Chainer vs Sythis vs Aeve vs Carth | MTG EDH Gameplay | S3:E9 | The Diamond Commander League

Deck Strategies

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  Sythis, Harvest's Hand

  Ramp quickly to cast large creatures and generate card advantage, while aiming for a combo finish with Earthcraft and Squirrel Nest to produce infinite mana and tokens.

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  Aeve, Progenitor Ooze

  Cast low-cost green spells to create multiple ooze copies of Aeve, swarming the board with tokens and using Concordant Crossroads for aggressive combat and synergy with Food Chain.

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  Carth the Lion

  Deploy multiple planeswalkers efficiently using Carth’s ability to reveal and fetch them, then use planeswalker synergies like Doubling Season to quickly build board presence and overwhelm opponents.

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  Chainer, Nightmare Adept

  Utilize graveyard synergy to reanimate creatures repeatedly, setting up combos such as Kiki-Jiki and Worldgorger Dragon to generate infinite value or damage.

Gameplay Insights

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  The ramp-heavy starts across multiple players led to a game with explosive potential, especially with synergy cards like Growing Rites of Itlimoc and Sylvan Library accelerating draws and mana production.

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  Carth the Lion’s ability to reveal seven cards to find planeswalkers early was pivotal, enabling a strong planeswalker presence that pressured opponents with loyalty abilities and ultimates.

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  Sythis’s creation of squirrel tokens combined with life gain and card draw effects set the stage for a potential combo finish, though it required setting up multiple components.

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  Chainer's graveyard recursion was a constant threat, with the potential to chain reanimations into combos that could rapidly end the game once assembled.

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  Players had to carefully balance aggression and board development against the threat of powerful planeswalkers and token swarms, making timing and target selection critical in the midgame.

Notable Cards

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  Sylvan Library

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  Liliana, Dreadhorde General

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  Earthcraft

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  Squirrel Nest

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  Concordant Crossroads

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  Doubling Season

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  Soul of the Harvest

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  Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun

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  Ancient Tomb

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  Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

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  Worldgorger Dragon

Summary

The game began with players focusing heavily on ramp and setting up their board states, leveraging the green mana base that predominated the table. Early plays included key ramp spells, Sylvan Library, and planeswalkers like Liliana Dreadhorde General. Sythis, Harvest's Hand focused on ramping into big creatures and potential combo with Earthcraft and Squirrel Nest, while Aeve, Progenitor Ooze aimed to generate multiple ooze tokens and leverage Concordant Crossroads for wide attacks. Carth the Lion's player prioritized planeswalkers, utilizing Carth's ability to fetch multiple walkers and synergizing with Doubling Season, enabling rapid loyalty increases and powerful ultimates. Chainer, Nightmare Adept's player worked towards reanimation combos including Kiki-Jiki and Worldgorger Dragon, developing a graveyard-centric strategy.