cEDH Gameplay: Minsc & Boo vs The Master Transcendent vs Kykar vs Kinnan

Deck Strategies

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  Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes

  Ramp quickly into Dockside Extortionist and Teemer Sabertooth to assemble an infinite treasure combo, generating massive mana and card advantage to win through overwhelming damage or value.

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  The Master, Transcendent

  Mill self and opponents aggressively to fuel graveyard recursion, returning powerful creatures to the battlefield and leveraging combo pieces for a mill-centric win.

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  Kykar, Wind's Fury

  Play a wizard tribal and spell-slinger style deck, using efficient cantrips and incremental value from casting instant and sorcery spells to control the board and chip away at opponents.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Ramp with mana rocks and creatures to quickly generate large amounts of mana, enabling powerful infinite combos (such as Basalt Monolith combo) and casting big spells or overwhelming token swarms to win.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Master, Transcendent's mill win attempt was disrupted by a timely Red Elemental Blast, showcasing the importance of instant-speed interaction in cEDH.

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  Minsc & Boo’s use of Spellskite to redirect damage and protect key creatures effectively prolonged their board presence despite aggressive targeting.

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  Levi’s Kinnan deck demonstrated the power of infinite combos by flashing in a Dualcaster Mage at end step to copy Twinflame, generating a massive horde of hasty creatures to close out the game.

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  Players frequently utilized tutors and interaction on opponents’ turns to maintain control and prevent early wins, highlighting the high-stakes, precision play common in cEDH matches.

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  Efficient draw engines and cantrips like Ristic Study and Mystic Remora fueled continuous card advantage and combo assembly throughout the game.

Notable Cards

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  The Master, Transcendent

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  Hermit Druid

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  Lightning Greaves

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  Force of Will

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  Twinflame

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  Dualcaster Mage

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  Basalt Monolith

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  Spellskite

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  Chrome Mox

Summary

The game featured a highly interactive cEDH multiplayer match with four different commanders, each pursuing distinct strategies. Early on, Minsc & Boo established a fast board presence by assembling an infinite treasure combo using Dockside Extortionist and Teemer Sabertooth, allowing for explosive draw and damage output. Meanwhile, The Master, Transcendent aimed to mill both opponents and itself, leveraging self-mill combos and recursion to bring creatures back from the graveyard. Kykar, Wind's Fury played a tempo-oriented wizard tribal deck with efficient cantrips and spells, focusing on incremental value and spell synergy. Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy centered on ramping with mana rocks and exploiting combos like Basalt Monolith with payoff spells to generate large mana and finishers. A pivotal moment came when The Master, Transcendent's attempt to win by milling was disrupted by a well-timed Red Elemental Blast, forcing the commander back to the command zone and delaying a lethal play. Minsc & Boo's aggressive approach pressured opponents with repeated treasure generation and damage, but was repeatedly countered or redirected, utilizing Spellskite and careful damage redirection. Kinnan pulled off a spectacular infinite combo using Dualcaster Mage and Twinflame, creating a massive horde of hasty tokens to overwhelm the table. Throughout the game, players leveraged efficient interaction such as Force of Will and Swan Song, as well as strategic tutoring, to maintain control and respond to threats. Eventually, the explosive token swarm created by Kinnan's combo sealed the victory after multiple attempts to establish dominance.