Modern Horizons 3 home brew edition EP: 41 Tamiyo V Necrobloom V Herigast V Sorin [EDH gameplay]

Deck Strategies

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  Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar

  Generate clues and draw cards to ramp into big creatures and powerful spells. The flip mechanic grants planeswalker abilities to control combat and recur instants or sorceries, aiming for sustained card advantage and board control.

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  The Necrobloom

  Utilize landfall to flood the board with plant and zombie tokens, leveraging dredge to recycle lands and keep fueling token generation. The deck can alternate between aggressive token swarms and graveyard recursion for sustained pressure.

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  Herigast, Erupting Nullkite

  Exploit the emerge mechanic by sacrificing creatures to reduce the cost of casting large Eldrazi dragons. The deck focuses on card draw, treasure generation, and overwhelming with big flying threats.

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  Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate

  Gain life and use extort to control the board while flipping into a planeswalker that can generate food tokens, deal damage, and steal creatures. The deck combines life gain synergies with creature control and incremental value.

Gameplay Insights

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  Tamiyo's attack triggers clue token creation which fuels card draw and aids in flipping her into a planeswalker, generating sustained advantage.

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  Necrobloom's landfall and dredge synergy with Field of the Dead enabled a strong token presence that pressured opponents while replenishing resources.

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  Herigast's emerge mechanic allowed casting of large Eldrazi at reduced cost by sacrificing smaller creatures, maximizing mana efficiency and board presence.

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  Sorin's extort and life gain abilities made flipping him easier and provided incremental advantage through damage, token generation, and creature theft.

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  The interaction between token generation and graveyard recursion was pivotal for Necrobloom to maintain board presence against aggressive strategies.

Notable Cards

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  Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar

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  Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar

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  Field of the Dead

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  Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate

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  Herigast, Erupting Nullkite

Summary

The game featured a dynamic four-player Commander match showcasing a diverse set of strategies centered around unique planeswalkers and creatures from Modern Horizons 3. Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student started by generating clue tokens and aiming for card draw and ramp through her flip mechanic, transforming into Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar, a planeswalker capable of controlling combat and recurring spells. The Necrobloom deck leveraged landfall triggers to create a swarming board presence with plant and zombie tokens while utilizing dredge to recur lands and maintain resources, including the powerful synergy with Field of the Dead. Herigast, Erupting Nullkite focused on exploiting the emerge mechanic by sacrificing creatures to efficiently cast large Eldrazi dragons, drawing cards and generating treasures to fuel further plays. Lastly, Sorin of House Markov employed a life gain and extort strategy, flipping into Sorin, Ravenous Neonate to gain incremental advantage through token generation, damage output, and creature theft with life-link synergies.