ABSOLVERE FEAT. HATEBEARS - cEDH - S16E5 - STARSCREAM v WINOTA v GITROG v NAJEELA #MTG GAMEPLAY VOD

Deck Strategies

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  The Gitrog Monster

  Utilizes land and graveyard interactions to generate card advantage and value, aiming to control the board and grind out opponents through incremental value and synergy with sacrifice outlets.

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  Winota, Joiner of Forces

  Aggressively creates and benefits from human and non-human creature interactions, using combat triggers to rapidly generate board presence and overwhelm opponents with multiple attackers and damage triggers.

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  Focuses on combat and extra combat phases by producing multiple attackers and leveraging combat triggers to generate infinite or near-infinite combat steps and overwhelm opponents through sheer combat volume.

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  Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader

  Utilizes the monarch mechanic to maintain card advantage, combining aggressive attacks and board control elements to disrupt opponents and steadily build a winning position.

Gameplay Insights

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  Starscream capitalized on becoming monarch early to maintain card advantage and pressure opponents with additional draws.

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  Winota's multiple combat triggers with a board full of tokens created a devastating alpha strike that was difficult to answer.

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  Effective use of protection spells like Mother of Runes to save key creatures from removal allowed Winota to maintain pressure.

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  Players recognized the inevitability of Winota's overwhelming board state and conceded before the game dragged on further.

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  Token generators combined with combat synergies can create insurmountable board states quickly in cEDH environments.

Notable Cards

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  Winota, Joiner of Forces

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  Mother of Runes

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  Walking Ballista

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  Path to Exile

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  Lotus Petal

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  Ancient Tomb

Summary

The game featured a four-player cEDH match with The Gitrog Monster, Winota, Joiner of Forces, Najeela, the Blade-Blossom, and Starscream, Power Hungry as the commanders. Early turns saw players developing their boards with ramp, mana rocks, and some early creatures. Starscream quickly established monarch status, drawing extra cards and gaining momentum. Najeela's player developed a strong board presence with aggressive creatures, while Winota set up a token and combat-based strategy aiming to capitalize on attacking with human and non-human creatures to trigger Winota's ability. A key moment occurred when Winota leveraged multiple triggers to generate a massive board state, including numerous goblin tokens and various combat damage triggers stacking up. The synergy between Winota and token producers like Legion War Boss, Riona, and others overwhelmed opponents. Despite efforts from other players to disrupt, the overwhelming board presence and multiple combat triggers led to a decisive alpha strike, effectively ending the game in Winota's favor. The other players conceded recognizing the inevitability of Winota's overwhelming advantage.