WE’RE STILL TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW GOOD KINNAN IS IN cEDH! GAME 2 with BOSHNROLL - GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Ramp quickly with mana artifacts and spells, then deploy powerful creatures that synergize with mana production and untap effects to generate value and overwhelm opponents.

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  Winota, Joiner of Forces

  Exploit aggressive human creature tribal synergies to flood the board quickly and pressure opponents with combat damage and efficient attacks.

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  Tymna the Weaver

  Leverage card draw from combat damage and efficient creature interactions to maintain card advantage and apply pressure.

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  Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

  Utilize a combination of card draw and spellcasting to control the board while building towards a combo or value engine.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero

  Generate incremental advantage through mana acceleration and card draw, enabling a variety of combo lines and board control.

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  Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder

  Focus on combat damage and doubling aggressive creatures to capitalize on combat phases and chip away at opponents' life totals.

Gameplay Insights

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  Destroying Soul Ring early with Goblin Cratermaker significantly slowed down Kinnan's mana ramp, demonstrating the value of targeted artifact hate in cEDH.

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  Activating Seaborne Muse multiple times created repeated untap triggers, allowing for multiple combat phases and mana activations, illustrating the power of untap synergy in ramp decks.

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  Sacrificing serpents to tap down opponents' attacking creatures was a clever defensive maneuver to mitigate damage while keeping key attackers untapped for future turns.

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  Copying powerful mana artifacts like Soul Ring with Thrasios' ability allowed for explosive mana generation, enabling complex combo sequences.

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  Using Eldritch Evolution to sacrifice a less impactful creature and fetch a high-impact threat like Archivist of Ojutai showed efficient deck manipulation to set up late-game combos.

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  The timing of combat phases and activation of abilities such as Consecrated Sphinx and Canon activation was crucial, with players carefully sequencing plays to maximize value and control.

Notable Cards

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  Goblin Cratermaker

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  Flame-Kin Zealot

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  Eldritch Evolution

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  Mana Crypt

Summary

The game featured a multi-player cEDH match with aggressive and combo-oriented decks. Early on, Winota's deck focused on assembling a fast board presence, leveraging creatures like Goblin Cratermaker and Flame-Kin Zealot to pressure opponents. Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy ramped quickly with mana acceleration artifacts and spells, casting powerful creatures like Seaborne Muse to capitalize on untap effects. Several players utilized artifact synergies and mana rocks to accelerate their game plans, including Soul Ring and Lotus Petal. A key moment came when Goblin Cratermaker was used to destroy Soul Ring, slowing down Kinnan's mana production and temporarily halting his engine. Later, the battlefield saw multiple activations of Kinnan's abilities and Seaborne Muse, generating multiple untap triggers and tokens to maintain tempo. Mid-game, combat interactions intensified. Winota's aggressive creature attacks were met with strategic blockers and mana sacrifices, notably the use of serpents to tap down attackers, demonstrating precise timing and board control. The game also featured powerful cloning and artifact-copying plays, with copies of Soul Ring and other permanents amplifying mana output and resource generation. A pivotal turn saw Eldritch Evolution sacrificing a key creature to fetch a lethal threat, Archivist of Ojutai, signaling a shift toward a combo finish. The presence of infinite mana combos, such as with Mana Crypt and the ability to bounce threatening creatures, hinted at a looming decisive play, indicating the game was approaching a critical turning point where one player could potentially close out the game quickly.