Kykar, Tymna/Tana, The Locust God, Jhoira, W Captain - #EDH Gameplay Ep 02

Deck Strategies

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  Kykar, Wind's Fury

  Utilizes artifact and spell casting to generate spirit tokens and control the board with disruption such as Damping Sphere and Torpor Orb, aiming to win through token swarms and incremental advantage.

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  Tymna the Weaver / Tana, the Bloodsower

  Combines card draw from combat damage with a Birthing Pod combo package to generate saplings and assemble a lethal combo, supported by early interaction and mana ramp.

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  The Locust God

  Focuses on generating insect tokens and drawing cards through spell casting, aiming to overwhelm opponents with a swarm of tokens and incremental damage.

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  Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain

  Leverages artifact synergy and treasure generation from Dockside Extortionist to cast powerful spells quickly, controlling the board and setting up for a combo or large spell finish.

Gameplay Insights

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  Playing Damping Sphere early effectively slowed down Jhoira's artifact ramp and storm strategies.

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  Null Rod disrupted artifact-based combos, significantly hindering Kykar and Jhoira's game plans.

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  Birthing Pod was a critical piece for Tymna/Tana to assemble threats and combos but was contested heavily with mental misstep and artifact destruction.

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  Dockside Extortionist's treasure generation created explosive mana acceleration, prompting opponents to prioritize artifact hate.

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  Kykar's spirit tokens provided crucial defense and incremental pressure, especially when combined with Torpor Orb to shut down entering-the-battlefield abilities.

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  The Locust God's player struggled to find the necessary mana to overload key spells but remained a threat by slowly building a token army.

Notable Cards

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  Damping Sphere

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  Torpor Orb

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  Null Rod

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  Birthing Pod

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Curse of Opulence

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  Caustic Caterpillar

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  Ancient Tomb

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  Goblin Bombardment

Summary

The game began with players establishing their mana bases and early board presence, with key ramp spells such as Sol Ring and Ancient Tomb enabling quick development. Kykar's player focused on controlling opponents' storm and token strategies with cards like Damping Sphere and Torpor Orb, while also generating spirits from Kykar's ability. Tymna/Tana's pilot used early interaction like Caustic Caterpillar and Birthing Pod to assemble a combo, though was hindered by Curse of Opulence and Null Rod effects deployed by opponents. The Locust God player aimed to leverage the token swarm and card draw engine but was slowed by artifact hate and disruption. Jhoira's deck tried to maintain board control with artifacts and spells like Dockside Extortionist generating treasure tokens to fuel further spells. A turning point came when Null Rod and other artifact hate effectively slowed down Jhoira and Kykar's artifact-dependent combos, while strategic attacks and removal kept the table in check. The game featured multiple attempts to establish combos and board dominance, but disruption and interaction kept the game dynamic and tense. The win condition focused on either overwhelming opponents with tokens and damage (The Locust God, Kykar) or comboing out via Birthing Pod and Tana's saplings, with control elements from Tymna and artifact synergy from Jhoira shaping the mid-game.