EDH GRUDGE MATCH ft. @scrybabies | First Sliver VS Lathril VS Tetzimoc VS Magar

Deck Strategies

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  Jegantha, the Wellspring

  Not referenced in the gameplay transcript.

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  The First Sliver

  A typical Sliver deck that aims to flood the board with slivers and utilize their shared abilities to overwhelm opponents. The primary win condition appears to be combat damage, with a secondary poison counter strategy.

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  Magar of the Magic Strings

  This deck focuses on casting big instants and sorceries, getting them into the graveyard, and then reanimating them as 3/3 creatures to be cast for free. The deck seems to use a mixture of control elements and direct damage.

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  Lathril, Blade of the Elves

  A 'go-wide' Elfball deck that aims to produce a lot of mana and create a vast army of elf tokens. The win condition appears to be overwhelming opponents with sheer numbers and commander damage.

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  Tetzimoc, Primal Death

  Not referenced in the gameplay transcript.

Gameplay Insights

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  Lua's use of Parallel Lives in tandem with Lathril's ability allowed her to generate an enormous number of elf tokens.

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  Tori's strategic use of Swords to Plowshares against Lua's Lathril removed a significant threat from the board and dramatically altered the game state.

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  The use of Virulent Sliver's poison ability proved to be a viable alternate win strategy in Tori's sliver deck.

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  Aaron's use of Wit's End to force Tori to discard her entire hand played a pivotal role in the final stages of the game.

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  Aaron's win was secured when Tori fetched a land with Arid Mesa, causing her to lose her last remaining life point.

Notable Cards

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  Parallel Lives

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  Swords to Plowshares

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  Virulent Sliver

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  Wit's End

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  Arid Mesa

Summary

This game saw an explosive start from Lua, playing Lathril, Blade of the Elves, with a go-wide strategy supported by Parallel Lives. She generated an overwhelming amount of elf tokens and dealt substantial damage to her opponents. However, Tori, playing The First Sliver, managed to cast a Swords to Plowshares targeting Lathril, gaining Lua a massive life boost but removing her commander from the field. Tori then utilized the poisonous ability from her Virulent Sliver to eliminate Lua through poison counters. Aaron, playing Magar of the Magic Strings, maintained a low profile throughout the match, cleverly reanimating key spells from his graveyard. The final showdown between Aaron and Tori was a tense one. Aaron forced Tori to discard her entire hand with Wit's End and left her at 1 life point, eventually winning the game when Tori fetched a land with Arid Mesa, losing her last life point.