Modern Horizons 3 Upgrades | EDH Gameplay Ep 52

Deck Strategies

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  Disa the Restless

  Uses graveyard recursion and changeling synergy to continuously bring back creatures and generate value, combining milling and aggressive creature triggers.

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  Satya, Aetherflux Genius

  Focuses on energy production and efficient energy spending with new Modern Horizons 3 cards to deal direct damage and gain card advantage, supported by artifact vehicles.

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  Omo, Queen of Vesuva

  Leverages land manipulation and doubling counters on lands and creatures to ramp explosively and boost board presence, using land-copying effects to maximize mana and synergy.

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  Ulalek, Fused Atrocity

  Builds around Eldrazi creatures and copying spells and activated abilities to create overwhelming board states and powerful interactions with Eldrazi-themed cards.

Gameplay Insights

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  Copying Lotus Field with Thespian Stage allowed explosive mana ramp, enabling the casting of high-cost spells early and creating multiple avenues of interaction.

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  Disa’s ability to reanimate changeling creatures milled by Deadbridge Chant provided consistent board presence despite opponents’ removal efforts.

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  Ulalek’s spell and ability copying triggered powerful chain reactions when casting Eldrazi spells, amplifying their impact on the board.

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  Satya’s integration of energy mechanics from the Fallout precon, combined with Modern Horizons 3 cards like Ether Revolt, allowed for a steady stream of damage and card draw, pressuring opponents steadily.

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  Strategic sacrifices and timing with cards like Helios One and Spawning Bed created additional resources and board tokens, maximizing each turn's efficiency.

Notable Cards

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  Lotus Field

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  Deadbridge Chant

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  Echoes of Eternity

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  HELIOS One

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  Brotherhood Scribe

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  Spawning Bed

Summary

The game began with players deploying ramp and mana acceleration artifacts such as Talismans and Dynamos to quickly establish their board states. Omo, Queen of Thea's player focused on land manipulation by using Lotus Field and Thespian Stage to copy it, enabling explosive mana generation and synergy with their commander’s ability to double counters on lands and creatures. Meanwhile, Disa the Restless's player employed a graveyard recursion strategy, using milling effects from Deadbridge Chant combined with Disa's ability to reanimate changelings and other creatures, maintaining strong board presence through repeated value from the graveyard. Ulalek, Fused Atrocity’s deck integrated Eldrazi themes and spell copying, leveraging powerful Eldrazi creatures such as Ulamog and the card Echoes of Eternity to dominate the late game. Satya, Aetherflux Genius’s deck took advantage of energy mechanics from the Fallout precon, incorporating new Modern Horizons 3 cards like Ether Revolt to turn energy into direct damage and generate card advantage, supported by vehicles like Bespoke Battle Wagon to produce and spend energy effectively. Key turning points involved Omo’s land ramp enabling large mana production and board presence, alongside Disa's graveyard recursion that kept her board consistent despite opponents’ pressure. Ulalek’s ability to copy spells and activated abilities escalated the power level dramatically when Eldrazi were cast, threatening board wipes and overwhelming opponents. Satya’s energy engine provided a steady source of incremental advantage and damage output, pressuring opponents to answer quickly or risk falling behind. The interaction of high-value creatures, recursion, and resource generation defined the pacing, with the eventual win condition revolving around overwhelming opponents either through Eldrazi dominance, energy-fueled damage, or continuous board presence from reanimated creatures and enhanced lands.