Jadzi vs Atla Palani vs Ganax/Acolyte of Bahamut vs Winota | Budget EDH Gameplay | Smooth Brain EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Jadzi, Oracle of Arcavios // Journey to the Oracle

  This Simic landfall storm deck aims to ramp heavily and leverage Jadzi's Magecraft ability for value. It also has mechanisms to bounce all non-land permanents, resetting the board when necessary.

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  Atla Palani, Nest Tender

  Atla Palani's deck seeks to cheat out powerful creatures by creating egg tokens and then sacrificing them. It also utilizes cards like 'Torian Mauler' for increased threat.

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  Winota, Joiner of Forces

  This Boros deck revolves around playing cheap non-human creatures and then using Winota's ability to cheat powerful human creatures into play. It has a potential for explosive, game-changing turns.

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  Ganax, Astral Hunter

  This Gruul Dragon tribal deck aims to ramp out powerful Dragons and dominate the board. Ganax/Acolyte of Bahamut brings additional value by creating treasure tokens and providing hexproof.

Gameplay Insights

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  Jason's 'Flood of Tears' played a crucial role in resetting the board, disrupting the other players' strategies and buying him time.

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  Chandler's decision to not swing for lethal at Jason, fearing loss of initiative, unfortunately worked against him when Jason subsequently reset the board.

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  Matt's re-establishment of Winota post-board wipe shows the resilience of his deck and its ability to rebuild quickly.

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  Caden's use of 'Torian Mauler' was an effective way to present a growing threat on the board that the opponents had to deal with.

Notable Cards

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  Flood of Tears

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  Winota, Joiner of Forces

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  Atla Palani, Nest Tender

Summary

The game kicked off with players ramping and setting up their board states. Jason, piloting Jadzi, made use of landfall and Magecraft mechanics to churn out immense value and ramp, while Caden, with Atla Palani, aimed to cheat big creatures onto the battlefield. Matt, with Winota, focused on playing cheap non-human creatures to sneak powerful humans into play, and Chandler used Ganax/Acolyte of Bahamut for a Dragon tribal theme. A key turning point was when Jason cast a 'Flood of Tears', bouncing all non-land permanents to their owners' hands, undoing much of the board development. Despite the setback, the players rebuilt their boards, with Caden casting Atla Palani and a 'Torian Mauler', and Matt re-establishing Winota. The game continued with high tension as players navigated around each other's threats and defenses.