Niv Mizzet vs Kruphix vs Octavia vs Arcades | EDH Gameplay | Smooth Brain EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Kruphix, God of Horizons

  Ramp up and store mana over turns to cast large Eldrazi creatures.

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  Arcades, the Strategist

  Utilize wall tribal synergies to draw cards and deal damage.

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  Octavia, Living Thesis

  Draw cards, fill the graveyard with instants and sorceries, and power up small creatures.

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  Niv-Mizzet, Parun

  Draw many cards to find a game-winning combo, utilizing Niv-Mizzet's card draw and damage abilities.

Gameplay Insights

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  Shelby capitalized on Niv-Mizzet's ability and Chandler's Flumph to draw multiple cards.

• 2

  Ethan's Reality Shift on Niv-Mizzet was a key play that briefly disrupted Shelby's strategy.

• 3

  Chandler's Smothering Tithe started taxing players' resources, which had a potential to shift the game in his favor.

• 4

  Shelby's Tandem Lookout and Niv-Mizzet combo allowed for significant card draw, creating a strong advantage.

Notable Cards

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  Flumph

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  Reality Shift

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  Niv-Mizzet, Parun

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  Tandem Lookout

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  Smothering Tithe

Summary

The game started with everyone setting up their boards and ramping their manabase. Dustin's Kruphix deck started storing mana for big Eldrazi while Chandler's Arcades deck focused on wall tribal synergies. Ethan's Octavia deck was aiming to fill the graveyard with instants and sorceries to buff creatures. Shelby's Niv-Mizzet deck aimed to draw a lot of cards to find a game-winning combo and managed to cast Niv-Mizzet early on turn three. Shelby and Chandler managed to draw multiple cards off of Chandler's Flumph due to Niv-Mizzet's ability, leading to an advantageous position for Shelby. The game saw a significant turn when Ethan used Reality Shift on Niv-Mizzet, but Shelby managed to recast Niv-Mizzet later. The game ended before a clear winner could be determined.