Najeela va Roxanne vs Slicer vs Thrasios / Rograkh | cEDH Gameplay | Smooth Brain EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  A five-color Ad Nauseam combo deck that combines classic cEDH combos with a go-wide warrior strategy to overwhelm opponents through combat damage and combo finishers.

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  Roxanne, Starfall Savant

  A GR midrange deck that controls the board using artifact synergy, particularly Space Rocks, and aims to win through the Food Chain infinite mana combo, enabling multiple attacks and overwhelming board states.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero / Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

  A partner combo deck focused on generating infinite mana through compact combos, favoring a longer game plan that utilizes mana recursion and tutor effects to assemble its combo pieces.

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  Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist

  A hyper-aggressive aggro deck designed to quickly deploy Slicer equipped with multiple powerful equipment, then pass it around to force opponents to damage each other and disrupt their strategies.

Gameplay Insights

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  Jason used Food Chain to exile Slicer and generate large amounts of green mana exclusively for casting creatures, enabling explosive turns with multiple creature casts.

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  The destruction of Dockside Extortionist by Manglehorn was a key disruption that slowed Seth's treasure generation and board development.

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  Jason leveraged the Helm of the Host on Gilded Archaic to create multiple attacking copies, snowballing board advantage and dealing repeated damage to opponents' key creatures and players.

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  Alex's aggressive equipment strategy kept the pressure on early but was hindered by Null Rod, demonstrating the impact artifact hate can have in cEDH.

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  Jake prioritized tutoring combo pieces like Generous Ant and casting Forián Metamorph copies of Space Rock to control the flow of damage and prevent opponents from stabilizing.

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  Seth's mulligan and slow start limited his ability to establish presence or execute his Ad Nauseam combo before being pressured by Roxanne and Slicer.

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  Repeated use of Ragavan as an aggressive attacker combined with dashing abilities contributed consistent damage and card advantage throughout the early game.

Notable Cards

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  Food Chain

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  Helm of the Host

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

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  Null Rod

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  Birds of Paradise

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  Green Sun's Zenith

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  Skeleton Key

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  Sword of Body and Mind

Summary

The game began with a diverse set of commanders, each bringing unique strategies to the table. Seth piloted Najeela, the Blade-Blossom, aiming to leverage a five-color Ad Nauseam combo deck that also had aggressive go-wide potential with warriors. Jason's Roxanne, Starfall Savant deck focused on a midrange plan that controlled the board through artifact synergy with Space Rocks and aimed to win via a Food Chain combo. Jake's partner pairing of Thrasios and Rograkh was built for a slightly slower, combo-centric infinite mana generation game, eschewing more typical aggressive builds. Alex's Slicer deck was hyper-aggressive, intending to quickly equip and pass Slicer to opponents to cause chaos and damage among them. Early turns saw aggressive plays from Alex, freecasting mana acceleration and applying pressure with Slicer, while Jason established his Food Chain combo pieces and began assembling a board presence with key artifacts and creatures like Gilded Archaic and Helm of the Host. Jason effectively dismantled Seth's blockers by destroying Dockside Extortionist and maintained control over the board with Space Rocks triggers. Jake worked to set up his infinite mana combos by tutoring key pieces like Generous Ant and Thrasios. As the game progressed, Jason's Roxanne snowballed with multiple Helm of the Host copies on Gilded Archaic, generating an overwhelming board state that destroyed key threats and repeatedly attacked to whittle down opponents. Meanwhile, Alex's aggressive equipment and mana ramping kept the pressure up, although Null Rod temporarily hampered his ability to utilize artifacts effectively. The turning point centered on Jason's efficient use of Food Chain and artifact synergy, allowing him to generate huge mana reserves and multiple creature tokens, which he leveraged to dismantle opposing threats and deal lethal damage. Although Seth and Jake had potential combo lines ready, the relentless pressure from Roxanne's combos and Alex's aggression prevented them from stabilizing. The game highlighted the importance of artifact interaction, timely removal, and combo protection, with Roxanne's Food Chain combo ultimately dominating the board and securing the win.