cEDH Gameplay dihada vs sisay vs sisay vs Etali

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Sisay's deck aims to assemble a toolbox of legendary creatures and powerful artifacts to generate card advantage and control the board. It uses treasures and wheels to refuel resources and combos like Food Chain for infinite mana or value, enabling a resilient control and combo finish.
Etali, Primal Conqueror
Etali's strategy focuses on ramping mana quickly to repeatedly cast Etali, triggering its attack ability to exile and cast opponent's spells for value and damage, effectively winning through attrition and overwhelming board presence.
Dihada, Binder of Wills
Dihada's deck attempts to generate infinite mana through synergy with horses and other mana sources, then convert that mana into a lethal combo, typically involving powerful damage spells or activated abilities like Mountain View to close out the game.

Gameplay Insights

1
Aggressive mulliganing shaped the early game, with players seeking explosive hands to establish combos quickly, reflecting the high-speed nature of cEDH.
2
Sisay used Food Chain combined with Mindbreak Trap to exile and counter multiple spells on the stack, effectively neutralizing opponent's critical plays and turning the tide.
3
The use of wheels and treasure generation created opportunities for burst mana and card advantage, key to Sisay's control and combo strategy.
4
Etali's deck played a solitaire style focused on mana ramp and repeatedly casting Etali for value, but was disrupted by Sisay's countermeasures.
5
Dihada's plan to generate infinite mana relied on assembling key pieces early, but faced pressure from the other decks' interaction and control elements.

Notable Cards

Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
Dihada, Binder of Wills
Food Chain
Mindbreak Trap
Wheel of Misfortune
Dockside Extortionist
Enlightened Tutor
Mana Vault
City of Brass

Gameplay Summary

The game started with all players mulliganing aggressively to find explosive opening hands, a common occurrence in competitive EDH.

Sisay's deck aimed to leverage powerful legendary creatures and artifacts, while Etali focused on generating large amounts of mana to repeatedly cast Etali for massive damage.

Dihada sought to build infinite mana combos with horses and utilize them for a lethal combo involving Mountain View.

Early turns saw Sisay casting Smoldering Titan to generate card advantage and treasures, and the use of wheels to force discards and refill hands, which synergized well with Sisay's treasure generation.

A key turning point was Sisay's ability to exile opponents' spells on the stack using Food Chain and Mindbreak Trap, effectively shutting down their attempts to resolve critical spells.

This control element allowed Sisay to seize momentum.

Watch on YouTube