Deck & Commander Strategies
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
Ramp aggressively to cast large green creatures and spells, leveraging Ashaya's ability to reduce casting costs and generate value from lands and creatures. The deck aims to establish a strong board presence and win through overwhelming creature-based combos and synergy.
River Song
Utilize unique card draw from the bottom of the library and incremental advantage through creature buffs. The deck focuses on controlling the board and using damage doubling effects to pressure opponents while maintaining card advantage.
Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful / Thrasios, Triton Hero
Combine efficient ramp and card draw with ninja tribal synergies and combo enablers. Thrasios provides consistent card selection and mana fixing, while Yoshimaru enables value from ninjutsu interactions and creature plays.
Kethis, the Hidden Hand
Focus on legendary permanents and reuse powerful legendary cards from the graveyard, accelerating value and enabling explosive plays. The deck aims to leverage recursion and synergies with legends to control the game and close out with overwhelming threats.
Gameplay Insights
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Using River Song to draw cards from the bottom of the library provided unique card selection and synergy with green creatures.
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Finale of Devastation with a high X-value was a key turning point, enabling a massive card draw and board presence but was met with prompt removal.
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The interaction between Allosaurus Shepherd and green creatures enabled efficient mana use and spell casting.
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Sulfuric Vortex and Mayhem Devil introduced a non-combat damage doubling element that pressured opponents' life totals and influenced combat decisions.
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Careful sequencing of mana abilities and spells, such as using Biommancer's Familiar before casting Thrasios, maximized value and card draw potential.
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Targeted removal spells like Path to Exile and Flare of Denial were crucial for disrupting opponents’ key creatures and combos.
Notable Cards
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Sol Ring
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Mana Vault
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Deathrite Shaman
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Allosaurus Shepherd
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Finale of Devastation
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Regal Force
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Path to Exile
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Sulfuric Vortex
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Mayhem Devil
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Thrasios, Triton Hero
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Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
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River Song
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players establishing early ramp and mana acceleration, including typical cEDH staples like Sol Ring, mana vault, and signets.
Ashaya's player focused on generating significant green mana quickly, casting key creatures such as Deathrite Shaman and Allosaurus Shepherd to build board presence.
River Song's ability to draw from the bottom of the library added a unique card filtering mechanic that synergized well with the deck's green creature-heavy strategy.
Early interactions involved tactical plays like removal and disruption, with players carefully managing resources and life totals. A pivotal moment came when a player cast Finale of Devastation for a large X, aiming to fetch powerful creatures and draw cards with Regal Force, which synergizes strongly with the green-heavy board state.
This was met with targeted removal and counterplay, including Path to Exile and flare effects, highlighting the high level of interaction typical in cEDH.
The presence of Sulfuric Vortex and Mayhem Devil introduced damage doubling and non-combat damage elements, complicating life total management further.
The game also showcased advanced sequencing with cards like Biommancer's Familiar and activation of commanders such as Thrasios and Yoshimaru, leveraging their abilities to draw cards and generate value.
Overall, the game revolved around leveraging Ashaya's ramp and creature synergies to overwhelm opponents while navigating through a dense web of counterspells and removal.