Atsushi vs Esika vs Malcolm/Bruse vs Malcolm/Tana | CEDH Gameplay

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Tana, the Bloodsower

  Cheat Glint-Horn Buccaneer onto the battlefield quickly to create a loop of discarding cards, pinging opponents, and generating treasures through Malcolm, enabling a fast and lethal combo kill.

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  Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder

  Focus on a fast combo using Underworld Breach to reuse spells and generate value, while leveraging Malcolm and Glint-Horn Buccaneer synergy to create treasure and card advantage for lethal damage.

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  Esika, God of the Tree

  Utilize Esika as a mana engine to cast multiple spells per turn, enabling storm combos with Jeskai Ascendancy and leveraging card draw and manipulation to assemble a winning storm sequence.

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  Atsushi, the Blazing Sky

  Leverage artifact synergies with cards like Nim Deathmantle and Goblin Welder to sacrifice and recur creatures, exiling the deck to assemble a combo finish through repeated recursion and damage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Cal’s ability to protect his Eldritch Evolution with Deflecting Swat against Fierce Guardianship allowed him to successfully cheat Glint-Horn Buccaneer onto the battlefield, enabling the crucial treasure generation loop.

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  The interaction of Dockside Extortionist creating multiple treasures was pivotal for mana acceleration, enabling explosive plays from multiple decks, particularly Atsushi and Malcolm-based strategies.

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  Dante’s use of Intuition to fetch multiple disruption cards in response to opponents’ combo attempts helped maintain control and prevent early wins, demonstrating the importance of timely interaction in cEDH.

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  Early deployment of Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer across multiple decks created consistent pressure and card advantage by exiling key cards from opponents' libraries, influencing the flow of the game.

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  The Jeskai Ascendancy storm deck with Esika relied heavily on careful mana management and card draw sequencing to set up its win condition, highlighting the importance of resource optimization in storm strategies.

Notable Cards

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  Glint-Horn Buccaneer

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  Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

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  Jeweled Lotus

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  Fierce Guardianship

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  Mana Vault

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  Nim Deathmantle

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  Underworld Breach

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  Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge

Gameplay Summary