Land Go Afterhours cEDH w/ @CriticalEDH Kinnan | Tymna/Kraum | Rograkh/Silas | Rograkh/Thrasios

Deck Strategies

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

  A red-black aggressive build focused on efficient creature removal, disruption, and leveraging Rograkh's ability to generate value from combat damage and sacrifice effects.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero

  A four-color control and combo deck that aims to ramp quickly with mana rocks and lands, setting up infinite mana combos to generate overwhelming advantage or close out the game.

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  Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

  Paired with Tymna, this deck uses card draw from combat damage and efficient creatures to control the board and generate incremental advantage, often winning through attrition or combos.

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  Tymna the Weaver

  A politically flexible deck that gains card advantage through combat damage triggers, supporting a tempo and value-oriented game plan with disruptive creatures.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  A green-blue ramp and combo deck focused on generating large amounts of mana quickly, often using mana dorks and artifacts to enable explosive plays and infinite mana combos.

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  Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

  A sacrifice and recursion deck that leverages artifact synergies to disrupt opponents while generating value from recurring key artifacts and creatures.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Crop Rotation to fetch Gas Cradle for repeated insect token generation demonstrated strong synergy with mana production and board presence.

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  The infinite mana loop involving Talon Gates and the echo effect enabled casting of powerful spells and commanders, shifting the game decisively.

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  Phasing out opponent creatures with a commander ability effectively locked down the board, preventing counterattacks and securing the win condition.

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  Efficient use of mana rocks and ramp spells early in the game allowed players to develop powerful board states quickly despite the high competitive environment.

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  Players demonstrated careful priority management and response sequencing to maximize the value of their spells and minimize disruption from opponents.

Notable Cards

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  Ancient Tomb

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  Spellseeker

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  Crop Rotation

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  Enduring Vitality

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  Talon Gates

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  Talisman of Curiosity

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  Mox Diamond

Summary

The game began with players developing their mana bases and setting up key artifacts and creatures to ramp and dig for combo pieces. Early plays included casting mana rocks like Mox Diamond and Talismans, deploying lands such as Tropical Island and Ancient Tomb, and using synergistic creatures like Spellseeker to fetch relevant spells. One player quickly established a strong presence with multiple mana-producing insects generated from Gas Cradle interactions. The game progressed with players carefully managing their resources and responding to threats, including the use of crop rotation to fetch utility lands and enduring vitality for creature resilience. A pivotal moment came when a player assembled infinite mana of all colors using a loop involving Talon Gates and the activation of a card with an echo effect, enabling the casting of key commanders and powerful spells. This allowed the player to phase out opposing creatures, effectively locking down the board. The game showcased a variety of unique interactions and combos typical of competitive EDH, culminating in a win through a complex sequence of infinite mana generation and board control.