Tormod/Kodama vs Mogis vs Hapatra vs Omnath | EDH Gameplay | Smooth Brain EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Tormod, the Desecrator/Kodama of the East Tree

  The deck aims to utilize landfall triggers and graveyard manipulation to create a powerful board presence and overwhelm opponents. A defining combo involves 'Kodama of the East Tree', 'Rampaging Baloths', and 'Golgari Rot Farm' to generate a massive number of 4/4 beasts.

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  Mogis, God of Slaughter

  The deck is a group slug strategy, filled with cards designed to make the game painful for opponents, whittling their life totals down to zero through various game actions.

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  Omnath, Locus of Creation

  The plan is to trigger landfall multiple times each turn, gaining a ton of value and taking over the game. It also uses countermagic, like 'Fierce Guardianship', to protect its game plan.

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  Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons

  The deck employs numerous ways to distribute -1/-1 counters, triggering Hapatra's ability and shrinking opposing creatures. A key card includes 'Seshiro the Anointed', which buffs all snakes and provides card draw.

Gameplay Insights

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  Ethan's use of 'Fierce Guardianship' to counter Logan's 'Necropotence' was a pivotal moment, keeping Logan's draw engine offline.

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  Cameron's infinite combo with 'Kodama of the East Tree', 'Rampaging Baloths', and 'Golgari Rot Farm' was the game-changer, creating 50 quintillion 4/4 beasts and overwhelming the board.

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  Shelby's deployment of 'Seshiro the Anointed' significantly boosted her board presence by enhancing her snakes and providing additional card draw.

Notable Cards

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  Fierce Guardianship

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  Kodama of the East Tree

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  Rampaging Baloths

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  Golgari Rot Farm

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  Seshiro the Anointed

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  Necropotence

Summary

The game started with each player setting up their initial strategies. Cameron (Tormod/Kodama) focused on landfall triggers and graveyard manipulation, Logan (Mogis) aimed to whittle down opponents' life totals through game actions, Ethan (Omnath) planned to trigger landfall multiple times each turn, and Shelby (Hapatra) revolved around -1/-1 counters. Key turning points included Ethan's use of 'Fierce Guardianship' to counter Logan's 'Necropotence', and Cameron's infinite combo with 'Kodama of the East Tree', 'Rampaging Baloths', and 'Golgari Rot Farm', creating a staggering 50 quintillion 4/4 beasts, which proved to be the game's deciding moment.