Deck & Commander Strategies
Thrasios, Triton Hero and Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder
This deck aims to assemble layered combos to draw through its deck rapidly and win through infinite combos or overwhelming board presence.
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
A control-oriented deck that seeks to assemble infinite mana combos with cards like Aether Rev and Hullbreaker Horror, while deploying lock pieces to disrupt opponents.
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Focuses on ramping and cheating out large threats quickly using Kinnan's ability to generate extra mana from nonland permanents.
Tymna the Weaver and Dargo, the Shipwrecker
Combines value generation from commanders with storm and treasure token synergies to assemble a mill and sacrifice loop that grinds out opponents.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Anthony uses Goblin Engineer to recur Relic of Legends, enabling repeated tapping of Dargo for mana to fuel the sacrifice loop.
- 2
The loop with Dargo, Altar of Dementia, and Relic of Legends mills all opponents completely, leveraging sacrifice and recasting to generate infinite value.
- 3
Ashani's control elements like Grafdigger's Cage and Torpor Orb effectively slow down combo attempts early but ultimately cannot stop the mill combo.
- 4
The sequence of interaction around Cyclonic Rift, including multiple counterspells, highlights the high level of counterspell magic and interaction typical in cEDH games.
- 5
Using Tymna's ability to draw cards and pay life synergizes well with the sacrifice loop to maintain card advantage while executing the combo.
Notable Cards
-
Dargo, the Shipwrecker
-
Tymna the Weaver
-
Altar of Dementia
-
Relic of Legends
-
Dockside Extortionist
-
Grafdigger's Cage
-
Torpor Orb
-
Mana Crypt
-
Lurking Predators
-
Cyclonic Rift
-
Force of Negation
-
Force of Will
-
Mana Drain
Gameplay Summary
The game begins with all players setting up their board states and early defenses, with control elements like Grafdigger's Cage and Torpor Orb being deployed to hinder combo and graveyard strategies.
Shaun pilots a Thrasios/Bruse deck focused on layered combos and card drawing, while Ashani controls the board with Shorikai, Genesis Engine, aiming to assemble infinite mana and lock opponents down.
Alex's Kinnan deck looks to cheat out big threats, and Anthony pilots the Tymna/Dargo deck which combines grinding value with a storm-based combo finish. A critical turning point occurs when Anthony leverages his commanders Tymna and Dargo to generate treasure tokens and sacrifice fodder.
He uses Altar of Dementia in synergy with Dargo and Relic of Legends to repeatedly sacrifice and recast Dargo, milling all opponents' libraries entirely.
This mill loop effectively wins Anthony the game as each opponent attempts to draw from an empty library and loses.
The game showcases tight interaction between control elements, mana denial, and combo execution, culminating in a powerful mill-and-recast combo as the decisive winning strategy.
![Krarkpocalypse [cEDH Gameplay] KRARKASHIMA v DEREVI v KINNAN v TYMNA|HALANA thumbnail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tCrodcIVMuY/sddefault.jpg)
