Table tries to thwart the Thrasios threat [S2G5] ROG|THRAS v WINOTA v KRARK|SAKASHIMA v FIRST SLIVER

Deck Strategies

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero & Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

  Leverages fast mana and value engines like Dockside Extortionist and Cloudstone Curio to generate infinite treasures and draw the entire deck, winning through combo and card advantage.

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  Winota, Joiner of Forces

  Aggressively deploys non-human creatures to trigger Winota's ability, aiming to flood the board with powerful human attackers quickly to press early combat advantage.

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  The First Sliver

  Builds a synergistic sliver tribal board to overwhelm opponents with buffed creatures and continuous value from tribal interactions.

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  Krark, the Thumbless & Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

  Storm-based combo deck focused on generating multiple spell casts and copying spells to win via a large storm count or combo finishers.

Gameplay Insights

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  John's use of Cloudstone Curio to bounce Dockside Extortionist and Rograkh repeatedly enabled an infinite treasure generation loop, allowing him to massively ramp and draw his deck.

• 2

  Moon Snare Prototype was strategically used to repeatedly bounce Thrasios' lands, disrupting opponents' mana base and enabling a reset of Thrasios back to the command zone to recast and draw the deck.

• 3

  Seth missed a critical opportunity to counter Kenan with Stifle, allowing John to resolve a key piece of his combo early.

• 4

  The combination of Dockside Extortionist's treasure generation and Cloudstone Curio's bounce ability proved to be a game-winning interaction, showcasing the power of recursion and value engines in cEDH.

• 5

  Despite attempts to interact and prepare combos by other players, the overwhelming value and infinite mana generation from John’s deck proved decisive.

Notable Cards

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  Mana Crypt

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  Relic of Legends

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Cloudstone Curio

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero

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  Imperial Recruiter

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  Gilded Drake

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  Fastbond

Summary

The game started with John on Rograkh and Thrasios setting up a powerful early board presence, casting Mana Crypt, Relic of Legends, and then deploying Thrasios quickly to generate card advantage. Kyle on The First Sliver and Shaun on Winota built their boards more gradually while Seth on Krark and Sakashima prepared a combo-heavy storm deck. Early interaction included clever plays like Mystic Remora and Cloudstone Curio enabling value loops. John's Rograkh and Thrasios deck took control by generating infinite treasures with Dockside Extortionist and Cloudstone Curio, enabling key plays such as Moon Snare Prototype to disrupt opponents' lands and setting up a massive draw with Thrasios' ability.