Ivy vs Omnath vs Jaxis vs Najeela | EDH Gameplay | Smooth Brain EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief

  The Ivy deck focuses on abusing Ivy's ability to cast free spells, using a combination of instants, sorceries, auras, and mutate creatures to generate value.

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  Omnath, Locus of Mana

  The Omnath deck aims to generate as much green mana as possible to cast powerful spells and beef up Omnath for massive attacks.

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  Jaxis, the Troublemaker

  The Jaxis deck involves copying powerful creatures and swinging at opponents for big damage.

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  The Najeela deck is an aggressive build that aims to overrun the board with warrior tokens and buff them for lethal attacks.

Gameplay Insights

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  Cameron's early Inferno Titan play with Jaxis set a fast tempo and put pressure on the other players.

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  Shelby's use of Croaking Counterpart and Migratory Greathorn with Ivy resulted in a massive value and ramp turn, which significantly bolstered his board state.

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  Despite being mana-starved, Matt was able to utilize Shigeki effectively to get some value and stay in the game.

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  Jason's combination of Cathar's Crusade and Najeela created a rapidly escalating threat on the board.

Notable Cards

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  Inferno Titan

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  Croaking Counterpart

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  Migratory Greathorn

Summary

The game started with all players setting up their respective strategies, Ivy building up value with spell casting, Omnath focusing on mana ramp, Najeela going for an aggressive warrior strategy, and Jaxis aiming to copy and swing with powerful creatures. Cameron's Jaxis deck had an early power play with an Inferno Titan copy, dealing significant damage and controlling the board. However, Shelby's Ivy deck saw a massive value turn, mutating Migratory Greathorn multiple times thanks to copies of Ivy, ramping heavily. Despite being mana starved, Matt's Omnath deck managed to stay in the game, getting value out of Shigeki, while Jason's Najeela deck built up a threatening board state with Cathar's Crusade and a recast Najeela.