Deck & Commander Strategies
Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful & Thrasios, Triton Hero
A tempo and value-focused deck that aims to control the board through efficient interaction and card advantage, leveraging cheap mana rocks for acceleration and using silence effects to disrupt opponents.
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
A lands and aggressive beatdown deck that uses landfall triggers and incremental damage to overwhelm opponents, focusing on stabilizing the board with creature presence and resource generation.
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
A treasure-based combo deck that generates and sacrifices treasures to fuel powerful spells and combos, aiming to create explosive turns and win through synergies with dwarves and artifact interactions.
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
A legendary toolbox deck that tutors for and deploys impactful legendary creatures, providing versatile answers and potential instant-win combos through assembling key legendary pieces.
Gameplay Insights
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Players carefully managed triggers from Tabernacle, using their mana and life resources to avoid losing creatures while maintaining board presence.
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The treasure combo deck negotiated to keep key dwarves alive temporarily to generate treasures for interaction and potential combos.
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Political decisions around attacking and blocking were influenced by each player's perceived threat level, particularly to prevent enabling opponents’ combos.
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Repeated use of mana acceleration artifacts allowed the tempo deck to maintain pressure and interaction despite controlling effects on the board.
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Players deliberately avoided giving card advantage to the tempo deck, recognizing the danger of feeding a deck that relies heavily on value and disruption.
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The lands/beats deck struggled with the presence of artifact and land disruption but aimed to stabilize with incremental damage and landfall synergies.
Notable Cards
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Sol Ring
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Magda, Brazen Outlaw
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Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
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Field of the Dead
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Mouth of Ronom
Gameplay Summary
The game featured a tense four-player cEDH match with each player piloting a distinct archetype: a tempo/value shell, a lands/beats deck, a treasure combo deck, and a legendary toolbox.
Early turns saw players developing their mana bases while carefully managing resources like treasures and charge counters.
Key interactions included the use of Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale, which pressured creature-heavy strategies but was repeatedly navigated through tactical plays and triggered abilities.
The tempo deck leveraged efficient mana rocks like Sol Ring and Lotus Pedal to accelerate plays, while the treasure-focused deck sought to assemble a combo involving Magda, Brazen Outlaw, generating treasures to enable powerful spells and interactions. Midgame involved careful political maneuvering, with players choosing when to attack and when to hold back, especially around life totals and hand sizes.
The legendary toolbox deck used Sisay's ability to tutor and deploy impactful legendary creatures, maintaining pressure and control.
Despite the presence of disruptive cards and board wipes, the tempo/value deck capitalized on its card advantage and interaction to maintain a strong board presence.
The lands/beats deck attempted to stabilize with landfall triggers and incremental damage but struggled against the other players' faster combos and control elements.
Ultimately, the game revolved around managing threats like Tabernacle, efficient resource use, and timing attacks to avoid empowering opponents, with the tempo/value deck emerging as a dominant force through consistent pressure and interaction.
