Deck & Commander Strategies
Gwenom, Remorseless
Aggressive, mana-accelerated midrange deck leveraging treasures and value creatures to generate overwhelming board presence, using powerful rituals and draw spells to fuel a combo finish.
Vivi Ornitier
Combo-centric deck focusing on artifact synergies and fast mana deployment, utilizing Ad Nauseam and Underworld Breach for lethal storm or combo finishes.
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Red-black aggressive deck that uses mana acceleration and discard effects to disrupt opponents and set up quick combos or burn finishers.
Thrasios, Triton Hero
Control-value deck that leverages card advantage and flexible mana to tutor and assemble combos, often using blue-green toolbox cards and interaction to control the game state.
Tymna the Weaver
Political and value-oriented deck that uses combat damage triggers for card draw and supports a toolbox strategy with efficient creatures and disruption.
Gameplay Insights
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The use of Smothering Tithe early on created continuous treasure tokens that fueled explosive mana generation and combo potential.
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Faceless Haven combined with Professional Face-Breaker and a large number of treasures created a nearly unstoppable mana engine enabling quick access to key cards.
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Ad Nauseam paired with Underworld Breach was a game-winning interaction, allowing the player to dig through their deck and finish with Thassa's Oracle without using more traditional combo tutors.
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Players carefully used tutors like Imperial Seal and Profane Tutor to find critical combo pieces or interaction, showing the importance of precise sequencing in cEDH.
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Managing exile zones and command zone triggers, such as with Ragavan, is crucial for maintaining tempo and advantage in multiplayer cEDH games.
Notable Cards
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Smothering Tithe
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Ad Nauseam
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Underworld Breach
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Thassa's Oracle
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Lotus Petal
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Mana Crypt
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Demonic Tutor
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Profane Tutor
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Faceless Haven
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Professional Face-Breaker
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Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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Finale of Devastation
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Elvish Reclaimer
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Nature's Rhythm
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players establishing their mana bases and setting up early pieces like Smothering Tithe and various mana rocks, which would enable explosive turns later.
One player quickly assembled a large number of treasures coupled with a Faceless Haven and a Professional Face-Breaker, setting up a devastating combo that threatened to overwhelm the table.
Despite some interaction attempts, the pressure mounted as the treasures allowed massive mana acceleration and card access.
A pivotal moment came when the player cast Ad Nauseam off Underworld Breach, discarding much of their library to set up a win with Thassa's Oracle, ending the game in a dramatic fashion without relying on traditional combo pieces like Demonic Consultation or Tainted Pact. The second game saw a more contested board state with players deploying threats such as Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer and key tutors like Profane Tutor while maintaining countermagic and mana acceleration.
The players leveraged various utility lands and creature synergies, such as casting Finale of Devastation to fetch Elvish Reclaimer, and Nature's Rhythm to find Biommancer's Familiar, indicating a focus on value and incremental advantage.
The game progressed with each player trying to outmaneuver the others through careful sequencing and resource management, though the transcript cuts off before a conclusive finish, suggesting a complex midgame battle typical of cEDH.
