KYLE HILL PLAYS cEDH - Play to Win Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Selvala, Heart of the Wilds

  A mono-green storm/combo deck that uses mana acceleration, infinite mana combos involving creatures like Teamer and Tooth of Ramos, and card draw engines to generate overwhelming advantage and win through infinite mana and storm count.

• Crop Naus

  A green-Grixis Ad Nauseam combo deck that uses Crop Rotation to find key lands and then leverages Ad Nauseam to draw its deck for a quick win, backed by disruption like Opposition Agent and countermagic.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  A ramp and combo deck that generates massive mana through noncreature permanents and creatures, drawing large numbers of cards and assembling combos to overwhelm opponents.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

  A blue-red-green spell-slinger and value deck that uses card advantage, interaction, and small combo lines involving evolution creatures and mana rocks to control the board and close out the game.

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  Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

  A black-green life-gain and value deck that uses incremental advantage and creatures with enter-the-battlefield effects to stabilize and close out the game through attrition or combo synergies.

Gameplay Insights

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  The use of Underworld Breach combined with Demonic Consultation allowed a quick and resilient combo finish by enabling repeated exiling and casting of cards from the graveyard.

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  Veil of Summer played a crucial role in protecting key combo spells like Wheel of Fortune from countermagic and disruption, highlighting its importance in green-Grixis cEDH builds.

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  Selvala’s ability to tap and untap repeatedly with creatures like Korean Ranger and the synergy with mana dorks and mana generators facilitated explosive mana production necessary for infinite combos.

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  The interaction between a flash-in Opposition Agent and Mystical Tutor effectively disrupted the opponent’s tutoring, demonstrating the value of disruption in slowing down combo decks.

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  Multiple players prioritized casting interaction spells such as Arcane Denial and Deflecting Swat, but timing and card choices ultimately dictated who could maintain tempo and assemble their combos first.

Notable Cards

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  Veil of Summer

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  Underworld Breach

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  Demonic Consultation

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  Wheel of Fortune

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  Tooth of Ramos

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  Crop Rotation

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  Opposition Agent

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  Mystical Tutor

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  Regal Force

Summary

The game featured a highly interactive and fast-paced cEDH multiplayer match with powerful commanders and combo-centric strategies. Kyle Hill piloted a Selvala, Heart of the Wilds deck focused on a mono-green storm/combo plan involving mana acceleration, token generation, and infinite mana combos with creatures like Teamer and Tooth of Ramos. Opponents included a Crop Rotation Ad Nauseam deck, a Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy deck aiming for massive mana and card draw, a Thrasios/Kraum spell-slinger/evolution deck, and an Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper deck. Early turns saw each player accelerating mana and setting up their board states with tutors and mana rocks, while interaction such as Mystical Tutor grabs, counterspells, and bounce spells kept the tension high. A key turning point was the exploitation of Underworld Breach combined with Demonic Consultation, enabling a quick combo finish through a wheel of fortune cast protected by Veil of Summer, which prevented disruption. Meanwhile, Selvala's player leveraged creatures like Woodland Bellower and Great Oak Guardian to generate explosive mana and card advantage, assembling combo pieces such as Teamer and Tooth of Ramos to produce infinite mana and ultimately win the game. The Crop Rotation deck struggled to assemble its Ad Nauseam combo under pressure from opposition agents and countermagic. The game ended with the green storm player successfully executing their combo, showcasing the power of efficient mana generation, recursion, and protective interaction in cEDH environments.