Elsha vs Ghired vs Anje vs Kadena Preconstructed EDH / CMDR Deck Game #MTGC19

Deck Strategies

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  Elsha of the Infinite

  Focuses on casting multiple spells per turn to enable prowess triggers and generate card advantage, leveraging prowess creatures and spells to control the board and close out the game.

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  Ghired, Conclave Exile

  Utilizes token generation and combat tricks to apply pressure and control the board, often leveraging populate effects and sacrificing creatures for value and board wipes.

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  Anje Falkenrath

  Aggressively cycles and discards cards to trigger madness effects, dealing damage and drawing cards to overwhelm opponents with tempo and card advantage.

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  Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer

  Deploys morph creatures cheaply and uses Kadena's triggers to draw and generate board presence, aiming to out-tempo opponents with evasive threats.

Gameplay Insights

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  Eric's use of Dockside Extortionist tokens combined with Assaulting Altisaur to fight off creatures was a pivotal board wipe that reset the game state.

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  Williams maximized Anje's madness ability to deal damage while maintaining card advantage, using discard to trigger key spells.

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  Paul's Kadena deck leveraged morph creatures to generate early pressure but struggled to maintain board presence after the board wipe and targeted removal.

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  Marco's Elsha of the Infinite capitalized on casting multiple spells per turn, triggering prowess and drawing cards to maintain steady advantage and threaten opponents.

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  The interaction of graveyard recursion and targeted removal spells like Chaos Warp and Purify the Grave played a key role in managing threats across the board.

Notable Cards

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Meteor Golem

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  Anje Falkenrath

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  Elsha of the Infinite

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  Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer

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  Greven, Predator Captain

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  Soul of Innistrad

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  Mandate of Peace

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  Purify the Grave

Summary

The game started with typical ramp and setup plays from all four players, each developing their board with lands and early creatures while keeping an eye on threatening opponents like Williams with Anje Falkenrath and Marco with Elsha of the Infinite. Early on, a significant board wipe occurred when Eric, playing Ghired, Conclave Exile, used the interaction between Dockside Extortionist and Assaulting Altisaur tokens to clear the board, slowing aggressive advances. Paul, piloting Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer, utilized morph creatures to apply pressure but was eventually eliminated due to coordinated attacks from Eric and Marco. Williams leveraged graveyard interactions and card draw engines like Anje's madness ability and Meteor Golem to maintain card advantage and board presence.