Deck Strategies
Tymna the Weaver & Tana, the Bloodsower
A Blood Pod style deck focused on sacrificing creatures to trigger damage and value engines like Mayhem Devil, using Birthing Pod and other sacrifice outlets to combo or control the board.
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh & Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
A Citadel Snoop deck that uses Rograkh and Reyhan to sacrifice creatures and generate value, leveraging artifact synergies and treasures to combo off and win.
Thrasios, Triton Hero & Tymna the Weaver (Pony Pod)
A midrange creature combo deck that grinds value with commanders and combos through creatures and artifacts, aiming to control the board and establish a winning combo.
Thrasios, Triton Hero & Tymna the Weaver (Reanimator)
A midrange reanimator deck that uses commanders to grind card advantage and recursion, aiming to cheat powerful creatures into play and close out the game with value and combos.
Gameplay Insights
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Blood Pod's pivot from Birthing Pod to Bolas, the Citadel was crucial due to mana limitations, demonstrating adaptability in resource-constrained situations.
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The Dauntless Dismantler removal of zero-cost artifacts disrupted treasure generation, slowing down ramp strategies and forcing players to adjust their plans.
- 3
Resolving Bolas, the Citadel despite multiple counter attempts highlighted the importance of perseverance and careful sequencing in cEDH.
- 4
Players carefully balanced aggression and defense, with tactical use of commanders' abilities to generate card advantage and maintain board presence.
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The aggressive treasure generation from Citadel Snoop signaled upcoming explosive plays, which opponents monitored closely to anticipate threats.
Notable Cards
Mayhem Devil
Fiend Artisan
Dauntless Dismantler
Birthing Pod
Mox Diamond
Fierce Guardianship
Silence
Summary
The game featured a high-level cEDH showdown between four decks: Blood Pod, Citadel Snoop, Pony Pod, and a Tymna Thrasios Reanimator deck. Early turns saw players developing mana and setting up key components, with Blood Pod leveraging sacrifice outlets and combo potential through creatures like Mayhem Devil and Fiend Artisan. The Citadel Snoop deck was aggressive, focusing on artifact synergies and treasure generation to fuel explosive plays. Pony Pod and Tymna Thrasios Reanimator decks used their commanders to grind value and establish midrange threats while preparing combos. A pivotal moment occurred when Blood Pod pivoted from a potential Birthing Pod combo due to mana constraints, instead choosing to deploy Bolas, the Citadel as a resilient advantage engine. This shift allowed the deck to maintain pressure despite resource limitations. Key interactions included a well-timed Dauntless Dismantler removing zero-cost artifacts, disrupting treasure ramp, and a successful resolution of Bolas, the Citadel despite multiple attempts to counter or silence it. The game showcased tight resource management, disruption, and strategic sequencing, with players carefully balancing aggression and defense while building toward their respective win conditions.