Rhystic Studies Returns! | Sidar Jabari vs Cromat vs Feldon vs Samut w/ LRRMTG | EDHijinks Ep 171

Deck Strategies

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  Cromat

  This deck seemed to be built as a group hug deck, with cards like Veteran Explorer and Heartwood Storyteller aimed at benefiting all players, likely setting up for a big finish.

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  Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

  The deck appears to be a knight tribal strategy, aiming to flood the board with knights and use Sidar Jabari's ability to recur them from the graveyard.

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  Feldon of the Third Path

  The deck appears to be an artifact-based strategy, utilizing Feldon's ability to reanimate artifact creatures from the graveyard.

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  Samut, the Driving Force

  The game plan for this deck wasn't entirely clear from the transcript, but it seems to be a combat-focused deck, potentially with a vehicle subtheme.

Gameplay Insights

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  The play of Veteran Explorer early in the game significantly accelerated all players' mana development, potentially leading to more powerful plays earlier in the game.

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  Heartwood Storyteller promises to make the game more interactive, as it rewards players for casting non-creature spells with card draw.

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  The Goblin Engineer from the Feldon player implies a focus on artifact creatures and graveyard interaction, which could lead to powerful reanimation plays in the future.

Notable Cards

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  Heartwood Storyteller

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  Veteran Explorer

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  Goblin Engineer

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  Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight

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  Utopia Sprawl

Summary

The game started off with players ramping up their mana resources, setting the stage for more complex plays. The presence of Heartwood Storyteller and Feldon's Goblin Engineer early in the game promised interactive gameplay and a lot of card draw for everyone. An interesting turning point was the play of Veteran Explorer, which allowed everyone to fetch two basic lands onto the battlefield, accelerating everyone's mana resources. The game seemed to be filled with lots of creature-based strategies, promising a battlefield filled with creatures and likely a lot of combat.