Deck & Commander Strategies
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
Generate treasures from Dockside Extortionist and sacrifice them to Korvold to draw cards and grow Korvold into a massive threat, winning through aggressive combat and fast combo potential.
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
Control the game with counterspells and interaction on opponents' turns, drawing cards through spells and keeping the board manageable to leverage incremental advantage.
Godo, Bandit Warlord
Use equipment tutors and mana ramp to quickly assemble combos involving Hammer of Nazahn and other equipment, aiming to win through commander damage or combo finishers.
Rielle, the Everwise
Discard and graveyard recursion focused deck that draws cards off Rielle's triggers, aiming to assemble the Underworld Breach combo and leverage looting and discard to fuel powerful spells.
Gameplay Insights
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Ben aggressively played Korvold and used Dockside Extortionist to gain a massive card advantage and board presence early, putting pressure on opponents quickly.
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Hidden Planet X utilized Rielle’s draw triggers effectively by casting looting spells and discarding, assembling graveyard resources to fuel combos.
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The players repeatedly targeted Hidden’s treasures with Karn's activated ability and other removal effects to slow down Rielle’s combo assembly.
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Godo’s player smartly used equipment tutors and ramp spells like Crystal Veins to progress towards a combo, and triggered Karn’s ability strategically to disrupt opponents.
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Cal’s Rashmi deck focused on controlling the table with counterspells like Red Elemental Blast and Swan Song to protect key spells and maintain card advantage despite mulligan setbacks.
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The interaction between Cephalid Coliseum’s draw-discard and Rielle’s card draw created significant card filtering and advantage for Hidden, accelerating the combo plan.
Notable Cards
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Dockside Extortionist
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Hammer of Nazahn
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Mystic Remora
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Manic Vandal
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Jeweled Lotus
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Underworld Breach
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Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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Culling Ritual
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Brain Freeze
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Cephalid Coliseum
Gameplay Summary
The game opened with a typical cEDH dynamic featuring four powerful commanders: Korvold, Fae-Cursed King; Rashmi, Eternities Crafter; Godo, Bandit Warlord; and Rielle, the Everwise.
Rashmi's deck, piloted by Cal, focused on controlling the board with counterspells and drawing cards, aiming to outvalue opponents over time.
Ben's Korvold deck was a fast, aggressive build leveraging Dockside Extortionist's treasure generation combined with Korvold's sacrifice triggers to grow threats and draw cards rapidly.
Godo's deck sought inevitability and combo potential, using his commander to generate equipment and mana acceleration, aiming to win by assembling a combo or hammering opponents quickly.
Hidden Planet X's Rielle deck operated a discard and graveyard recursion strategy, using Rielle's draw triggers alongside looting and discard effects to assemble a combo with Underworld Breach.