reduced cost, focusing on fast mana, Necropotence for card advantage, and graveyard recursion to assemble a combo that drains opponents through Grey Merchant loops.

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  Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

  Ramp into big draw spells like Ad Nauseam and Peer into the Abyss, then win through life drain combos powered by Vito’s life loss triggers.

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  Marwyn, the Nurturer

  Leverages Marwyn’s ability to generate large amounts of mana from elves and ramp creatures, aiming for storm turns and combo finishes often involving artifact synergy and elf tribal elements.

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  Tymna the Weaver and Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

  A proactive midrange and combo deck that generates value from combat damage with Tymna and life gain with Ikra, seeking to assemble combos primarily through card draw and mana acceleration.

Gameplay Insights

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  Adam’s use of Karn, the Great Creator to repeatedly destroy opponents’ key mana artifacts effectively slowed down their combo execution.

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  The Grey Merchant and Chainer loop enabled a lethal life drain combo that could be repeatedly triggered by sacrificing and reanimating Grey Merchant.

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  Folger’s attempted Ad Nauseam was cut short due to the fast pace and disruption from Adam’s deck, showing the importance of speed and interaction in cEDH.

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  Night of Souls' Betrayal served as a powerful board wipe that reset the board state while benefiting from K'rrik’s abilities to maintain pressure.

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  Mike’s use of Chrome Mox and Dark Confidant helped maintain card advantage and pressure but was ultimately insufficient against the recurring threats from Adam’s graveyard recursion.

Notable Cards

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  Chainer, Dementia Master

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  Carrion Feeder

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  Necropotence

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  Karn, the Great Creator

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  Night of Souls' Betrayal

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  Ad Nauseam

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  Dark Confidant

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  Mox Opal

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  Everflowing Chalice

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  Gaea's Cradle

Summary

The game began with all four players piloting proactive, non-blue cEDH decks focused on combo and storm strategies. Early turns saw key ramp and card draw spells deployed, with each pilot setting up their mana bases and developing board presence. Adam, playing K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth, leveraged his commander's ability to cast spells by paying life, enabling powerful plays including Necropotence and multiple activations that rapidly gained life and card advantage. This culminated in a devastating use of Grey Merchant of Asphodel combined with Chainer, Dementia Master and Carrion Feeder to drain opponents' life totals and secure a swift victory in the first game. In the second game, Adam again demonstrated efficient disruption and board control by using Karn, the Great Creator to shut down key artifacts from opponents, such as Folger's Everflowing Chalice and Mox Opal, limiting their fast mana sources. Simultaneously, Garrett on Marwyn developed a strong mana base with Gaea's Cradle and ramp creatures, aiming for storm or combo wins. Folger on Vito and Mike on Tymna/Ikra continued to seek their combo lines, with Folger attempting an Ad Nauseam win. However, Adam’s aggressive disruption and life payment mechanics maintained pressure, culminating again in board wipes and recurring graveyard threats to control the game state and outpace the opponents. The gameplay highlighted the tension between fast combo attempts and interactive disruption in a no-blue cEDH environment.