Deck Strategies
Omnath, Locus of Creation
Leverages multi-color ramp and card advantage through landfall triggers and spells like Noxious Revival to control the board and generate value, aiming to close out the game with incremental damage and powerful ETB effects.
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator / Tana, the Bloodsower
Combines aggressive creature tokens and synergistic interactions that capitalize on combat damage and spell recursion to pressure opponents while maintaining resilience through card draw and disruption.
Thrasios, Triton Hero / Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
Utilizes a toolbox approach with efficient ramp, card draw, and incremental damage from Ishai growing larger with opponents casting spells, aiming to outvalue opponents and control the pace of the game.
Raffine, Scheming Seer
Focuses on resource denial and incremental advantage through milling and hand disruption, combined with spell recursion and card selection to outlast opponents and win via incremental damage or combo.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
The use of Noxious Revival to put a crucial gamble card back on top of the library for an immediate draw maximized card selection efficiency.
- 2
Casting Vampiric Tutor mid-combat to find an essential card allowed a player to pivot and execute a game-winning sequence.
- 3
Reanimating Razaketh to drain opponents' life totals and generate card advantage was a key turning point that swung the game decisively.
- 4
Activating Reserve multiple times in response to triggers helped maintain tempo and control over the board state.
- 5
The final win was achieved through a combination of enter-the-battlefield triggers and recursion, demonstrating the power of layering value engines in cEDH.
Notable Cards
Noxious Revival
Vampiric Tutor
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
Ledger Shredder
Chrome Mox
Lotus Petal
Birds of Paradise
Mana Confluence
Summary
The game started with typical ramp and setup plays from all four players, each developing their mana bases and early board presence with mana dorks, signets, and key utility lands. Early interaction was limited but strategic, with players holding back mana to respond to threats and digging through libraries to find crucial pieces. As the game progressed, Omnath's player leveraged card advantage and value plays with spells like Noxious Revival to maintain consistent pressure, while Malcolm/Tana and Thrasios/Ishai decks focused on incremental advantage through creatures and spell recursion. A turning point occurred when a player cast Vampiric Tutor to find a critical card, enabling a shift in tempo. This was followed by reanimation plays that brought back powerful threats such as Razaketh, which was used aggressively to drain opponents' life totals and create board dominance. The final moments featured a sequence of casting and sacrificing creatures, including activating Reserve to generate value and ultimately casting a card with a devastating enter-the-battlefield effect that ended the game. The victory came from a well-timed combination of recursion, card advantage, and a lethal ETB trigger, leaving opponents without answers.
