Nekusar VS Bruvac 1v1 EDH/CMDR Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Bruvac the Grandiloquent

  Bruvac's deck revolves around a mill and control strategy, using persistent creatures and spells to force opponents to discard or mill cards rapidly. The deck leverages artifacts and instants to manipulate the top of the deck and maximize milling damage, aiming to win by decking the opponent.

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  Nekusar, the Mindrazer

  Nekusar focuses on drawing cards and dealing damage through forced card draws, typically punishing opponents for drawing cards. The deck runs a suite of card draw spells and wheels, aiming to drain opponents' life totals or control the game through disruption.

Gameplay Insights

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  Bruvac maximized milling efficiency by stacking multiple Persistent Petitioners to double milling triggers.

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  Utilizing Solve the Equation to tutor for Maddening Cacophony was a critical play that helped close out the game quickly.

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  Nekusar’s early misstep in land sequencing slightly slowed down development but was not the main cause of defeat.

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  Bruvac’s use of Sensei's Divining Top allowed for effective topdeck manipulation, ensuring key draws and milling targets.

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  The game ended decisively due to milling Nekusar’s entire library, demonstrating the effectiveness of Bruvac’s mill-centric strategy.

Notable Cards

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  Bruvac the Grandiloquent

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  Nekusar, the Mindrazer

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  Persistent Petitioners

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  Sensei's Divining Top

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  Folio of Fancies

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  Thought Scour

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  Drowned Secrets

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  Solve the Equation

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  Maddening Cacophony

Summary

The game started with typical ramp and setup plays from both sides, with Bruvac the Grandiloquent establishing early board presence through islands and utility artifacts like Sensei's Divining Top and Persistent Petitioners. Nekusar, the Mindrazer focused on maintaining a steady stream of lands and card draw spells like Folio of Fancies to keep pace. Bruvac used mill effects aggressively, leveraging his commander and cards like Thought Scour and Drowned Secrets to rapidly mill Nekusar's library. A key turning point was when Bruvac played multiple Persistent Petitioners and cast Solve the Equation to find Maddening Cacophony, significantly accelerating the milling strategy. Despite Nekusar deploying his commander and drawing cards, the milling pressure overwhelmed him, culminating in Nekusar milling his entire library and losing the game within a short session.