BIG BOY WINTER 🥶 EXPLOSIVE CEDH🔥 | Ob Nixilis | Najeela | Etali | Tivit | MTG Commander Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  Flood the board with warrior tokens and leverage multiple combat steps to deal lethal damage through attacking with a large army.

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  Etali, Primal Conqueror

  Cast spells quickly and use Etali's ability to play cards from opponents' decks, generating explosive tempo and storm-like combos.

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  Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

  Ping opponents to gain incremental value by exiling cards and playing them, growing stronger with each life lost, and controlling the board through card advantage.

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  Tivit, Seller of Secrets

  Generate clues and aim for infinite turns combos to repeatedly attack and overwhelm opponents, securing a decisive finish.

Gameplay Insights

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  Ob Nixilis' attack triggers allowed him to exile and cast Sensei's Divining Top, providing significant card advantage and board manipulation.

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  Najeela’s turn-one play established early board presence and multiple combat steps, forcing opponents to react quickly.

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  The timely use of Swords to Plowshares on Ob Nixilis demonstrated the importance of removing growing threats before they dominate the game.

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  Etali's deck focused on maximizing storm potential by casting spells off opponents' decks, creating explosive turns.

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  Tivit's strategy involved creating infinite turns through clue generation, aiming to outpace opponents in the late game.

Notable Cards

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

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  Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

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  Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness

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  Tivit, Seller of Secrets

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  Sensei's Divining Top

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  Swords to Plowshares

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  Enlightened Tutor

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  Bloodstained Mire

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  Seething Song

Summary

The game opened with aggressive early plays, including a turn-one Najeela, the Blade-Blossom deployment that quickly established pressure through warrior tokens. Players developed their mana bases and utilized efficient tutors and card draw engines, such as Sensei's Divining Top and Enlightened Tutor, to dig for key pieces. Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin set up a strong board presence by pinging opponents and growing with each life lost, while Etali, Primal Conqueror aimed to cast spells off opponents' decks to maintain momentum. Tivit, Seller of Secrets focused on generating clues and leveraging infinite turns to overwhelm opponents. A critical turning point occurred when Ob Nixilis attacked to exile and play Sensei's Divining Top, enabling card advantage and manipulation that synergized well with his counters. Another pivotal moment was the use of Swords to Plowshares to remove Ob Nixilis, temporarily halting his growing threat. The game featured a mix of proactive aggression through combat damage and reactive control via removal and interaction. The win conditions varied by deck: Najeela sought to win through combat with a flood of warriors, Ob Nixilis through incremental value and ping damage, Etali through storm-like explosive plays casting opponent's spells, and Tivit through infinite turn combos to close out the game decisively.