Márton vs Emmara vs Ur-Dragon vs Meren EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Meren of Clan Nel Toth

  Focuses on accumulating experience counters through creature deaths and recursion, using cards like Green Sun's Zenith and Birthing Pod to find and reuse creatures that generate value and board control, eventually winning through incremental advantage.

• Amara, Soul of the Accord

  Token generation and anthem effects to build a wide board, utilizing cards like Earthcraft and Nullmage Shepherd to create infinite token combos, aiming to overwhelm opponents with large armies and life gain.

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  The Ur-Dragon

  A Dragon tribal deck that ramps into powerful dragons like Scourge of Valkas and Kakusho, using Dragon Tempest and other synergies to deal direct damage and maintain board dominance with high-impact creatures.

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  Márton Stromgald

  Goblin tribal focused on producing multiple tokens with spells like Molten Birth, backed by haste enablers and card draw/discard mechanics to maintain pressure and tempo throughout the game.

Gameplay Insights

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  Jason’s use of Earthcraft combined with Nullmage Shepherd and Squirrel's Nest created potential infinite squirrel token generation, showcasing a strong token synergetic combo.

• 2

  Brian’s Dragon tribal deck leveraged repeated triggers from Scourge of Valkas and Dragon Tempest to deal consistent damage to multiple opponents, putting pressure on the table.

• 3

  Armin’s strategic sacrifice of creatures to build experience counters and recur key creatures like Eternal Witness and Massacre Worm enabled sustained board control and a powerful late-game presence.

• 4

  Eric’s early-game play emphasized aggressive token production and haste support via Anger and Skullclamp, enabling swift damage output despite fewer board wipes or mass removal.

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  Jason’s repeated use of Glare of Subdual to tap down opponent’s creatures effectively delayed their attacks, buying him time to assemble his token army and combos.

• 6

  The interaction of Armin sacrificing creatures and recurring them with Meren’s experience counters was pivotal in maintaining his board state and disrupting opponents’ tempo.

Notable Cards

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  Molten Birth

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  Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer

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  Captain of the Watch

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  Earthcraft

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  Nullmage Shepherd

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  Scourge of Valkas

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  Dragon Tempest

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  Faithless Looting

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  Skullclamp

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  Sun Titan

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  Sakura-Tribe Elder

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  Birthing Pod

Summary

The game began with each player setting up their mana base and early board presence, featuring ramp and token generation. Armin, piloting Meren of Clan Nel Toth, focused on experience counters and value creatures like Birds of Paradise and Liliana, Heretical Healer to maintain board presence and recursion. Jason, on Amara, Soul of the Accord, utilized token generation and anthem effects, notably Captain of the Watch and Earthcraft combo potential to create a large army of tokens. Brian, commanding The Ur-Dragon, assembled a powerful Dragon tribal board with cards like Scourge of Valkas and Kakusho, leveraging Dragon Tempest and other burn effects to pressure opponents. Eric, playing Márton Stromgald, concentrated on a Goblin token strategy with Molten Birth and aggressive haste enablers such as Anger and Skullclamp to push damage quickly.