Deck & Commander Strategies
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Focuses on rapid mana acceleration through mana-generating artifacts and creatures, enabling big spells and wheel effects to refill the hand and maintain board control, aiming to combo or overwhelm opponents with value and tempo.
Cormela, Glamour Thief
Utilizes discard and disruption combined with wheel effects to maintain card advantage while leveraging enter-the-battlefield triggers and sacrifice outlets to control the board and generate incremental value.
Urza, Lord High Artificer
Builds a strong artifact-based engine that produces mana and card advantage, using artifact synergies and tutoring to assemble combos or lock down opponents with counterspells and bounce effects.
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Leverages black mana generation and Phyrexian mana to cast powerful life-draining and reanimation spells efficiently, often aiming to dominate the board with resilient threats and incremental life loss triggers.
Gameplay Insights
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Kinnan's synergy with artifact mana sources and creatures allowed explosive mana generation enabling multiple spells per turn and quick board development.
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The interaction between Demonic Consultation and Force of Negation was pivotal in countering key threats while advancing board state.
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Machine for the Masses was used strategically to bounce problematic permanents like Chalice of the Void, which was hindering players' ability to cast spells.
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Corela, Glamour Thief's ability to wheel the group helped refill hands and maintain momentum amidst heavy disruption.
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Players carefully managed additional costs and timing of spells with sacrifice clauses to avoid losing resources to counterspells.
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Efficient use of tutors and artifact sac outlets helped maintain pressure and find answers promptly during critical turns.
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The game featured a lot of interaction with discard, counterspells, and artifact recursion making the board state very dynamic and contested.
Notable Cards
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Mana Crypt
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Mana Vault
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Rings of Brighthearth
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Mox Amber
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Demonic Consultation
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Force of Negation
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Wheel of Fortune
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Reanimate
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Bloodsoaked Champion
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Chalice of the Void
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Lotus Petal
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Snapcaster Mage
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Tidehollow Sculler
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Dark Ritual
Gameplay Summary
The game featured a highly interactive and fast-paced cEDH match with four players piloting powerful commanders.
Early turns saw aggressive mana acceleration plays including Mox Amber, Mana Crypt, Rings of Brighthearth, and Mana Vault, setting a high tempo.
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy emerged as a key player, leveraging his ability to generate additional mana from noncreature spells by ramping multiple artifacts and casting creatures like Corela, Glamour Thief, to wheel cards and refuel his hand.
Critical sequences involved chaining reanimation spells and counterspells, particularly with Demonic Consultation and Force of Negation interactions, which helped maintain board presence and disrupt opponents' strategies.
The game featured a lot of artifact toolboxing and careful use of value engines like Inventor's Fair and Machine for the Masses to find and recur key pieces.
