Trostani vs Niv-Mizzet, Reborn vs Olivia Voldaren vs Nicol Bolas, the Ravager EDH / CMDR

Deck Strategies

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  Niv-Mizzet Reborn

  A multicolor graveyard-focused deck that generates value by drawing cards and triggering Niv-Mizzet's ability whenever multicolor cards enter the battlefield, aiming to control the board with spells and gain card advantage to win through incremental value and burn.

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  Olivia Voldaren

  An aggressive Grixis deck focused on creature control, damage, and utilizing Olivia's ability to steal and transform creatures, aiming to dominate through creature combat and targeted removal.

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  Trostani, Selesnya's Voice

  A life gain and token generation deck that leverages Trostani's ability to gain life and populate tokens, combined with enchantments like Mirari's Wake and Zendikar Resurgent to produce large boards and win through overwhelming board presence and life gain synergies.

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  Nicol Bolas, the Ravager

  A Grixis control and disruption deck that uses Nicol Bolas's transformative planeswalker form to control opponents' turns, remove threats, and draw cards, aiming to outvalue opponents and win through powerful spells and the planeswalker's ultimate.

Gameplay Insights

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  Chris effectively used Hostage-Taker and Duplicant to disrupt opponents by stealing their mana rocks and key creatures, gaining tempo advantage.

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  Trostani's player capitalized on life gain synergies and enchantments to create massive card draw and board presence, turning the tide in midgame.

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  Nicol Bolas's transformation into his planeswalker form was a critical moment, shifting the game towards control and disruption.

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  The use of Evacuation by Joel reset the board at a pivotal point, slowing aggressive advances and enabling strategic resets.

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  Players made use of graveyard recursion, notably with Karmic Guide and Command the Dreadhorde, to maintain board presence despite board wipes.

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  Max's oversight in not casting Rampage after playing it highlighted the importance of sequencing in maintaining pressure.

Notable Cards

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  Duplicant

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  Greater Good

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  Regal Force

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  Mirari's Wake

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  Zendikar Resurgent

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  Evacuation

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  Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen

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  Karmic Guide

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  Baleful Strix

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  Command the Dreadhorde

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  Inferno Titan

Summary

The game began with the four players developing their mana bases and early board presence, with Max on Olivia Voldaren quickly establishing aggressive mana production and Jolla on Nicol Bolas, the Ravager setting up control elements. Chris, piloting Niv-Mizzet Reborn, focused on ramp and card advantage through various spells and the Niv-Mizzet triggers, while the narrator with Trostani, Selesnya's Voice, concentrated on life gain, token generation, and value from creatures like Overmold Hydra and Greater Good. Early skirmishes included strategic theft and bounce effects, such as Chris repeatedly using Hostage-Taker and duplicant effects to disrupt opponents and steal key artifacts and creatures, while Max struggled with tempo plays and some missteps with Olivia.