Wilds of Eldraine Home brew edition EP: 21 Hylda v Talion v Lord Skitter v Eriette [EDH gameplay]

Deck Strategies

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  Hylda of the Icy Crown

  Hylda's deck focuses on tapping and untapping opponent's creatures to create elemental tokens, put +1/+1 counters on her creatures, and generate card advantage through scry and draw effects, aiming to overwhelm opponents with incremental value and board presence.

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  Talion, the Kindly Lord

  Talion’s strategy revolves around selecting a mana value and punishing opponents for casting spells with that value by draining life and drawing cards, supplemented with black and blue control elements and copy spells to maintain card advantage and disrupt opponents.

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  Lord Skitter, Sewer King

  Lord Skitter leads a rat tribal deck focused on producing numerous 1/1 black rat tokens, exiling cards from opponents’ graveyards, and using swarm tactics to overwhelm the board, relying on continuous token generation and graveyard hate.

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  Eriette of the Charmed Apple

  Eriette’s deck aims to enchant multiple creatures with auras to create a defensive lock where enchanted creatures cannot attack her or planeswalkers, while draining opponents’ life and gaining life each turn based on the number of auras controlled.

Gameplay Insights

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  Hylda effectively used her tap/untap triggered ability to generate multiple elemental tokens and card advantage, applying steady pressure while disrupting opponents’ blockers.

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  Lord Skitter’s rat token generation combined with exile effects created both a board presence and graveyard disruption, putting opponents on the defensive.

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  Talion’s choice of number to punish opponents’ spells influenced the flow of the game by draining life and drawing cards, though he balanced this with typical blue-black control elements.

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  Eriette’s aura-based strategy created a unique defensive position that discouraged attacks on her and planeswalkers, while slowly draining opponents through life loss tied to aura count.

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  The enchantment Bitter Chill on Hylda’s commander immobilized her key creature and set back her board defense, showcasing how timely enchantments can swing momentum.

Notable Cards

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  Clawing Torment

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  Bitter Chill

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  Wayfarer's Bauble

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  Nimbus Maze

Summary

The game unfolded as a classic multiplayer EDH with four distinct homebrew decks led by Hylda of the Icy Crown, Talion, the Kindly Lord, Lord Skitter, Sewer King, and Eriette of the Charmed Apple. Early turns focused on ramping mana and setting up board presence, with Hylda leveraging her ability to tap and untap opposing creatures to generate tokens and apply pressure. Talion aimed to capitalize on spells with specific mana values to drain life and draw cards, while Lord Skitter generated a relentless swarm of rat tokens and disrupted opponents by exiling cards from graveyards. Eriette focused on enchanting creatures with auras, locking down attacks and draining opponents through life gain based on the number of auras she controlled. Key turning points included the deployment of powerful enchantments such as Clawing Torment and Bitter Chill on Hylda’s creatures, effectively crippling her commander’s ability to block and survive. Lord Skitter’s rat tokens began to overwhelm the board, forcing players to respond to the increasing swarm. Hylda’s continuous tapping and untapping triggered multiple effects, creating a steady flow of elemental tokens and card advantage. The game’s tension centered around controlling the board state through creature taps, graveyard disruption, and aura enchantments, with players attempting to balance offense and defense to gain the upper hand. The interplay between token generation, life drain, and control elements shaped the outcome, though no final victory was shown within the observed segment.