Pia Nalaar vs Zur vs Najeela vs Atraxa | EDH Gameplay | Smooth Brain EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Pia Nalaar, Consul of Revival

  The Pia Nalaar deck aimed to generate value from casting spells from exile and creating an army of thopters, using Shared Animosity to boost their power.

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  Zur the Enchanter

  Seth's Zur deck was built around astral slide cycling, using Zur to fetch key enchantments for value and control, such as 'Out of Time'.

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  Jason's Najeela deck, despite being on a budget, packed a punch with warrior synergies and aimed to overwhelm opponents with an ever-growing army of warriors.

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  Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

  Kaden's Atraxa deck was a Super Friends strategy, aiming to generate value from a variety of planeswalkers and using proliferate to quickly reach their ultimate abilities.

Gameplay Insights

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  Ethan's decision to Path to Exile his own commander in response to Seth's 'Out of Time' was a clever way to dodge the phasing effect and get a land.

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  Seth's casting of 'Approach of the Second Sun' drew attention to him, which likely influenced the dynamics of the game.

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  Kaden's effective use of proliferate to ultimate Liliana of the Last Hope and create a zombie army was a key turning point.

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  Ethan's use of 'Shared Animosity' combined with a significant number of thopters allowed him to deal substantial damage to opponents.

Notable Cards

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  Shared Animosity

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  Out of Time

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  Path to Exile

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  Approach of the Second Sun

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  Teferi, Master of Time

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  Raiders' Spoils

Summary

The game started with Ethan's Pia Nalaar deck focusing on casting from exile and thopter aggro, Seth's Zur deck using astral slide cycling for value, Kaden's Atraxa deck aiming for Super Friends value with a multitude of planeswalkers, and Jason's budget Najeela deck packing a punch with warrior synergies. Early game saw Ethan gaining momentum with Pia Nalaar and generating a lot of thopters. Seth's Zur fetched 'Out of Time' to phase out all creatures, and Ethan responded by using Path to Exile on his own commander. Seth later played 'Approach of the Second Sun', drawing attention to himself. Kaden played 'Vraska, Betrayal Sting' and 'Teferi, Master of Time', and managed to ultimate Liliana of the Last Hope, creating a zombie army. Jason attacked with haste creatures and played 'Raiders' Spoils', while Ethan controlled the board with Shared Animosity, dealing large amounts of damage to both Seth and Kaden.