Deck & Commander Strategies
Tymna the Weaver & Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
A Dragon's Approach control and value deck that grinds out incremental advantage through the commanders' card draw and attacks, aiming to tutor and play a powerful dragon with Dragon's Approach for a lethal alpha strike.
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
An Ad Nauseam combo deck focused on quickly assembling large amounts of mana and card draw to resolve Ad Nauseam or Peer into the Abyss, then winning with an Aetherflux Reservoir combo.
Thrasios, Triton Hero & Akiri, Line-Slinger
A Polymorph deck that aims to cheat large threats like Hullbreaker Horror or Tidespout Tyrant into play via polymorph effects, then secure victory through combo synergies involving those creatures.
Juri, Master of the Revue
A combo deck that loops sacrificing permanents with Juri’s ability, utilizing artifact recursion and treasure generation to create infinite mana and execute a table-wide kill.
Gameplay Insights
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Cal's use of Jeska's Will combined with Underworld Breach allowed rapid mana generation and repeated spell casting critical for fueling his combo.
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Opposition Agent and Rhystic Study were significant early-game obstacles that drew attention and removal, with Cal prioritizing their destruction to reduce opponents' interaction and card advantage.
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The Dockside Extortionist and Blood Pet loop with Cloudstone Curio exemplified an effective infinite mana engine, enabling Cal to maintain control over the board and resource pool.
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Zach's Cyclonic Rift bounce of Juri temporarily disrupted Cal’s combo, but Cal’s ability to recast Juri quickly mitigated this setback.
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Cal’s sequencing of bounce and recursion spells to maintain the combo while denying opponents access to critical cards demonstrated high-level technical play.
Notable Cards
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Juri, Master of the Revue
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Ad Nauseam
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Jeska's Will
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Underworld Breach
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Dockside Extortionist
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Cloudstone Curio
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Opposition Agent
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Rhystic Study
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Mystic Remora
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Blood Pet
Gameplay Summary
The game featured four competitive decks with distinct strategies, beginning with a slow setup and escalating into explosive turns.
Early plays saw players establishing mana bases and deploying key control and value pieces such as Mystic Remora and Opposition Agent to disrupt opponents' resources.
Cal, piloting Juri, Master of the Revue, quickly shaped the game’s pace by casting Ad Nauseam and generating significant mana with artifacts like Lotus Petal and Mox Diamond.
Despite attempts to control the board, Cal leveraged Jeska's Will and Underworld Breach to amass a massive red mana pool, enabling a flurry of spells and tutors that fueled his combo-oriented strategy. A pivotal moment unfolded when Cal began a looping combo involving Dockside Extortionist, Blood Pet, and Cloudstone Curio, repeatedly generating treasure tokens and bouncing permanents to maintain infinite mana and board presence.
This combo enabled Cal to dominate the game state, removing opposing threats such as Opposition Agent and Rhystic Study with precision.
The other players struggled to keep pace, hindered by Cal’s efficient resource generation and disruption.
Ultimately, Cal's loop combo created a winning scenario by overwhelming opponents with infinite mana and continuous board advantage, showcasing a textbook combo finish in competitive EDH.
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