Asmoran vs Grist vs Elsha vs Sythis | High Power EDH Gameplay in the Diamond Commander League S3:E7

Deck Strategies

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  Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar

  A graveyard-focused deck leveraging sacrifice outlets and cards like Pack Rat and Underworld Cookbook to generate value and tokens, aiming to grind out opponents with incremental advantage.

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  Grist, the Hunger Tide

  A value and token generation deck that creates insect tokens and uses loyalty counters to grow Grist, combining sacrifice and recursion to overwhelm opponents.

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  Elsha of the Infinite

  A spell-slinging deck that capitalizes on casting noncreature spells and copying them to generate card advantage and board impact, often leveraging artifacts and instants for combos.

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  Sythis, Harvest's Hand

  An enchantment-focused deck that gains life and builds board presence through enchantment synergies, using creatures and enchantments to control and outvalue opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Playing Dictate of Erebos in response to Rest in Peace to exile all graveyards after drawing cards with Greater Good maximized value before graveyard hate resolved.

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  Using Praetor's Grasp combined with Reverberate to steal and then copy an opponent's card created disruption and tempo advantage.

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  Casting Helm of Obedience to potentially combo with graveyard or sacrifice synergies showcased a strong synergy play and board control option.

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  The timing of Vanishing Light helped to remove problematic threats, illustrating strategic targeted removal amid combo setups.

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  Walking Ballista's interaction with food tokens and lifelink demonstrated clever use of the commander's toolkit to stabilize life total and maintain board presence.

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  Players had to carefully manage and adapt to graveyard hate, which was a central theme affecting multiple decks and forcing alternate win paths.

Notable Cards

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  Rest in Peace

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  Dictate of Erebos

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  Greater Good

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  Helm of Obedience

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  Pack Rat

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  Praetor's Grasp

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  Walking Ballista

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  Blind Obedience

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  Gift of Paradise

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  Sphere of Safety

Summary

The game featured a high-powered multiplayer Commander match with Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar, Grist, the Hunger Tide, Elsha of the Infinite, and Sythis, Harvest's Hand. Early turns saw players developing their mana bases and setting up critical pieces, such as Grist generating insect tokens and Sythis establishing a board presence with life gain and enchantments. A key moment occurred when Rest in Peace was cast to disrupt graveyard strategies, significantly impacting decks like Grist's and Asmoran's that rely on graveyard interactions. However, a timely Dictate of Erebos from Grist's player exiled all graveyards in response to Rest in Peace, preserving some value and triggering a cascade of card draws through Greater Good. Another pivotal sequence involved the Helm of Obedience being tutored and deployed, hinting at combo potential or board control. As the game progressed, synergy between token creation, sacrifice outlets, and value engines like Pack Rat and Manic Crypt shaped the board state. Attacks and strategic removal kept the pressure on opponents, with the players carefully balancing aggression and defense amid the chaos of graveyard hate and token generation. The game’s flow showcased the tension between combo setups and disruption, making the timing of spells like Praetor's Grasp and Vanishing Light crucial. Overall, the match emphasized the importance of adapting to graveyard hate and leveraging token synergies to maintain board presence and threaten opponents.