TnT, Tayam, K'rrik & Dihada CEDH Game Play (TPM) Episode 1

Deck Strategies

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  Dihada, Binder of Wills

  A control/combo deck leveraging disruption and recursion to lock opponents down while setting up a win condition through incremental advantage and a combo finish.

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  K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

  A fast, aggressive combo deck focused on leveraging black mana and life payment synergies to enable quick combo kills, often using Phyrexian mana costs and efficient removal.

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  Tayam, Luminous Enigma

  A versatile deck that utilizes blinking and recursion to generate value and control the board, aiming to outvalue opponents before assembling a combo or winning through incremental advantage.

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  Tymna the Weaver and Thrasios, Triton Hero

  A classic cEDH partner combo deck that uses card draw and incremental advantage from Tymna combined with ramp and interaction from Thrasios to assemble combos and win quickly.

Gameplay Insights

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  Players prioritized holding back interaction to maximize their own combo potential and waited for optimal timing to play mass removal spells like Massacre to reset the board.

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  Demonic Consultation was a pivotal card that forced players to respond quickly due to its potential to exile large portions of decks and enable fast combos.

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  Swinging combat was carefully navigated with players attempting to avoid giving opponents easy targets or triggers, showing high-level decision-making around timing and priority.

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  Life gain effects and paying life for mana were critical in maintaining board presence and enabling late game plays, especially in the K'rrik deck.

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  Players utilized exile and recursion interactions to maintain resilience against board wipes and disruption, highlighting the importance of flexible answers in cEDH.

Notable Cards

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  Demonic Consultation

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  Massacre

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  Wall of Roots

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  Rule of Law

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  Gavony Township

Summary

The Commander game featured a competitive CEDH match with four players piloting Dihada, Binder of Wills; K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth; Tayam, Luminous Enigma; and the partner pair Tymna the Weaver and Thrasios, Triton Hero. Early turns saw players establishing board presence with mana dorks and land drops, with some early interaction via removal and disruption spells. A key moment occurred when players exchanged resources and life totals carefully, with one player casting a mass removal that shifted the board state. The game developed into a tense standoff with players holding back key threats and interactions, especially around the use of Demonic Consultation and recursion spells, indicating the presence of combo potential and fast clock strategies. The final turns showcased attempts to control combat phases and leverage life gain effects to stabilize, but the turbo combo deck on the table appeared to have the advantage and was poised to close out the game despite resistance from other players.