Animar vs Atraxa, Grand Unifier vs Kinan vs Marneous | #cedh | Gameplay 009 | More Kinnan? Really?

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Animar, Soul of Elements

  Ramp aggressively with creatures and generate card advantage using Animar's ability to reduce creature costs. Aim to build a large board presence with pumped creatures and finish with combat damage or combo plays.

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  Atraxa, Grand Unifier

  Utilize Atraxa's proliferate and copying abilities to accelerate mana production and enhance key combo pieces, focusing on copying mana dorks like Kinnan or other utility creatures to build a powerful mana base quickly.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Generate infinite colored mana by repeatedly casting and bouncing mana rocks with Kinnan’s ability. Use the mana to fuel powerful spells like board wipes or infinite combos to close out the game quickly.

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  Marneus Calgar

  Develop board presence and ramp to leverage Marneus Calgar's combat abilities. Focus on synergistic plays to build pressure and disrupt opponents while preparing for a strong finish through combat or combo.

Gameplay Insights

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  Kinnan’s loop of casting and bouncing mana rocks to generate infinite colored mana was a decisive play that ended the game.

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  The sequencing of mana rocks and creatures with Kinnan was critical to enabling the infinite mana combo.

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  Atraxa’s strategy to copy key mana dorks could have accelerated combos but was disrupted by Kinnan’s swift win.

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  Animar’s use of Beast Whisperer and Shrieking Drake helped dig for necessary pieces but was hindered by lack of land draws.

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  The game demonstrated the importance of fast mana development and combo execution in cEDH formats.

Notable Cards

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

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  Beast Whisperer

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  Shrieking Drake

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  Rhythm of the Wild

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  Seedborn Muse

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  Bloom Tender

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  Consecrated Sphinx

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  Talisman of Progress

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  Mox Diamond

Gameplay Summary