PLAY TO WIN vs KHAMN MAGIC - cEDH Gameplay -Tymna/Tana vs Niv-Mizzet vs Kroxa vs Tymna/Ikra

Deck Strategies

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  Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger

  Utilizes graveyard recursion and discard synergy to pressure opponents while disrupting their hands, aiming to control the board and win through incremental damage and recursion.

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  Tymna the Weaver & Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

  Focuses on life gain and card draw through combat damage triggers with small evasive creatures, setting up tempo plays and incremental advantage to outlast opponents.

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  Tymna the Weaver & Tana, the Bloodsower

  A combo-oriented midrange deck leveraging sacrifice outlets, token generation, and flicker effects to assemble infinite combos that create overwhelming board presence and close the game.

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  Niv-Mizzet, Parun

  Control and value engine deck designed to draw cards, deal damage through Niv-Mizzet’s triggered abilities, and disrupt opponents’ strategies while maintaining board control.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Blood Pod deck’s use of Survival of the Fittest to tutor key creatures like Kiki-Jiki and Karmic Guide was crucial in assembling the infinite flicker combo.

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  Discarding and tutoring Karmic Guide to start the flicker combo sequence demonstrated the deck’s resilience and combo potential even under pressure.

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  Chains of Mephistopheles disrupted card draw and helped stall Niv-Mizzet’s control strategy early on, although it was eventually removed.

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  Carpet of Flowers provided valuable mana acceleration, particularly when combined with island sources, enabling early development of the board and spells.

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  The decision to attack Matthias (Kroxa player) to prevent him from stabilizing or winning delayed his combo but ultimately did not stop the Blood Pod deck’s lethal combo.

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  The flicker combo’s ability to create an overwhelming number of tokens in a single combat step was a game-ending play that other players could not adequately respond to.

Notable Cards

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  Karmic Guide

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  Felidar Guardian

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  Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

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  Chains of Mephistopheles

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  Carpet of Flowers

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  Dark Confidant

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  Survival of the Fittest

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  Bloodstained Mire

Summary

The game began with players developing their mana bases and setting up early board states, including ramp and disruption elements such as Carpet of Flowers and Chains of Mephistopheles. Niv-Mizzet’s player set up a control-oriented strategy while Kroxa’s reanimator deck sought to leverage graveyard recursion and disruption. The Tymna/Ikra deck focused on life gain and incremental advantage through combat damage triggers and card draw. As the game progressed, the Blood Pod deck (Tymna/Tana) deployed a combination of creatures and combo enablers, eventually assembling a lethal flicker combo involving Karmic Guide, Felidar Guardian, and Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker. This combo produced an overwhelming number of tokens, securing a decisive victory. Throughout the game, players engaged in tactical combat and disruption, but the Blood Pod deck’s ability to generate infinite value and tokens proved to be the turning point.