Saskia vs Patrick Star vs Sergeant John Benton vs Zurgo | EDH Gameplay | Smooth Brain EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Saskia the Unyielding

  An aggressive four-color deck that aims to quickly eliminate opponents by attacking multiple players at once, leveraging Saskia's ability to direct combat damage and generate treasures for mana acceleration.

• Patrick Star

  A group slug deck focused on spreading damage evenly across players and generating treasures to cast impactful creatures and spells, aiming to wear down opponents over time.

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  Zurgo Stormrender

  A Mardu aristocrats deck that attacks with tokens and creatures to trigger sacrifice and death synergies, drawing cards and draining opponents while maintaining aggressive board presence.

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  Sergeant John Benton

  A voltron style deck that uses equipment and instants/sorceries with a single mana pip to pump John Benton, drawing cards and dealing damage efficiently through combat.

Gameplay Insights

• 1

  Ethan leveraged Saskia's ability to target Tanner, triggering multiple damage instances to quickly eliminate him from the game.

• 2

  Sam's use of Spider Umbra and Forced Adaptation on Sergeant John Benton significantly increased his commander’s damage output and card draw, maintaining pressure on opponents.

• 3

  Kaden's decision to cast Disrupt Decorum to 'goatify' creatures changed the dynamics of the board, forcing players to adapt their combat strategies.

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  Tanner's sacrifice of treasures to Marionette Master and use of Force of Despair to destroy key threats showed attempts to stabilize despite facing heavy pressure.

• 5

  Ethan’s repeated treasure token generation with Lotho and attack triggers enabled him to cast multiple threats quickly and maintain board dominance.

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  Combat was central to the game pace, with multiple attacks each turn distributing damage and enabling various triggers such as card draws and life loss.

Notable Cards

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  Saskia the Unyielding

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  Esper Sentinel

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  Marionette Master

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  Sergeant John Benton

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  Spider Umbra

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  Forced Adaptation

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  Disrupt Decorum

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  Arcane Signet

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  Bard Class

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  Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers

Summary

The game started with all players establishing their early mana bases and deploying low-cost creatures like Esper Sentinels and Professional Facebreakers to gain incremental advantages. Ethan's aggressive four-color Saskia deck applied early pressure, using Lotho, Corrupt Sheriff and treasure token generation to accelerate his plays. Sam's Sergeant John Benton deck quickly equipped and buffed its commander, dealing consistent damage and drawing cards through combat triggers. Kaden's Zurgo Stormrender deck functioned as a Mardu aristocrats style strategy, focusing on attacking with tokens and sacrificing creatures for value while draining opponents. Tanner's Patrick Star deck built around group slug effects, distributing damage and generating treasures to fuel his Marionette Master and Carzakar.