Kethis Secret Combo cEDH?

Deck Strategies

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  Kethis, the Hidden Hand

  Utilizes a heavy suite of legendary permanents and MDFCs to repeatedly activate Kethis's exile ability, generating value and overwhelming opponents with token creation and recursive combos.

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  K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

  Focuses on sacrificing creatures to generate black mana and drain opponents' life, leveraging the ability to pay life instead of black mana for cost reduction and combo potential.

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  Eshki, Temur's Roar

  Aggressively casts spells and creatures with additional value triggers, utilizing the Temur colors for ramp, card advantage, and impactful threats.

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  Rakdos, the Muscle

  Uses removal and aggression to control the board and pressure opponents, supported by efficient mana rocks and damage-focused creatures to close out the game.

Gameplay Insights

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  Leveraging the modal double-faced cards in the deck allowed for an extended chain of reveals and triggers that facilitated the combo execution.

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  Kethis's ability to exile legendary permanents from the deck to reduce casting costs and generate value was a pivotal mechanic enabling the combo.

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  The use of Tinybones to force opponents to discard and Hope of Ghirapur for repeated damage and life loss created a loop capable of winning the game through incremental damage.

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  Careful sequencing of legendary permanents and activation of commander abilities allowed the player to maintain control and push the combo forward without interruption.

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  Players utilized mana rocks and ramp strategicaly to accelerate their plays and support their respective game plans under pressure.

Notable Cards

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  Bridge from Below

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  Tinybones, Trinket Thief

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  Hope of Ghirapur

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  Birds of Paradise

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  Mox Amber

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  Talisman of Indulgence

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  Fatal Push

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  Agatha's Soul Cauldron

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  Heliod, Sun-Crowned

Summary

The game began with a typical opening sequence involving mana acceleration and early plays such as Dark Red Opposition Agent and Birds of Paradise setting the stage. Players developed their boards cautiously, with some key early interactions involving removal spells like Fatal Push and strategic card plays to maintain tempo. The player piloting Kethis, the Hidden Hand, eventually revealed a powerful combo sequence that leveraged a deck built almost entirely of modal double-faced cards (MDFCs), leaving only a couple of lands in the deck. This unique deck construction allowed for a massive cascade of reveals and triggers, culminating in the creation of numerous zombie tokens from Bridge from Below and the activation of Kethis's ability by exiling multiple legendary permanents from the deck to generate value and fuel the combo.