Ezuri vs Pako/Haldan vs Rocco vs Krark/Sakashima | CEDH Gameplay

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Ezuri, Renegade Leader

  Build a wide board of elves to generate massive mana through Nykthos and other mana accelerants, then pump creatures with Ezuri to overwhelm opponents and close out the game with big creature damage.

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  Pako, Arcane Retriever / Haldan, Avid Arcanist

  Use Pako to exile and cast spells from opponents’ libraries, supported by Haldan for recursion, aiming to generate value and win with Seasons Past loops or Underworld Breach combos.

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  Krark the Thumbless / Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

  Leverage storm and manual combo lines by casting both commanders repeatedly, generating value and storm count to finish the game in a single explosive turn.

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  Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer

  Find combo creatures and generate infinite mana through Dockside Extortionist treasure tokens combined with artifact/enchantment synergies, winning with combos like Godo Helm or Food Chain.

Gameplay Insights

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  Mike’s use of Temur Sabertooth to bounce Dockside Extortionist and recast it generates multiple treasures, creating an infinite mana combo that threatens to end the game quickly.

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  Mark’s activation of Boseiju, Who Endures to destroy Ashani’s Sol Ring was a critical disruption preventing Ashani from casting Temur Sabertooth earlier and stabilizing the board.

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  Ashani’s use of Pako to exile and cast powerful spells from opponents’ libraries accelerated his board presence and enabled multiple value plays, including casting Beast Within to remove threats.

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  Mark’s elf synergy with Birchlore Rangers, Wirewood Symbiote, and Fauna Shaman allowed him to efficiently maintain board presence and mana, setting up for strong combat phases and powerful spells like Finale of Devastation.

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  Bailey’s destruction of Sakashima with Beast Within slowed down the storm combo deck’s setup, providing temporary relief to the table from a potentially game-ending storm turn.

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  Mike’s repeated mana crypt damage rolls and aggressive mana acceleration with Mana Crypt and Carpet of Flowers demonstrated the high-risk, high-reward style typical of combo decks in cEDH.

Notable Cards

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Temur Sabertooth

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  Wirewood Symbiote

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  Birchlore Rangers

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  Fauna Shaman

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  Summoner's Pact

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  Carpet of Flowers

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  Mana Crypt

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  Finale of Devastation

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  Archmage Emeritus

Gameplay Summary