Tiamat vs Ayula vs Gyome vs Zndrsplt | Okaun EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Tiamat

  Dragon tribal deck centered on casting dragons efficiently via cost reduction from Morophon and generating treasure tokens for ramp and value, aiming to overwhelm opponents with big flying threats.

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  Ayula, Queen Among Bears

  A ramp and midrange strategy focusing on landfall and creature synergies, using ramp spells and card advantage engines like Nissa, Worldwaker to build a wide board and apply steady pressure.

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  Gyome, Master Chef

  Token and +1/+1 counter synergy, leveraging creatures and sacrifice outlets for incremental advantage, building a resilient board through token production and buffs.

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  Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom

  A high-variance coin flip based deck that aims to generate card advantage and tokens by gambling with coin flips, supporting a tempo game with artifact interactions.

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  Okaun, Eye of Chaos

  Aggressive red deck focused on coin flips to generate damage and card draw, synergizing with Zndrsplt to maximize the upside of coin flip effects.

Gameplay Insights

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  Drew’s use of Morophon to reduce dragon costs and generate treasure tokens was crucial for accelerating powerful dragon deployments.

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  Brody’s coin flip reliance created a risk-reward dynamic that often backfired, causing him to take damage and lose tempo despite drawing cards.

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  Cam’s ramp and card draw spells like Abundance and Burgeoning enabled him to maintain mana advantage and efficiently deploy threats and buffs.

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  Raph’s combination of token production and sacrifice synergies with Guillaume and Mazarik allowed for a resilient and scalable board presence.

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  The synergy between coin flip mechanics (Zndrsplt and Okaun) and artifact interactions like Crark’s Thumb was a central theme but depended heavily on luck.

Notable Cards

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  Morophon, the Boundless

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  Tiamat

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  Vanquisher's Banner

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  Nissa, Worldwaker

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  Abundance

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  Burgeoning

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  Chaos Dragon

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  Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom

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  Altar of the Pantheon

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  Savage Ventmaw

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  Rootwater Diver

Summary

The game started with a typical ramp and setup phase, where players focused on establishing their mana bases and early board presence. Cam’s deck aggressively ramped with cards like Nissa, Worldwaker, Abundance, and Burgeoning, aiming to flood the board with lands and generate card advantage. Drew, piloting Tiamat, used Morophon to reduce her dragons’ casting costs and quickly deployed powerful dragons such as Scourge of Akilus and Chaos Dragon, generating treasure tokens and applying early pressure. Brody’s Zndrsplt deck relied heavily on coin flips to draw cards and create tokens, but suffered significant damage due to failed flips. Raph’s Guillaume, Master Chef deck played a value game with creatures, token generation, and +1/+1 counters to build a resilient board state.