Deck & Commander Strategies
Raffine, Scheming Seer
An Esper control deck with a reanimator sub-theme that uses the connive mechanic to discard creatures and grow board presence, aiming to grind out value and finish with efficient combat, leveraging tutors and card advantage.
The Beamtown Bullies
A unique reanimator deck focused on reanimating suboptimal creatures to opponents' sides, disrupting them while maintaining strong removal and utility, aiming to control the board and leverage value creatures like Leveler.
Falco Spara, Pactweaver
A counters-matter combo deck that uses Devoted Druid and Sensei’s Divining Top to draw cards and generate infinite mana or value, setting up combos to win through infect damage or overwhelming board states.
Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's Second
A token-based combo deck capable of turning tokens into cats or dogs with a focus on Dockside Extortionist and Sabertooth combos to generate massive value and apply pressure through tokens and combos.
Gameplay Insights
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Fernando's use of Welcoming Vampire to generate extra card draw each turn was pivotal in maintaining card advantage.
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A critical misplay by Hidden with removal sequencing allowed Raffine's player to keep Scavenging Ooze alive, which was instrumental in controlling the board and gaining life advantage.
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The timely casting of Triumph of the Hordes gave Fernando's creatures infect and trample, enabling a swift lethal attack that pressured other players heavily.
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The combo assembly involving Sensei's Divining Top and Devoted Druid allowed for efficient card draw and setup, accelerating Fernando's win condition.
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Using Survival of the Fittest to tutor Jetmir’s Second created a powerful team buff that helped close out the game.
Notable Cards
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Welcoming Vampire
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Scavenging Ooze
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Sensei's Divining Top
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Devoted Druid
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Triumph of the Hordes
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Survival of the Fittest
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Skyclave Apparition
Gameplay Summary
The game featured a high-powered four-player cEDH match with commanders Falco Spara, The Beamtown Bullies, Raffine, Scheming Seer, and Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's Second.
Early on, Fernando (playing Raffine) leveraged a Welcoming Vampire and efficient mana acceleration to develop a strong board presence.
Despite aggressive plays from Hidden (The Beamtown Bullies) utilizing reanimation and removal, a key misplay involving the sequencing of removal spells allowed Fernando to maintain control.
Fernando capitalized on this by casting Triumph of the Hordes, giving his board infect and trample, pressuring opponents quickly.
The momentum shifted decisively when Fernando assembled a combo with Sensei’s Divining Top and Devoted Druid to draw cards and generate value, while using Survival of the Fittest to tutor key creatures, eventually overwhelming Teddy (Falco Spara) with a lethal attack boosted by a Jetmir’s Second buff.