NOICE; New Capenna has arrived! Jetmir vs Alrund vs Ziatora vs Umbris EDH / CMDR game play

Deck Strategies

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  Jetmir, Nexus of Revels

  Build a wide board of creatures and use Jetmir's ability to pump them and grant vigilance, enabling powerful alpha strikes to close out the game quickly.

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  Ziatora, the Incinerator

  Generate treasure tokens and leverage sacrifice triggers to gain incremental value, dealing damage and disrupting opponents while ramping mana.

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  Umbris, Fear Manifest

  Utilize Umbris's discard and exile triggers to disrupt opponents' hands and boards, while applying pressure with resilient creatures and incremental value from opponent sacrifices.

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  Alrund, God of the Cosmos // Hakka, Whispering Raven

  Control the game with card draw and manipulation, using Alrund's triggers to find key spells and Hakka to maintain board presence and tempo.

Gameplay Insights

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  Utilizing Umbris's exile trigger to force opponents to exile cards and sacrifice creatures effectively disrupted multiple players' game plans and thinned their hands.

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  Jetmir's wide board and vigilance pump allowed a significant alpha strike dealing 17 commander damage to a player lacking blockers, showcasing the deck's aggressive potential.

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  The timely use of removal spells like Ravenous Chupacabra and Feed the Swarm allowed key threats like Ziatora and Mordenkainen's dog token to be removed, shifting board control.

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  Max's use of Core Sanctifier with kicker to destroy a threat while maintaining board presence exemplified efficient resource use.

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  Nick's use of Cryptic Command to try and tap down and bounce threats was countered by a well-timed Heroic Intervention, protecting his board and preventing a major swing against him.

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  The synergy between Bloodbraid Elf cascading into Birds of Paradise accelerated board development and mana ramp, supporting aggressive plays.

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  Skullclamp on tokens generated card advantage while also triggering sacrifice synergies for MJ's deck, underscoring the importance of token economy.

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  Alrund's card manipulation and draw engine kept that player well-stocked with answers and threats, enabling a controlled tempo gameplan.

Notable Cards

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  Bastion of Remembrance

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  Solemn Simulacrum

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  Ravenous Chupacabra

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  Yarok's Fenlurker

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  Mordenkainen

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  Psychosis Crawler

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  Parallel Lives

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  Bloodbraid Elf

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  Birds of Paradise

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  Cryptic Command

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  Heroic Intervention

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  Skullclamp

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  Dragonlair Spider

Summary

The game began with a slow but steady development of mana and board presence, with each player establishing their resources and early creatures. MJ, piloting a black-green deck with Ziatora, the Incinerator, leveraged treasure token generation and sacrifice synergies to gain incremental advantages. The early removal of key threats like Ziatora by opponents helped manage their board state. Umbris, Fear Manifest's controller focused on disruption and incremental value through discard and board control effects, using Umbris triggers to force opponents to exile cards and sacrifice creatures, gradually weakening their hands and boards. Jetmir, Nexus of Revels contributed by pumping creatures and granting vigilance, aiming to build a wide, aggressive board. Alrund, God of the Cosmos' player utilized card draw and manipulation effects, including Sensei's Divining Top and Mordenkainen, to maintain card advantage and board presence, while also controlling the pace of the game.