Esika vs Sisay vs Thalia and the Gitrog vs Muldrotha | High Power EDH

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge
Ramp aggressively and use The Prismatic Bridge to cheat powerful god creatures and other threats from the top of your library, aiming to build a critical mass of indestructible threats to win.
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Leverage Gate tribal synergies by ramping with Gates and cards like Open the Gates and Temple of Discovery to flood the board and win through tribal interactions and value from legendary creatures.
Muldrotha, the Gravetide
Utilize graveyard recursion to repeatedly cast valuable permanents, assembling combos and incremental value plays through creatures like Displacer Kitten and reanimation spells.
Thalia and The Gitrog Monster
Implement a stax control strategy combined with landfall and sacrifice combos, controlling early game and building towards death combos to close out the game.

Gameplay Insights

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Muldrotha's reanimation of Protean Hulk and subsequent sacrifice to tutor combo pieces was a significant turning point, enabling a lethal board state.
2
Esika prioritized casting The Prismatic Bridge early and triggering its ability to cheat gods and other creatures, steadily increasing board presence.
3
Sisay's use of Open the Gates and Temple Discovery to ramp multiple lands at once accelerated her gate tribal synergy, putting pressure on opponents early.
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Thalia and The Gitrog Monster's stax elements and death combos added a disruptive layer that required opponents to carefully time their plays and protect their combos.
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Players effectively used tutors like Mystical Tutor and Worldly Tutor to assemble key components, highlighting the importance of efficient card selection in high power games.

Notable Cards

The Prismatic Bridge // The Prismatic Bridge
Protean Hulk
Open the Gates
Sensei's Divining Top
Sylvan Library
Displacer Kitten
Lotus Petal
Mox Diamond
Grand Abolisher

Gameplay Summary

The game began with players ramping and developing their mana bases, setting up for their respective strategies.

Esika focused on ramping quickly with mana artifacts and landfall triggers to cast The Prismatic Bridge, aiming to cheat powerful gods and other creatures into play for a decisive board presence.

Sisay utilized a Gate tribal approach, leveraging cards like Open the Gates and Temple of Discovery to flood the battlefield with Gates, accelerating her own win condition based on having ten Gates in play.

Muldrotha capitalized on graveyard recursion and value plays, using key cards such as Displacer Kitten and reanimation spells to generate incremental advantage and assemble combos.

Thalia and The Gitrog Monster brought a stax element combined with death combos and landfall synergies, aiming to control the board early and capitalize on sacrifice interactions later in the game. A pivotal moment occurred when Muldrotha reanimated a Protean Hulk, sacrificing it to tutor up key combo pieces, setting up a lethal board state.

Meanwhile, Esika steadily used The Prismatic Bridge triggers to cheat strong creatures onto the battlefield, gaining tempo and pressure.

Sisay's ramp into Gates and tribal synergy allowed her to develop a strong board presence, but she had to navigate through the stax effects and graveyard recursion from the other players.

The interplay between Muldrotha's graveyard recursion and Thalia's stax elements created a dynamic tension, with players needing to carefully time their combos and protection spells.

Ultimately, the game revolved around leveraging graveyard value, powerful creature cheating, and land/Gate synergies to dictate the board and close out the game.

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