Smeagol vs Eowyn vs Araumi vs Kitt Kanto EDH / CMDR game

Deck Strategies

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  Araumi of the Dead Tide

  Araumi's strategy is centered around milling cards into the graveyard and then using the Encore ability to bring back powerful creatures for devastating effects.

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  Kitt Kanto, Mayhem Diva

  Kitt Kanto's deck focuses on creating a large number of tokens and using them for various effects such as buffing creatures, goading opponents' creatures, and creating more tokens.

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  Sméagol, Helpful Guide

  Sméagol's deck uses its Ring Bearer ability to draw cards, while also using mill and reanimation strategies to take advantage of opponents' decks.

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  Éowyn, Shieldmaiden

  Eowyn's deck aims to generate a large number of knight tokens and use them for both offense and defense, while also taking advantage of cards like Oath of Earls to generate additional value.

Gameplay Insights

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  Max's decision to encore Archon of Cruelty using Araumi's ability was a major turning point in the game. The ability to force all opponents to sacrifice a creature, discard a card, and lose 3 life, while gaining life and drawing cards, proved too overwhelming for the opponents.

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  Seb's use of Parallel Lives in conjunction with Kitt Kanto's ability to create tokens allowed him to quickly amass a large board presence.

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  Muddstah's use of Sepulchral Primordial to reanimate multiple creatures from his opponents' graveyards provided significant value and board presence.

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  Felix's use of Eowyn and Oath of Earls to generate a large number of knight tokens provided a strong defensive line and a formidable attack force.

Notable Cards

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  Parallel Lives

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  Dread Return

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  Sepulchral Primordial

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  Archon of Cruelty

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  Profane Procession // Tomb of the Dusk Rose

Summary

The game kicked off with the players bringing out their commanders - Araumi, Kitt Kanto, Smeagol, and Eowyn. Kitt Kanto player, Seb, made a strong start with a host of tokens, thanks to Parallel Lives and Loyal Apprentice. Araumi's player, Max, used Dread Return to bring back Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur, but lost it to High Market. The Witch King's player, Muddstah, swung in, drawing cards off Smeagol's 'ring bearer' ability and reanimated creatures with Sepulchral Primordial. Felix, playing Eowyn, managed to build a considerable board of knight tokens. However, the game's balance shifted when Max encored Archon of Cruelty, decimating the opponents' resources, and then swung in with the Archons. In the final turns, Seb cast a massive Profane Procession, creating a swarm of tokens with Kitt Kanto and Parallel Lives. Ultimately, Max's aggressive plays with Archon of Cruelty and Araumi's encore ability proved too much for the opponents, leading to his victory.