Battle for a Tundra! cEDH Tournament TOP 4 Gameplay EVELYN v ARAGORN v BLUE FARM v DARGO|THRASIOS

Deck Strategies

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  Evelyn, the Covetous

  A Grixis deck focused on card draw and discard synergies, utilizing creatures like Insolent Neonate to filter cards and powerful spells like Underworld Breach and Wheel effects to generate advantage and combo opportunities.

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  Aragorn, the Uniter

  A Food Chain combo deck aiming to generate infinite mana by repeatedly sacrificing Squee the Immortal to Food Chain, then casting Aragorn for repeated damage triggers to close out the game.

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  Dargo, the Shipwrecker / Thrasios, Triton Hero

  An artifact-centric deck leveraging fast mana from Chrome Mox, Mox Amber, and One Ring to ramp into powerful commanders and draw engines, focusing on incremental card advantage and tempo plays.

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  Tymna the Weaver / Blue Farm

  A classic Blue Farm build using Tymna's card draw triggered by combat damage, tutors like Enlightened Tutor and Intuition to find key pieces, and value creatures such as Dockside Extortionist to generate treasure tokens and ramp.

Gameplay Insights

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  The early use of Mental Misstep and Force of Will effectively disrupted Evelyn's attempts to establish board presence and combo lines, severely limiting their impact in the game.

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  Zach's sequencing of Chrome Mox, One Ring, and Thrasios provided a robust engine for card draw and mana acceleration, allowing him to keep pace with the other powerful decks.

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  Night Locker's use of Enlightened Tutor to find Mana Crypt and subsequent casting of Dockside Extortionist created significant treasure token advantage, fueling further plays and pressure.

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  Mike's demonstration of the Food Chain infinite mana combo with Squee the Immortal was the decisive turning point, showcasing how infinite mana combos can close out games quickly even against multiple opponents.

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  The interplay of multiple card draw and discard triggers, such as Ledger Shredder and Crom, created a dynamic flow of resources, but ultimately could not prevent the combo finish.

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  The table's hesitation to counter certain spells like One Ring and Intuition highlighted the importance of prioritizing threats and managing resources in multiplayer cEDH games.

Notable Cards

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  Food Chain

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  Squee, the Immortal

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  Aragorn, the Uniter

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  Chrome Mox

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Ledger Shredder

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  Mental Misstep

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  Force of Will

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero

Summary

The game began with all four players setting up their early mana and board presence, with Evelyn the Covetous attempting to leverage card draw and discard synergies, Dargo-Thrasios establishing a strong artifact and card draw engine, Blue Farm focusing on incremental advantage through Tymna and card draw, and Aragorn leveraging the Food Chain combo. Early turns saw counterspells and disruption shaping the pace, with Evelyn struggling to find consistent plays due to heavy interaction from Mental Misstep and Force of Will. Zach on Dargo-Thrasios developed a strong start with key artifacts like Chrome Mox and One Ring, enabling efficient casting and card draw, while Night Locker on Blue Farm used tutors and powerful draw engines like Dockside Extortionist and Chrome Ludens to maintain pressure.