A NEW BEGINNING FEAT. @theshattergang - cEDH - S13E5 - TYMNA/KRAUM v PARUN v DINA v RAFFINE GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Dina, Soul Steeper

  Midrange value deck focused on incremental advantage through life drain and board presence, supporting a resilient game plan with removal and recursion.

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  Niv-Mizzet, Parun

  Control and combo deck leveraging card draw and instant/sorcery spells to control the board and find combo pieces for a lethal storm finish.

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  Raffine, Scheming Seer

  Combo-oriented deck using flicker effects and graveyard recursion to generate value and assemble a winning combo, often involving storm or infinite mana.

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  Kraum, Ludevic's Opus and Tymna the Weaver

  Aggressive midrange with a focus on incremental card draw and pressure, using Kraum and Tymna's synergy to outvalue opponents and establish board control.

Gameplay Insights

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  The player with the storm combo carefully times casting of rituals and draw spells to build a high storm count before executing the combo.

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  Invoke Endurance is used strategically to gain immunity from spells, preventing opponents from disrupting the combo sequence.

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  The use of Lotus Petal loops in combination with Underworld Breach enables efficient storm count increases and resource generation.

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  Players use card filtering spells like Imperial Seal and Intuition to dig for key combo pieces and disruption.

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  Sweltering Suns is a pivotal board wipe that triggers card draw for opponents, highlighting the importance of sequencing spells and responses.

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  The final win condition involves milling the entire library and winning through a Laboratory Maniac or Thassa's Oracle style effect, showcasing a classic storm combo finish.

Notable Cards

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  Lotus Petal

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  Underworld Breach

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  Imperial Seal

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  Intuition

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  Sweltering Suns

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  Cabal Ritual

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Chrome Mox

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  Brain Freeze

Summary

The game begins with players developing their boards and setting up their mana bases while casting early spells to gain incremental advantage. Early plays include ramp spells such as Lotus Petal and Amulet triggers, as well as card draw and filtering spells like Imperial Seal and Intuition. Key interactions arise when one player casts Sweltering Suns, prompting a response that draws more cards and sets up further plays. Mid-game sees a player assembling a powerful storm count, leveraging Lotus Petal loops together with Underworld Breach and other ritual effects to build a lethal combo. The player capitalizes on immunity to spells granted by Invoke Endurance and natural order of cards to protect themselves from disruption while executing the combo. Ultimately, the combo involves milling the entire library and winning with a Laboratory Maniac or Thassa's Oracle style effect, breaking the stalemate and securing the victory. The game ends with a decisive combo finish that rewrites the expected lore, marking a triumphant win for the storm/combo player.