Najeela vs Kess vs Blim vs Jetmir | cEDH E23 | Magic the Gathering Commander Gameplay | MTG

Deck Strategies

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  The Najeela deck aims to generate a swarm of tokens and capitalise on her ability to grant extra combat steps, potentially winning through sheer combat damage.

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  Kess, Dissident Mage

  The Kess deck aims to control the board while leveraging Kess' ability to recast spells from the graveyard, potentially combining this with powerful spells to manipulate the game to its favor.

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  Blim, Comedic Genius

  The Blim deck seeks to donate detrimental permanents to opponents, manipulating life totals and resources while keeping Blim's damage output high.

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  Jetmir, Nexus of Revels

  The Jetmir deck appears to be a control deck, using cards like Drannith Magistrate and Hushbringer to restrict opponents' options, while building up its own board state.

Gameplay Insights

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  Matthias' early Rhystic Study provided a strong card draw engine, keeping his hand full and pressuring the table.

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  Carlos' overloaded Cyclonic Rift provided a much-needed reset of the board, demonstrating the power of instant speed board wipes.

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  The complex stack interaction involving Silence, Tainted Pact, and Dothy Voidwalker highlighted the importance of careful timing and stack management, as well as the potential surprise plays from exile with Dothy Voidwalker.

Notable Cards

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  Rhystic Study

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  Drannith Magistrate

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  Cyclonic Rift

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  Tainted Pact

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  Silence

Summary

The game started off with a quick tempo as Matthias, piloting Najeela, managed to get a Rhystic Study out on his first turn. The table was under constant pressure from this card draw engine, with Carlos, playing Kess, struggling to keep up. Johnny, with his Blim deck, managed to get some early damage in, but the real threat started to show when Morton, playing Jetmir, cast Drannith Magistrate, shutting down a lot of the potential plays from his opponents. A decisive moment came when Carlos managed to cast an overloaded Cyclonic Rift, resetting the board and giving him some breathing room. However, the game reached its climax with a complex stack interaction involving a Silence cast by Matthias, a Tainted Pact from Carlos, and a surprise Dothy Voidwalker play from Johnny. The game's result was not clear from the provided transcript.