This bird is ABSURD! cEDH Gameplay - Nadu vs Rograhk/Thrasios vs Shorikai vs Selvala

Deck Strategies

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  Nadu, Winged Wisdom

  Nadu's deck revolves around creature and equipment synergies to generate massive card draw and value, enabling combo lines and overwhelming board presence.

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  Selvala, Heart of the Wilds

  Selvala's deck is a mono-green infinite mana combo deck that aims to generate infinite green mana and win through Walking Ballista or Finale of Devastation.

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  Shorikai, Genesis Engine

  Shorikai's deck seeks to lock the game early using disruption like Humility and Out of Time, then finish with powerful combos such as Dramatic Scepter or Hullbreaker Horror.

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh / Thrasios, Triton Hero

  This Temur duo employs infinite mana combos often involving Gaea's Cradle and Dockside Extortionist, aiming to draw their decks with Thrasios and combo out.

Gameplay Insights

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  Nadu leveraged multiple equipment activations on Scoot Swarm to generate a massive number of triggers, resulting in a 14-activation sequence that drew extensive cards and overwhelmed opponents early.

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  Despite heavy counterspell and removal attempts, the explosive creature and equipment synergy of Nadu's deck proved difficult to disrupt due to the sheer volume of value generated.

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  Selvala used a combination of mana dorks, Wirewood Lodge, and Great Oak Guardian to ramp explosively and boost creatures, setting up for infinite mana combos though was unable to immediately close the game.

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  Shorikai's player prioritized early game lock pieces like Humility to prevent opponents from developing, aiming to follow up with combo finishers once the board was controlled.

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  Rograkh and Thrasios focused on assembling infinite mana combos involving Gaea's Cradle and Dockside Extortionist, efficiently drawing through their decks with Thrasios to find their win conditions.

Notable Cards

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  Jeweled Lotus

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  Shuko

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  Out of Time

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  Humility

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Gaea's Cradle

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  Walking Ballista

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  Finale of Devastation

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  Hullbreaker Horror

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  Great Oak Guardian

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  Fierce Guardianship

Summary

The game features a high-powered cEDH multiplayer match with five commanders vying for control: Nadu, Selvala, Shorikai, Rograkh, and Thrasios. Nadu quickly established a dominant board state through a powerful Scoot Swarm combo, leveraging multiple equipment and token synergies to draw massive amounts of cards and generate value. The other players attempted to disrupt Nadu's explosive start with counterspells and removal but struggled to keep pace with the sheer volume of resources Nadu generated. Selvala focused on ramping aggressively with mana dorks and lands, setting up for a potential infinite mana combo with Finale of Devastation or Walking Ballista, while Shorikai aimed to lock the game down early using Humility and Out of Time. Rograkh and Thrasios worked as a team to assemble infinite mana combos, utilizing cards like Gaea's Cradle and Dockside Extortionist to draw their decks and find win conditions.