Deck & Commander Strategies
Kodama of the East Tree & Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
A reanimator-based combo deck that generates infinite mana and tokens through interactions with creatures like Tireless Provisioner and Rasikath, enabling infinite combos and board presence.
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
A ramp and combo deck centered on generating infinite mana using Basalt Monolith and other mana rocks, then leveraging that mana to win through large spells or infinite loops.
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse
A midrange control deck with permission spells and resilient creatures like Walking Ballista, using interaction and board presence to establish control and win through incremental advantage.
Thrasios, Triton Hero & Vial Smasher the Fierce
An Ad Nauseam combo deck focused on drawing the entire deck with low CMC spells and mana acceleration to combo off, aiming to win by casting lethal spells or infinite damage combos quickly.
Gameplay Insights
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The board was reset to near nothing with a red-based board wipe that destroyed all artifacts including mana rocks and Wishclaw Talisman, severely impacting ramp and combo setups.
- 2
The Valakut player carefully chose to risk early game damage from Mana Crypt to accelerate their Ad Nauseam combo, while also holding interaction spells like Flusterstorm and Pyroblast to protect their combo attempt.
- 3
Kodama & Silas player mulliganed a slow hand in favor of a second seven that enabled faster mana development and combo potential with Wishclaw Talisman.
- 4
Players acknowledged the importance of interaction to disrupt the Ad Nauseam combo, particularly with the knowledge that Pontus on Heliod was likely to attempt a wheel effect to refill hands and disrupt plans.
- 5
Strategic decisions involved timing key spells like Demonic Consultation to bait counterspells and to recover after board wipes, demonstrating the delicate balance of risk versus reward in cEDH play.
Notable Cards
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Acererak the Archlich
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Tireless Provisioner
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Walking Ballista
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Basalt Monolith
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Mana Crypt
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Flusterstorm
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Ad Nauseam
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Demonic Consultation
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Wishclaw Talisman
Gameplay Summary
The game starts with each player setting up their mana and preparing their strategies.
Kodama & Silas's deck focuses on reanimation subthemes combined with infinite mana and token generation via creatures like Tireless Provisioner and combos involving Rasikath and Acererak.
Kinnan's deck aims to build around Basalt Monolith and Brainstorm-type interactions to generate infinite loops without relying on Freed from the Real.
Heliod's deck is a midrange build with permission and some utility creatures such as Walking Ballista and Fairy Kitten to support control and interactive plays.
The Valakut deck piloted by Thrasios and Vial Smasher is an Ad Nauseam combo deck that tries to draw the entire deck quickly using low CMC spells and mana acceleration to win in a single explosive turn.
