NIL FEAT. OOPS ALL SALT - cEDH - S20E7 - ROG/SILAS v ARMIX/JESKA v YURIKO v GALE/HALASTAR - GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

  An aggressive red-black deck focused on equipping Rograkh with powerful equipment to deal damage quickly while leveraging sacrifice effects and disruption to maintain board control.

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  Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

  A blue artifact-matter deck that utilizes artifact synergy, card draw, and interaction to control the board and assemble a combo or incremental advantage.

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  Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

  A ninja tribal deck aiming to deal damage through evasive ninjas while triggering Yuriko's ability to reveal and deal damage based on the top cards of the library, leveraging ninjutsu and card manipulation.

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  Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Scion of Halaster

  A blue-red spellslinger deck that utilizes cantrips, tutors, and removal spells to control the game while digging for powerful instants and sorceries to finish the game.

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  Armix, Filigree Thrasher

  A black-red artifact and sacrifice deck using aggressive creatures, disruption, and recursion to generate incremental advantage and pressure opponents.

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  Jeska, Thrice Reborn

  A red-white aggressive deck focusing on fast mana, equipment synergy, and combat damage to quickly close out games, often supported by disruptive spells and token generation.

Gameplay Insights

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  Players heavily prioritized interaction and disruption over aggressive win attempts, leading to a slow, controlled game state.

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  The use of exile effects on key permanents such as Ristic Study prevented some players from gaining card advantage, slowing down potential combos.

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  Several players utilized dredge and graveyard recursion abilities, which added layers of complexity to resource management and interaction.

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  Despite assembling multiple powerful spells and combos, players hesitated to commit fully due to the high risk of counterplay, resulting in cautious play.

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  The decision to call the game a draw highlights the balanced and highly interactive nature of the pod, where no single strategy could break through decisively within the time frame.

Notable Cards

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  Dark Ritual

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  Chrome Mox

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  Cabal Pit

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  Dreadhorde Invasion

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  Orcish Bowmasters

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  Infernal Plunge

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  Misty Rainforest

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  Mystic Remora

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  Ponder

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  Force of Negation

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  Grim Tutor

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  Talisman of Indulgence

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  Universal Automaton

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  Dragon's Rage Channeler

Summary

The game began with players establishing early mana acceleration and developing their boards cautiously, using mana rocks and low-cost creatures to set up for their strategies. Rograkh and Jeska aggressively deployed threats and equipment to gain board presence, while other players focused on drawing cards and maintaining interaction. Early combat and removal attempts kept the board in flux, but no decisive advantage emerged as players carefully managed resources and counterspells. As the game progressed, players cast key spells like Dark Ritual, Soul Ring, and various tutors to dig for necessary combo pieces or answers. Despite some aggressive plays and targeted attacks, the board remained relatively stable with no clear path to a swift victory. Toward the end, recognizing the slow pace and the lack of imminent lethal lines, the group collectively agreed to call the game a draw, emphasizing the high level of interaction and balance among the decks.