Animar vs Vaevictus vs Daretti vs Tymna || Vial Smasher EDH / CMDR game play

Deck Strategies

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  Animar, Soul of Elements

  Animar focuses on casting cheap creatures that grow stronger with +1/+1 counters, leveraging cascade spells to generate value and maintain board presence. The deck aims to overwhelm opponents through incremental growth and powerful creatures amplified by counters.

• Vaevictus Asmadi, the Dire

  Vaevictus Asmadi uses its attack triggers to force opponents to sacrifice permanents while distributing powerful artifacts and enchantments to allies, creating a disruptive and attrition-based control strategy.

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  Tymna the Weaver / Vial Smasher the Fierce

  This Mardu spellslinger deck uses efficient interaction and removal spells combined with Tymna’s card draw from dealing combat damage. Vial Smasher adds additional damage and randomness, aiming to control the board and win through burn and incremental advantage.

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  Daretti, Scrap Savant

  Daretti pilots an artifact-centric deck focused on artifact recursion, mana rocks, and value generation through sacrifice and tutor effects. The deck aims to control the board and ramp into powerful artifact synergies.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Blasphemous Act board wipe was pivotal in resetting the board but Animar’s ability to recast creatures and maintain counters kept it ahead.

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  Vaevictus Asmadi’s attack triggers effectively forced opponents to sacrifice key permanents, disrupting their strategies.

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  The synergy between Animar's counters and cascade spells allowed casting multiple impactful spells in a single turn, generating significant board presence.

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  Dockside Extortionist’s treasure generation enabled Animar to ramp quickly into top-end threats like Dragonlord Tarka, shifting board control decisively.

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  Vial Smasher’s player used Conqueror's Flail to sustain Tymna’s pressure and life gain, helping maintain consistent offense and defense.

Notable Cards

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  Animar, Soul of Elements

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  Tymna the Weaver

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  Vial Smasher the Fierce

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  Daretti, Scrap Savant

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  Blasphemous Act

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Bloodbraid Elf

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  Conqueror's Flail

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  Metalworker

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  Crucible of Worlds

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  Chromatic Lantern

Summary

The game begins with typical ramp and early board development from all players, including mana dorks, Sol Ring, and card draw. Early interaction is light, with Animar developing counters and ramping aggressively while Daretti focuses on artifact synergy and value plays. Vial Smasher and Tymna's Mardu spellslinger deck attempts to control and chip away with efficient removal and life gain. Vaevictus Asmadi leverages its attack triggers to disrupt opponents and generate value. A key turning point occurs when a board wipe from Blasphemous Act clears the field, but Animar quickly recovers by recasting creatures and continuing to build counters. Midgame features Animar exploding with +1/+1 counters, casting powerful cascade spells, and eventually locking down the board with multiple creatures, including Dockside Extortionist generating enormous treasure tokens. Vaevictus Asmadi continues to pressure opponents with its on-attack triggers, forcing sacrifices and removal. Vial Smasher’s player uses Conqueror's Flail and other spells to maintain pressure and control. Daretti leverages artifact tutors and mana rocks to recover and generate value. The game culminates with Animar casting Dragonlord Tarka to remove a major threat and swinging for commander damage, establishing dominance. The interplay between cascade effects, treasure token generation, and aggressive commander attacks defines the outcome, with Animar’s resilience and incremental advantages securing a strong board presence.