Deck & Commander Strategies
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
Focuses on artifact-based ramp and card draw to generate value and board presence, enabling powerful plays through efficient casting of spells and creatures.
Abaddon the Despoiler
Utilizes Dockside Extortionist to create large amounts of treasure tokens fueling storm spells and combos to win through explosive turns.
Trazyn the Infinite
Leverages artifact recursion and control elements to gain incremental advantage while disrupting opponents’ plans, aiming to outvalue them over time.
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Builds around legendary synergy and mana acceleration to assemble powerful combos or overwhelming board states, often utilizing artifact and creature tutors.
Gameplay Insights
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Aggressive mulliganing and hand selection were crucial to finding the right balance of mana and combo pieces early in the game.
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Shorikai’s artifact synergy enabled card draw that helped maintain consistent pressure despite disruption.
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Casting Windfall mid-game served as a key way to disrupt opponents’ hands and potentially reset the board state in a multi-player environment.
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Ashiok was used strategically to shut down treasures generated by Dockside, slowing down Abaddon’s combo potential.
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Players carefully timed their deployment of mana artifacts and tutors to maximize storm count and combo efficiency.
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The interaction between artifact ramp, treasure generation, and disruption highlighted the complex tempo decisions in cEDH matches.
Notable Cards
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Dockside Extortionist
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Grim Monolith
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Chromatic Orrery
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Windfall
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Ashiok, Dream Render
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Mox Opal
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Yasharn, Implacable Earth
Gameplay Summary
The game featured four competitive decks led by Abaddon the Despoiler, Trazyn the Infinite, Shorikai, Genesis Engine, and Sisay, Weatherlight Captain.
Early turns focused heavily on ramping and setting up key artifacts and lands, with players mulliganing aggressively to find optimal hands.
Shorikai established a strong artifact presence to enable efficient casting and card draw, while Abaddon aimed to leverage Dockside Extortionist for explosive treasure generation and storm potential.
Sisay’s deck sought to use legendary synergies and mana acceleration, while Trazyn focused on artifact recursion and value generation. A pivotal moment occurred when Shorikai used its artifact synergy to generate card advantage and board presence, prompting responses from opponents.
Abaddon tried to assemble a quick combo with Dockside, but was slowed down by mana constraints and opposing board states.
Sisay and Trazyn jockeyed for control with artifact interactions and disruption.
The game’s tempo shifted around the mid-game as players began deploying key threats and combo pieces.
Strategic plays such as casting Windfall to disrupt opponents and using Ashiok to disable treasures showcased the dynamic interaction between decks.
Although the video cuts off before a decisive conclusion, it displayed the high-level decision-making and interplay typical of cEDH matches.