Niv Mizzet vs Nekusar vs Queen Marchesa vs Windgrace | S2E1 | cEDH Gameplay | Casually Competitive

Deck Strategies

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  Lord Windgrace

  Generate value through reanimation targets and a combo involving Bone Miser and Greater Good to draw cards, discard, create zombies, and generate mana for a combo finish.

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  Niv-Mizzet, Parun

  Use card draw triggers combined with instants and sorceries to deal damage and cycle through the deck rapidly, aiming for a combo kill.

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  Queen Marchesa

  Maintain control as the monarch using death touch creatures and disruption, while assembling combos involving Kiki-Jiki or infinite sacrifice loops to win.

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  Nekusar, the Mindrazer

  Punish opponents with wheels and forced discards to deal damage, while leveraging synergies like Notion Thief and Waste Not to capitalize on the card draw and discard effects.

Gameplay Insights

• 1

  Lord Windgrace's use of Bone Miser and Greater Good combo enabled him to generate incremental card advantage and mana, allowing him to dig through his deck quickly and set up his win condition.

• 2

  Niv-Mizzet's player leveraged card draw spells and low-cost instants and sorceries to trigger damage and continue drawing, maintaining pressure on the table.

• 3

  Nekusar effectively used wheels like Wheel of Fortune and Burning Inquiry to force opponents into discarding and taking damage, while protecting his own advantage with cards like Library of Leng and Sensei's Divining Top.

• 4

  Queen Marchesa focused on controlling the board state with death touch creatures and maintaining the monarch status to gain card advantage and disrupt opponents' plans.

• 5

  A key moment was Joseph's Force of Will counterspell on a mass artifact destruction spell, preventing a major disruption to his board and preserving his tempo.

• 6

  The interaction between Bone Miser's discard triggers and Greater Good's draw effects created a powerful loop that allowed Lord Windgrace to cycle through his deck rapidly, facilitating combo assembly.

• 7

  Players demonstrated careful mana management and sequencing, especially in response to wheels and discard spells to minimize damage and maintain resources.

Notable Cards

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  Bone Miser

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  Greater Good

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  Niv-Mizzet, Parun

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  Mystic Remora

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  Mana Crypt

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  Sensei's Divining Top

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  Wheel of Fortune

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  Burning Inquiry

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  Notion Thief

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  Waste Not

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  Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

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  Solemnity

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  Arcane Signet

Summary

The game began with players establishing their mana bases and early setup plays, including ramp spells and key artifacts like Mana Crypt and Sensei's Divining Top. Lord Windgrace focused on generating incremental value through reanimation and card draw combos involving Bone Miser and Greater Good, cycling through his deck and creating zombies for mana. Niv-Mizzet, Parun aimed to establish a spell-slinging engine using card draw spells and instants to trigger damage and card advantage. Queen Marchesa sought to control the board by maintaining the monarch status, deploying death touch creatures, and assembling combos involving Kiki-Jiki or infinite sacrifice outlets. Nekusar leveraged wheels and discard effects to punish opponents while fueling his own advantage with cards like Notion Thief and Waste Not, aiming to outvalue the table through forced discards and damage from wheels.