Vannifar vs Thrasios/Bruse Tarl vs Selvala vs GAAIV | cEDH Gameplay | Smooth Brain EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Prime Speaker Vannifar

  The deck's game plan is to use Vannifar's ability to pod into an infinite mana combo such as Peregrine Drake and Deadeye Navigator. The infinite mana is then funneled into a win condition like Walking Ballista.

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  Selvala, Heart of the Wilds

  The strategy involves playing big creatures to draw lots of cards and generate infinite mana with Selvala. The mana is then used to cast a massive Finale of Devastation for the win.

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  Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder and Thrasios, Triton Hero

  The main win condition is using Birthing Pod to create a combo with Kiki-Jiki and Felidar Guardian, resulting in infinite attackers. The deck also incorporates some backup Splinter Twin combos.

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  Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

  The deck aims to slow down the game plans of the other players using stax strategies and then win with infinite mill combos like Grindstone and Painter Servant.

Gameplay Insights

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  Chandler's use of Tabernacle at Pendle Vale significantly slowed down the tempo of the game, forcing players to pay mana to keep their creatures in play.

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  Cameron's effective use of Selvala's ability allowed him to draw a large number of cards and generate a significant amount of mana.

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  Chandler's attempt to win through the Grindstone and Painter Servant combo was thwarted by his opponents.

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  Cameron's Finale of Devastation for twelve was the game-winning play, allowing him to overwhelm his opponents and secure the win.

Notable Cards

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  Peregrine Drake

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  Deadeye Navigator

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  Walking Ballista

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  Selvala, Heart of the Wilds

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  Finale of Devastation

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  Birthing Pod

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  Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

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  Felidar Guardian

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  Grindstone

Summary

The game began with each player showcasing their unique deck strategies and attempting to establish an early game advantage. Tyler's Prime Speaker Vannifar deck aimed to leverage his commander's ability to pod into an infinite mana combo using Peregrine Drake and Deadeye Navigator, but faced stifling opposition from Chandler's Grand Arbiter Augustin IV deck, which sought to slow down the game with tabernacle and establish a grindstone and painter servant combo. Cameron's Selvala, Heart of the Wilds deck focused on drawing cards off of big creatures and amassing a large pool of mana to cast an impactful Finale of Devastation. Justin's Thrasios/Bruse Tarl deck had a primary wincon of birthing pod into Kiki-Jiki and Felidar Guardian to create infinite attackers. The game swung in Cameron's favor as he was able to draw a significant number of cards from Selvala's ability and managed to play a game-winning Finale of Devastation for twelve, leading to a swift victory over his opponents.