JORN - MALCOLM | KRAUM - KESS - TYMNA | KRAUM - PLAY TO WIN vs KHAMN MAGIC - cEDH GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

  Focuses on generating treasures and leveraging discard outlets to create incremental damage loops, particularly with Glenhorn Buccaneer, aiming to slowly whittle down opponents while maintaining resource advantage.

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  Jorn, God of Winter // Kaldring, the Rimestaff

  Utilizes snow mana and control elements, aiming to stabilize the board and generate value through spells and creatures that leverage snow permanents.

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  Kess, Dissident Mage

  Leverages spell recursion and efficient disruption in a Grixis shell to control the board and fuel combos, aiming to win with powerful spell sequences.

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  Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

  Aggressive draw and damage dealer combined with Tymna's card advantage, focusing on applying pressure through combat damage and leveraging card draw to assemble combos.

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  Tymna the Weaver

  Supports a midrange and aggressive strategy by drawing cards through combat damage, enabling incremental advantage and facilitating timely combo or value plays.

Gameplay Insights

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  Malcolm’s synergy between Glenhorn Buccaneer and treasure generation enabled a loop that dealt consistent damage to opponents, creating a significant advantage.

• 2

  Back to Basics was a critical disruption that slowed down opponents’ mana development by locking them out of non-basic lands.

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  Early use of Lion's Eye Diamond allowed quick acceleration but at the cost of discarding the hand, which was mitigated by Malcolm’s treasure and discard synergies.

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  Wheel of Fortune provided strong card velocity and refilled players’ hands in key moments, fueling combo setups and recovery from disruption.

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  Players effectively used top deck manipulation, such as Sensei's Divining Top and Brainstorm, to maintain card quality and sequencing.

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  Combat damage was used strategically to trigger Tymna’s card draw and to apply pressure while controlling the board state.

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  The interplay between discard outlets and card draw spells was crucial to maintaining tempo and enabling combo pieces to be assembled.

Notable Cards

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  Lion's Eye Diamond

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  Wheel of Fortune

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  Back to Basics

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  Dragon's Rage Channeler

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  Mystic Remora

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Sensei's Divining Top

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  Dark Confidant

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  Mox Opal

Summary

The game started with players setting up their mana bases and early draws, with notable plays such as Lion's Eye Diamond enabling fast mana acceleration and card filtering. Malcolm's deck leveraged treasure generation and discard synergies, particularly with Glenhorn Buccaneer creating a loop to deal incremental damage to opponents while generating resources. Early disruption came in the form of hand disruption spells and land destruction, including a Back to Basics that severely hindered non-basic lands, impacting mana development. The interaction between Malcolm and Glenhorn Buccaneer was a key turning point, allowing Malcolm to apply pressure through repeated damage and resource advantage. Meanwhile, other players developed their board states with creatures and combo pieces, including Dragon's Rage Channeler and Tymna the Weaver, positioning for mid-game plays. The wheel effects and top deck manipulations also played crucial roles in maintaining momentum and card flow. The game featured heavy interaction, with players exploiting synergies between discard, treasures, and early threats to maintain tempo and control, setting up for powerful combo finishers or incremental damage wins.