Deck Strategies
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Leverages powerful legendary creatures to assemble combo pieces, using tutoring and recursion via cards like Underworld Breach and Lion's Eye Diamond to grind for card advantage and establish infinite combos.
Thrasios, Triton Hero and Tymna the Weaver
Midrange value and grind deck aiming to out-resource opponents through incremental advantage and disruption, focusing on assembling resilient combos and controlling the board state.
Najeela, the Blade-Blossom
Focuses on generating infinite combat steps through combat triggers and infinite mana combos, enhanced by newly tested cards like Voice of Victory and Nature's Rhythm to support explosive game-ending attacks.
Etali, Primal Conqueror
Aggressive, combo-oriented deck that seeks to ramp quickly with mana rocks and lands to cast Etali early, then uses copying effects such as Molten Duplication to multiply Etali's value and close out the game swiftly.
Gameplay Insights
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Players prioritize early mana acceleration and key combo pieces to enable explosive turns and infinite combos.
- 2
Mental Misstep and Force of Negation are used effectively to disrupt opponents' early plays and protect combo setups.
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The use of Silven Library enables sustained card advantage and fuel for combo decks, despite the life loss.
- 4
Treachery Ogre's interaction with Gamble was a pivotal moment, securing a key card that could accelerate combo assembly.
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Atali's player carefully sequences plays to maximize mana production and cast Atali as early as possible, setting up for powerful triggers.
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Players assign damage carefully, using burn spells like Lightning Bolt to control aggressive attackers and reduce threats.
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The presence of multiple combo decks leads to a tense dynamic where timing and interaction are critical to prevent opponents from winning.
Notable Cards
Treasonous Ogre
Force of Negation
Mental Misstep
Molten Duplication
Lion's Eye Diamond
Underworld Breach
Deathrite Shaman
Voice of Victory
Nature's Rhythm
Summary
The game features four powerful commanders competing in a high-level cEDH match. The players set up their early turns by deploying mana acceleration and key combo pieces, aiming to establish control and assemble infinite combos. Notably, Atali's player focuses on ramping quickly with lands and mana rocks, setting up for explosive turns with cards like Silven Library while preparing to cast Atali and leverage her combat triggers. Meanwhile, Sisay's deck aims to assemble combos involving Necropotence and recursion elements, including Underworld Breach and Lion's Eye Diamond to generate card advantage and fuel combo lines. Najeela's player tries to build towards infinite combat steps and utilizes new support cards to complement traditional infinite mana combos involving Devoted Druid and other pieces. Throughout the game, players carefully manage their resources and interact with each other using countermagic and removal spells to disrupt opponents' plans. The game sees typical cEDH tension with threats being bolted upon attack declarations and strategic use of mental misstep and force of negation to maintain tempo. Key turning points revolve around early mana acceleration, critical draws such as Treasonous Ogre, and the ability to protect and execute combo lines, especially from Atali and Sisay. The match likely hinges on who can assemble their infinite mana or damage combos first while navigating the tight interaction and pressure from multiple opponents.
