Commander's Conclave: 10 - EDH Gameplay - Rashmi, Killian, Erebos, Svyelun

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Killian, Ink Duelist

  A black-white control deck focusing on removing problematic creatures and generating tokens, using Killian's ability to reduce creature spell costs and applying pressure through control elements and incremental advantage.

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  Rashmi, Eternities Crafter

  A green-blue value deck aiming to ramp and cast multiple spells per turn, leveraging Rashmi's triggered ability to draw and cast free spells, enhanced by copying effects like Sakashima of a Thousand Faces for doubled value.

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  Erebos, God of the Dead

  A black devotion deck centered on controlling the board through creature removal, denying opponents life gain, drawing cards by paying life, and eventually powering out large demons and planeswalkers to close the game.

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  Svyelun of Sea and Sky

  A blue-based exploring deck that generates treasures and explores the top cards of the library to gain incremental advantage and resource generation through exploration and treasure tokens.

Gameplay Insights

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  Leyline of the Void set up a powerful graveyard exile lock that significantly hampered graveyard strategies and forced players to adapt their plans.

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  Copying Rashmi's triggered ability with Sakashima of a Thousand Faces created a powerful double value engine, increasing the deck's spell casting potential.

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  Killian's control strategy effectively pressured opponents by reducing creature spell costs and maintaining board presence with tokens.

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  Erebos's devotion mechanic provided resilience and card advantage through repeated life payment to draw cards, enabling sustained board control and threat deployment.

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  Players balanced ramp and control elements carefully to maintain tempo while navigating around exile effects and preventing opponents from gaining advantage through combos or graveyard recursion.

Notable Cards

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  Leyline of the Void

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  Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

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  Blink of an Eye

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  Thought Vessel

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  Everglades

Gameplay Summary