EDHijinks Embraces Its Villain Arc w/ CobaltStreak & Crim ft. Madison Li, Lazav & Braids | Ep #130

Deck Strategies

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  Massacre Girl, Known Killer

  This deck aims to control the board by killing creatures and drawing cards off their death, using Massacre Girl's ability to clear the board and fuel its own card advantage engine.

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  Dr. Madison Li

  This deck is a straight precon deck focusing on Jeskai machines. The strategy is not clear from the provided transcript.

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  Lazav, Dimir Mastermind

  This deck aims to leverage Lazav's ability to become a copy of creatures in the graveyard, using mill effects to fill opponents' graveyards with potential targets for Lazav.

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  Braids, Arisen Nightmare

  This deck focuses on making opponents suffer by forcing them to sacrifice their permanents with Braids' ability. The deck also aims to draw a lot of cards, presumably to find more ways to disrupt opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  CobaltStreak's early deployment of Braids, Arisen Nightmare using Dark Ritual set a fast pace for the game and placed pressure on all players.

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  The use of Hedron Crab by the Lazav player signaled a mill strategy, potentially providing targets for Lazav's transformation ability.

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  The deployment of Bitterblossom by the Massacre Girl player hinted at a strategy of utilizing creature sacrifices for value.

Notable Cards

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  Dark Ritual

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  Bitterblossom

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  Hedron Crab

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  Bloodghast

Summary

The game kicked off with all players deploying their lands and starting their engines. CobaltStreak made an impressive move with a turn one Dark Ritual, allowing him to bring out his commander, Braids, Arisen Nightmare, on the very first turn. The game continued with players building up their boards, with the Massacre Girl player deploying Bitterblossom and Lazav player setting up a Hedron Crab mill strategy. However, CobaltStreak using Braids' ability forced everyone to sacrifice a creature. The game was filled with strategic moves, featuring graveyard interactions and creature sacrifice synergies.