FreedomWaffle Shows Us how to Play CEDH Marneus v Sisay v Blue Farm v Blue Farm

Deck Strategies

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  Marneus Calgar

  A fast mana and value-based aggro-combo deck that uses efficient mana rocks and tutors to assemble combo pieces quickly, aiming to overwhelm opponents with powerful creatures and combos.

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  Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

  An artifact and enchantment toolbox deck that leverages Sisay's ability to fetch legendary permanents, aiming to assemble a suite of powerful legends to control the board and win through synergy.

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  Tymna the Weaver

  A midrange combo deck using Tymna's draw ability combined with fast mana and disruption to chain together spells quickly, often aiming for a lethal storm or combo finish with spells like Brain Freeze.

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  Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

  A Blue-Red-Green value and combo deck focused on drawing cards, generating mana, and using powerful spells like Intuition and breach to assemble infinite or near-infinite storm combos for a quick win.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Opposition Agent on an opponent's Vampiric Tutor to disrupt their combo assembly was a key tactical play early in the game.

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  The Blue Farm deck's use of Wheel of Fortune to refill the hand was a critical turning point, enabling a strong follow-up with Intuition and Breach.

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  Casting Fierce Guardianship on Wishclaw Talisman to protect the combo pieces from counterspells demonstrated precise timing and resource management.

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  Activating Wishclaw Talisman multiple times to tutor key combo pieces before winning showcased advanced sequencing skills.

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  The final combo leveraged Brain Freeze self-mill combined with Thassa's Oracle to achieve an instant win after assembling all necessary pieces.

Notable Cards

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  Lion's Eye Diamond

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  Wheel of Fortune

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  Intuition

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  Brain Freeze

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  Thassa's Oracle

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  Fierce Guardianship

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  Mana Crypt

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  Wishclaw Talisman

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  Opposition Agent

Summary

The game started with an aggressive early ramp from Marneus Calgar, who utilized fast mana like Ancient Tomb and Lotus Pedal to quickly deploy key pieces such as Lion's Eye Diamond (LED). Sisay, Weatherlight Captain followed with artifact and enchantment interaction, while the two Blue Farm decks led by Tymna the Weaver and Kraum, Ludevic's Opus focused on generating card advantage and building mana for their combo engines. A pivotal moment occurred when the Blue Farm player cast a Wheel of Fortune, refilling their hand and enabling a powerful sequence of spells. The player then successfully resolved a key Breach-Intuition combo, allowing them to tutor and cast game-ending spells like Brain Freeze and Thassa's Oracle. This well-coordinated combo, supported by mana acceleration and protection spells like Fierce Guardianship, quickly overwhelmed the table and secured a swift victory.