Daretti vs Thrasios & Tymna vs Karametra vs Alesha EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Daretti, Scrap Savant

  Uses artifact synergies and disruption, leveraging cards like Blood Moon and Citan Ironworks to punish greedy mana bases and generate value from artifacts.

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  Karametra, God of Harvests

  Ramp-heavy deck using mana acceleration to flood the board with creatures, generate clues, and draw cards while protecting creatures with hexproof effects.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero & Tymna the Weaver

  Combo and control deck relying on card draw, cascade spells, and tutors to assemble infinite or high-value combos, exemplified by casting Aluren.

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  Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

  Reanimator deck that brings back creatures from graveyard to disrupt opponents and gain value, focusing on creatures with enter-the-battlefield effects.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Blood Moon early to punish opponents' mana bases, which was promptly destroyed by Reclamation Sage, showing the interplay of disruption and removal.

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  Jesse's successful Demonic Tutor to find Aluren and casting it marked a pivotal moment towards a combo win attempt.

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  Ivan's clever use of Stone Cloaker with Karametra's ability allowed him to repeatedly look through his deck to find and play all his lands, generating massive card advantage and clues.

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  The repeated bouncing of Stone Cloaker to exile opponents' graveyards and remove counters on key cards stymied opponents' plans and created a significant tempo swing.

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  Nan's reanimation of Acidic Slime to target key artifacts like Walking Ballista demonstrated effective disruption to opponents' board states.

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  Ivan's use of Archetype of Endurance to give all creatures hexproof protected his board from board wipes and targeted removal, securing his position late game.

Notable Cards

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  Blood Moon

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  Tireless Tracker

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  Gilded Drake

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  Acidic Slime

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  Trading Post

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  Aluren

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Archetype of Endurance

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  Rishkar's Expertise

Summary

The game began with all four players setting up their mana bases and early board presence, with Daretti aiming to disrupt others' mana and Thrasios & Tymna focusing on card advantage and combo potential. Ivan playing Karametra leveraged mana ramp and creature synergies to generate multiple clues and draw cards. Early attempts to establish board control saw interactions like Blood Moon punishing greedy mana bases but quickly countered by Reclamation Sage. Jesse (Thrasios & Tymna) pursued a combo route, using cards like Demonic Tutor to find Aluren and casting cascade spells, attempting to assemble a win condition through infinite or value-driven combos. Nan (Alesha) focused on reanimation, bringing back key creatures like Acidic Slime to disrupt opponent strategies.