Gitrog v Karn v Rielle v Lurrus ft. @SCGCommander @ManaCurves & Seraph Six | K&F E12

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

Karn, Silver Golem
Leverages artifact synergies and equipment to apply pressure, utilizing Karn's ability to animate artifacts and weaponize them for infect damage and board control.
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Focuses on recurring low-cost permanents from the graveyard each turn to generate incremental value and resilience against removal.
The Gitrog Monster
Exploits land sacrifice and draw mechanics to generate continuous card advantage and enable a resource engine that keeps the player ahead in cards and mana.
Rielle, the Everwise
Utilizes cascade and blink effects to cheat permanents onto the battlefield, generating explosive board states and overwhelming opponents with card advantage.

Gameplay Insights

1
Karn's player used Grafted Exoskeleton to deal infect damage, pushing a critical early threat that pressured opponents' life totals.
2
Rielle's cascade into Glimpse of Tomorrow allowed a shuffle and deployment of all permanents from the deck onto the battlefield, creating a massive tempo swing.
3
The Gitrog Monster player maximized land sacrifice triggers to maintain card draw and pressure, staying relevant through resource advantage.
4
Players balanced between developing board states and interaction, but cascade and artifact synergies proved pivotal in shifting control.
5
Keeping track of the top cards during cascade and sequencing plays to maximize value from cascade triggers was a key strategic element.

Notable Cards

Grafted Exoskeleton
Maelstrom Wanderer
Zulaport Cutthroat
Boros Charm
Arcane Signet
Sensei's Divining Top
Ancestral Vision

Gameplay Summary

The game featured four commanders in a mid-power multiplayer EDH setting, with players piloting Karn, Silver Golem; Lurrus of the Dream-Den; The Gitrog Monster; and Rielle, the Everwise.

Early turns involved developing mana bases and setting up board presence with utility lands and ramp spells.

Karn's player utilized artifact synergies, equipping Grafted Exoskeleton on creatures to apply pressure with infect damage.

The Gitrog Monster player focused on land and card draw interactions, leveraging lands with sacrifice outlets and draw engines to generate value.

Rielle's deck made use of cascade spells from Maelstrom Wanderer and blink effects to cheat permanents onto the battlefield, culminating in a powerful cascade into Glimpse of Tomorrow that flooded the board with permanents and granted haste, swinging momentum heavily in their favor.

Lurrus and Karn both sought incremental advantage through artifact and graveyard recursion, but the massive board state from the cascade combo proved difficult to overcome.

Key moments included Karn equipping Grafted Exoskeleton to push infect damage, Rielle's cascade into a massive permanent deployment, and The Gitrog Monster's card advantage from land sacrifice synergy.

The game progressed with shifting control and tempo until the cascade-fueled board presence led to a decisive advantage for Rielle's player.

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