Phenax vs Animar vs Tishana vs Thrasios | Tymna EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Phenax, God of Deception

  Leverages mill effects and creature-based milling triggers to deplete opponents' libraries, aiming to win by decking opponents out while controlling the board with defensive creatures.

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  Animar, Soul of Elements

  Focuses on casting cheap creatures to accumulate +1/+1 counters on Animar, enabling powerful creatures and morphs to be cast at reduced costs, aiming for a large, evasive threat that ends the game quickly.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero / Tymna the Weaver

  Combines efficient Hatebears and disruption elements with card advantage from combat damage, supported by equipment to control opponents’ resources and gradually pressure life totals.

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  Tishana, Voice of Thunder

  Utilizes elemental and merfolk synergies to draw cards and grow creatures, aiming to overwhelm opponents with a large board and continuous card advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Phenax repeatedly targeted Dorian with Sphinx's Tutelage triggers, forcing multiple mill triggers and exploiting color-sharing cards in Dorian's deck to maximize milling efficiency.

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  Mike’s use of Meddling Mage naming Animar was pivotal in locking down Dorian’s Animar deck post-board wipe, significantly disrupting his ability to cast threats cheaply.

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  The timing of Restoration Angel flickering Reclamation Sage to destroy Animate Dead effectively removed Phenax's key recurring threat, demonstrating the high value of instant-speed interaction.

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  Dorian capitalized on Azusa’s ability to reduce morph costs, enabling multiple creatures to enter the battlefield cheaply and stack counters on Animar quickly, building a large threat before disruption hit.

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  Tymna’s combat damage triggers were effectively used to draw cards and force discards, maintaining card advantage and disrupting opponents’ hands throughout the game.

Notable Cards

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  Sphinx's Tutelage

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  Animate Dead

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  Sword of Feast and Famine

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  Meddling Mage

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  Day of Judgment

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  Dreamborn Muse

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  Restoration Angel

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  Reclamation Sage

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  Azusa, Lost but Seeking

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  Dark Confidant

Summary

The game began with players developing their mana bases and deploying early creatures to establish board presence. Phenax focused on a mill strategy using Sphinx's Tutelage to gradually deplete opponents' libraries, while Animar built up counters quickly through casting multiple creatures and utilizing synergy with Azusa to reduce morph costs. Tymna and Thrasios combined a Hatebears and value beatdown plan, supported by powerful equipment like Sword of Feast and Famine to pressure opponents and disrupt their hands. Tishana leveraged card draw and growth through her elemental and merfolk synergies but struggled with land scarcity after a board wipe. A key turning point occurred when Mike (Tymna/Thrasios) cast Day of Judgment to clear the board, resetting the battlefield, but maintained card advantage through Meddling Mage naming Animar, significantly hampering Dorian’s Animar deck. Meanwhile, Dan (Phenax) successfully executed repeated mill triggers on Dorian, slowly whittling down his resources. Despite the disruption, Dorian managed to build up Animar's counters to a threatening sixteen before the wipe. Post-board wipe, Dan surged ahead by recasting Animate Dead on Dreamborn Muse, although this threat was short-lived due to Restoration Angel flickering the Reclamation Sage to destroy Animate Dead. The game featured a dynamic interplay of control, combo, and midrange strategies, with Phenax's milling and Tymna/Thrasios's disruption shaping the flow of the match.