RaggaDragga Vs Storm Vs Tivit VS Captain America - CEDH Gameplay (TPM) Ep 8

Deck Strategies

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  Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss

  Aggressively pump creatures and use Infect damage to quickly reduce opponents' life totals, leveraging artifacts like Ink-Moth Nexus for repeated poison counters.

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  Storm, Force of Nature

  Assemble a storm combo to generate infinite mana and cast spells that lead to a win, using tutors and artifact synergies to accelerate the combo.

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  Tivit, Seller of Secrets

  Utilize surveil and card advantage mechanics to control the game state and maintain a steady flow of resources, aiming for value-based incremental advantage.

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  Captain America, First Avenger

  Play a controlling deck focused on disruption and stalling opponents with enchantments like Cursed Totem, while building board presence to eventually secure the win.

Gameplay Insights

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  The early Blood Moon severely disrupted non-basic land strategies, forcing players to adapt their mana bases and plays accordingly.

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  Raggadragga's use of Infect and artifacts like Ink-Moth Nexus created significant early pressure, applying poison counters consistently.

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  Storm's combo attempts were hindered by enchantments and artifacts preventing free spell casting and activation, highlighting the importance of hate cards like Vexing Shusher and Cursed Totem in a cEDH environment.

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  Players negotiated around potential win conditions and board wipes, balancing between aggression and disruption, showing the intricate timing and interaction dynamics in cEDH multiplayer games.

Notable Cards

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  Blood Moon

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  Vexing Shusher

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  Cursed Totem

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Faithless Looting

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  City of Brass

Summary

The game began with each player setting up their board state cautiously, with early plays including a turn two Blood Moon that disrupted some players' mana bases. RaggaDragga utilized aggressive pumping of creatures, particularly leveraging Infect damage from Ink-Moth Nexus and other creatures to apply early pressure. Storm aimed to assemble a fast combo win, demonstrated by a Demonic Tutor search and attempts to generate infinite mana, but was slowed by artifact and enchantment hate such as Vexing Shusher and Cursed Totem, which limited free spell casting and activated abilities. Tivit focused on incremental advantages and card draw, using surveil and other synergistic plays to maintain board presence, while Captain America played a more controlling role, attempting to disrupt opponents while building towards a potential win.