Trelasarra vs Grist vs Wulfgar vs Klothys EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

• Trelasara, Moon Dancer

  Utilizes +1/+1 counters and foretell mechanics to grow creatures and maintain board presence, aiming for incremental damage and value through repeated combat triggers.

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  Grist, the Hunger Tide

  Focuses on milling cards to generate insect tokens and uses discard and recursion spells to disrupt opponents’ hands and graveyards while maintaining card advantage.

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  Wulfgar of Icewind Dale

  Aggressively leverages melee triggers and synergy with Beastmaster Ascension to quickly build up counters and overwhelm opponents with multiple combat phases.

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  Klothys, God of Destiny

  Controls the game through card draw engines like Sylvan Library, land enchantments for life gain and damage, and disrupting opponents’ resources via graveyard interaction.

Gameplay Insights

• 1

  Nico’s use of Grist’s ability in combination with Scroll Rack and Skullclamp maximized card draw and board presence by creating numerous insect tokens while selectively milling.

• 2

  Kilby’s aggressive combat phases with Wulfgar triggered multiple melee counters and Beastmaster Ascension activations, pressuring multiple opponents simultaneously.

• 3

  Kevin’s repeated use of Sylvan Library allowed him to maintain card advantage despite life loss, enabling him to respond effectively to threats and control the board state.

• 4

  Ill-Gotten Gains was pivotal in disrupting opponents by forcing discards and enabling graveyard recursion, shifting tempo in favor of Grist’s player.

• 5

  The interaction between Trelasara’s +1/+1 counter growth and Ranger Class’s token generation allowed Habib to steadily increase threat sizes and board resilience.

Notable Cards

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  Skullclamp

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  Scroll Rack

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  Sylvan Library

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  Ill-Gotten Gains

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  Beastmaster Ascension

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  Leyline Tyrant

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  Elephant Grass

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  Ranger Class

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  Cryptolith Rite

Summary

The game began with each player establishing their mana base and deploying key early plays such as ramp spells and utility creatures. Habib on Trelasara, Moon Dancer focused on incrementally growing his creatures and board presence with +1/+1 counters and foretell mechanics. Nico, piloting Grist, the Hunger Tide, utilized his commander’s ability to mill cards and create insect tokens, leveraging discard and recursion spells like Ill-Gotten Gains to disrupt opponents while refilling his hand from graveyards. Kevin’s Klothys deck employed Sylvan Library and enchantments like Overgrowth and Elephant Grass to maintain card advantage and control the board through incremental life gain and damage distribution. Kilby’s Wulfgar deck centered around aggressive beatdown with Wolfgar’s melee triggers and synergy with Beastmaster Ascension, facilitating rapid growth and multiple combat triggers to pressure opponents.