Radha vs Vaevictus vs Atraxa vs Ghalta EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Grand Warlord Radha

  A red-green aggro ramp deck focused on early mana acceleration and controlling the board with spells like Chain Reaction to manage opponent creatures, aiming to deploy threats quickly and maintain pressure.

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  Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire

  A red-black equipment and recursion deck that uses creatures like Butcher of Malakir and Lightning Greaves to protect key pieces, sacrificing creatures to gain value, and recurring threats to outlast opponents.

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  Ghalta, Primal Hunger

  A ramp-heavy green deck that accelerates quickly using elves and mana dorks to cast large creatures like Ghalta, applying pressure through commander combat damage and overwhelming board presence.

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  Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

  A four-color proliferate and counters deck that focuses on growing creatures and planeswalkers via +1/+1 counters and other counters, leveraging proliferate triggers on Atraxa's end step to outvalue opponents over time.

Gameplay Insights

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  Casting Chain Reaction early to wipe the board was a pivotal moment for Radha's player to stem Ghalta's early board dominance.

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  Vaevictis Asmadi's player used Butcher of Malakir paired with Lightning Greaves to efficiently remove key threats and protect their own, maintaining board control.

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  Atraxa's player maximized the value of Forgotten Ancient with multiple proliferate triggers, steadily building a threat that pressured opponents indirectly.

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  Ghalta's player capitalized on the strong board state after early ramp to deliver lethal commander damage despite multiple board wipes.

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  Players negotiated attacks and trades carefully, with Radha pleading for safety and others prioritizing eliminating the biggest threats first.

Notable Cards

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  Chain Reaction

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  Lightning Greaves

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  Butcher of Malakir

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  Forgotten Ancient

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  Crucible of Worlds

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  Regal Force

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  Natural Order

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  Manglehorn

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  Nether Void

Summary

The game began with a typical ramp-up phase where each player developed their mana base and deployed early creatures to establish board presence. Radha's player focused on generating mana and controlling the board, while Ghalta's player ramped aggressively with elves and mana dorks to cast big threats. Vaevictis Asmadi's player utilized equipment and recursion to maintain pressure, and Atraxa's player leveraged proliferate and counter synergies to grow threats steadily. A key turning point came when Radha's player cast Chain Reaction, wiping most creatures and attempting to slow down Ghalta's overwhelming board. Despite this, Ghalta kept up the pressure, dealing a significant amount of damage with commander attacks that eventually overwhelmed Radha. Vaevictis Asmadi's player also made strong plays with Butcher of Malakir and Lightning Greaves to control the board and pick off key threats. Atraxa's deck grew its Forgotten Ancient and other counters via proliferate, subtly shifting the board state in its favor. The game saw multiple board wipes and strategic sacrifices, with players trying to balance aggression and defense until Ghalta's primal hunger and commander damage sealed the victory.