The Power of Ad Naus! CEDH Gameplay, Varragoth vs Dihada vs Etali vs Tivit

Deck Strategies

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  Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire

  Ramp quickly with powerful mana rocks and use Jeweled Lotus to cast Varragoth early, then leverage Varragoth’s ability to copy spells and generate value, aiming for a combo or overwhelming board presence.

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  Dihada, Binder of Wills

  Utilize treasures and wheel effects to gain card advantage and enable recursion with Dihada’s ability, aiming to assemble combos or grind out value from repeated castings of crucial spells.

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  Etali, Primal Conqueror

  Ramp aggressively and grow Etali with counters through dice rolls, then attack to deal massive damage and disrupt opponents, leveraging Etali’s ability to generate card advantage from combat damage.

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  Tivit, Seller of Secrets

  Use curse totems and disruption to hinder opponents’ plans while developing incremental advantage, aiming to control the board and capitalize on opponents’ mistakes or slow starts.

Gameplay Insights

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  Varragoth’s early Jeweled Lotus play allowed casting him on turn two, giving a strong tempo advantage.

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  Dihada’s use of treasures from casting spells and wheel effects like Wheel of Fortune set up a powerful recursion and combo potential.

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  Etali’s dice rolls to distribute +1/+1 counters provided a scalable threat that pressured opponents to respond quickly.

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  The attempt to search for Force of Negation with Vampiric Tutor failed due to mana color constraints, highlighting the importance of precise sequencing in cEDH.

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  Multiple players used mana rocks and artifacts aggressively to accelerate into high-impact plays before opponents could stabilize.

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  Tivit’s control elements were impactful but struggled to keep pace with the explosive mana and card advantage engines on the board.

Notable Cards

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  Jeweled Lotus

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  Mana Vault

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  Mox Amber

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  Wheel of Fortune

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  Dark Ritual

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  Sickening Dreams

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  Force of Will

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  Portable Hole

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  Arcane Signet

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  Mana Crypt

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  Talisman of Dominance

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  Vampiric Tutor

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  Noxious Revival

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  Magda, Brazen Outlaw

Summary

The game features a competitive cEDH match with four players piloting Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire; Dihada, Binder of Wills; Etali, Primal Conqueror; and Tivit, Seller of Secrets. Early turns show aggressive ramping and setup plays, with notable use of artifacts like Mana Vault, Jeweled Lotus, and Mox Amber enabling explosive mana acceleration. One key moment occurs when the Varragoth player uses Jeweled Lotus to cast their commander quickly, establishing a strong board presence. The Dihada player makes a significant play by leveraging treasures and wheel effects, including casting Wheel of Fortune with multiple treasures to generate card advantage and set up combo pieces in the graveyard. Meanwhile, the Etali player uses dice rolls to grow Etali with counters, preparing for big impact damage in the midgame. Tivit's deck attempts to disrupt opponents with curse totems and other control elements but faces pressure from the fast mana and combo setups of others. The early game is marked by heavy resource development, interaction, and setup for potential Ad Nauseam wins, though the game remains in a tense balance with players carefully sequencing spells and responses.