HALLOWEEN SPECIAL (2024) - PART 2 - cEDH - MASTER OF KEYS v VALGAVOTH v NASHI v DIHADA MTG GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Nashi, Searcher in the Dark

  Nashi's deck focuses on value from milling and recursion, using flicker effects and treasure generation to maintain board presence and fuel combo lines.

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  Dihada, Binder of Wills

  Dihada's deck leverages artifact synergies, efficient mana rocks, and flicker effects to disrupt opponents while setting up incremental advantage through treasures and recursion.

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  Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

  Valgavoth's strategy revolves around death triggers and creature recursion, generating value from creatures dying and recurring key threats to maintain pressure.

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  The Master of Keys

  The Master of Keys deck aims to assemble a fast combo using artifact mana, tutors like Demonic Consultation, and card draw spells to chain out a win via a combo involving Thassa's Oracle and dramatic reversal.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using flicker effects paired with treasure generation allowed for incremental mana acceleration and value, enabling explosive turns.

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  Protecting the combo with multiple counterspells and removal ensured the player could execute their win without interruption.

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  The combination of Demonic Consultation with fast mana and Oracle enabled a powerful deck-thinning and instant-win sequence.

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  Players used precise timing with flicker and sacrifice effects to dodge disruption and maintain board presence.

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  The final winning player leveraged card draw and mana rocks efficiently to chain their combo pieces in a single turn.

Notable Cards

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  Demonic Consultation

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  Thassa's Oracle

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  Dramatic Reversal

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  Fierce Guardianship

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  Reckless Fireweaver

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  Captain Lannery Storm

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  Bloodchief Ascension

Summary

The game began with each player developing their board and mana bases, setting up for their respective strategies. Early plays included ramp spells, artifact mana, and tutors to assemble key combo pieces. Notable early interactions involved flickering and treasure generation to gain incremental advantages. As the game progressed, players executed various tutors and spells to dig through their decks for crucial cards, setting up potential win conditions. One player notably used Demonic Consultation in tandem with fast mana and card draw to set up a potent Oracle-based combo. Despite some disruption attempts, the player managed to protect their combo with counterspells and removal, culminating in a successful win after a dramatic reversal and Oracle trigger chain. The game ended with the victorious player locking down the board and drawing their entire deck, leading to a concession from the opponents.