Ep: 5 Tawnos v Yuriko v Purphoros v Urza [EDH gameplay]

Deck Strategies

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  Tawnos, the Toymaker

  Copies beast and bird creature spells as artifacts to flood the board with multiple copies, leveraging artifact synergies and overwhelming opponents with sheer board presence.

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  Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

  Utilizes ninjutsu and ninja damage triggers to draw cards and drain opponents' life, focusing on evasive creatures to consistently trigger damage and disrupt opponents' hands.

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  Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded

  Sacrifices red creatures or artifacts to generate value and deal damage, aiming to swarm the board and finish opponents through aggressive combat and sacrifice synergies.

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  Urza, Chief Artificer

  Builds a powerful artifact-based board with affinity for artifacts, generating construct tokens and using artifact synergies to create a threatening army with menace and high power.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Magus of the Wheel play was a pivotal moment, forcing a full hand reset which disrupted all players and reshaped the game state.

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  Tawnos's ability to copy beast and bird creature spells quickly escalated board presence and artifact synergies, pressuring opponents to answer multiple threats simultaneously.

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  Yuriko's ninjutsu mechanic allowed for repeated combat damage triggers that both replenished Yuriko’s hand and drained opponents’ life totals, providing card advantage and incremental damage.

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  Urza’s artifact token generation and affinity discounts created a powerful, growing board that demanded attention from opponents to prevent overwhelming attacks.

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  Purphoros's strategy relied on sacrificing creatures or artifacts at instant speed to maximize damage output and maintain board control through repeated pressure.

Notable Cards

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  Magus of the Wheel

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  Swiftfoot Boots

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  Esper Sentinel

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  Myriad Landscape

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  Crystal Vein

Summary

The game began with players developing their mana bases and setting up early plays. Tawnos, the Toymaker, aimed to generate value by copying beast and bird creatures as artifacts, ramping into a formidable board presence. Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow, utilized ninja and ninjutsu mechanics to draw cards and drain opponents' life, focusing on evasive and deadly hits. Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded leveraged the ability to sacrifice red creatures or artifacts for powerful board presence, aiming to overwhelm opponents with aggressive plays. Urza, Chief Artificer built a formidable artifact-based board state with affinity for artifacts and generating construct tokens that grew stronger with more artifacts under control. A key turning point involved a Magus of the Wheel play that forced all players to discard their hands and draw new cards, shaking up the game state and disrupting strategies. Following this, players deployed their commanders and began executing their core plans, with Tawnos copying creatures to flood the board, Yuriko using ninjutsu triggers to chip away at opponents while drawing cards, and Urza generating artifact tokens to build a threatening menace army. Purphoros aimed to use sacrifice synergies to repeatedly pressure the table. The game’s tension centered on managing resources, timing ninjutsu attacks, and leveraging artifact synergies to control the board and close the game with high-impact combat damage and combo potential.