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CELESTIAL WINNER ENTERS THE ARENA!: Stella Lee v Rakdos v Ketramose v Gitrog

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Decklists

Deck Strategies

  • Stella Lee, Wild Card

    Stella Lee, Wild Card

    Stella Lee seeks to quickly establish infinite combos centered around drawing large numbers of cards with the One Ring and land untap triggers, aiming to overwhelm opponents with card advantage and a fast combo finish.

  • The Gitrog Monster

    The Gitrog Monster

    Utilizes graveyard recursion and landfall synergies to generate incremental damage through ping effects and card advantage, aiming to win via attrition and land-based triggers.

  • Rakdos, the Muscle

    Rakdos, the Muscle

    Focuses on sacrificing creatures repeatedly to generate value and dig through the deck for key combo pieces, leveraging creature recursion and discard outlets.

  • Ketramose, the New Dawn

    Ketramose, the New Dawn

    Controls the game through graveyard recursion and card draw loops, aiming to drain opponents' resources and life totals over time while maintaining steady card advantage.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Celestial Winner's use of the One Ring combined with tapping and untapping lands to draw multiple cards per turn created a massive card advantage that forced the table to respond quickly.

  • 2

    Ketramose player prioritized protecting key hate cards like The Shield to slow down Stella Lee’s rapid draw engine, showing the importance of targeted disruption against combo decks.

  • 3

    Rakdos’s player demonstrated precise timing by casting Vampiric Tutor preemptively before Stella Lee could draw an overwhelming number of cards, attempting to disrupt the combo sequence.

  • 4

    A well-timed board wipe was considered but avoided on Stella Lee directly to prevent redirection or bounce effects, highlighting the complexity of interaction decisions in cEDH multiplayer.

  • 5

    Gitrog Monster’s steady incremental damage through land ETB effects and graveyard recursion pressured opponents but struggled to keep pace with Stella Lee’s fast combo start.

Notable Cards

  • The One Ring

    The One Ring

  • Shambling Ghast

    Shambling Ghast

  • Vampiric Tutor

    Vampiric Tutor

  • Chain of Vapor

    Chain of Vapor

  • Arcane Signet

    Arcane Signet

  • Blooming Marsh

    Blooming Marsh

Summary

The game featured a high-powered multiplayer Commander match with four different decks competing for control. Early on, Celestial Winner on Stella Lee quickly set up a powerful card draw engine using the One Ring and various land untap effects, enabling rapid card advantage. This prompted other players to focus on slowing Stella Lee's momentum, with strategic plays including board wipes and interaction to prevent an immediate combo finish. Meanwhile, the Gitrog Monster deck played by Captain Awesome utilized graveyard recursion and land-based damage triggers to apply incremental pressure, while Ketramose aimed to control the game through graveyard loops and card draw. Rakdos, the Muscle, piloted by Shenpai, focused on creature sacrifice synergies and digging deep into the deck for combo pieces.

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Decklists: Stella Lee - moxfield.com/decks/COLNOiKM1k2pGg-wbQGE8A Rakdos - moxfield.com/decks/ev1ALilkekSHpx-D6bG6Og Ketramose - moxfield.com/decks/7dmomF1Ibk6tedfqa7z7Zg

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