FROGLOOPS FEAT. ROLL FOR CRYPT - S6E3 - cEDH - RAFFINE V GROLNOK v OMNATH v TEVESH/THRASIOS

Deck Strategies

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  Raffine, Scheming Seer

  Utilizes a reanimator approach that leverages graveyard recursion and card draw to generate incremental value and find combo pieces, aiming to control the game through resource denial and powerful reanimation spells.

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  Grolnok, the Omnivore

  Employs graveyard synergies and creature recursion to maintain board presence and apply pressure, using graveyard hate and disruption to impede opponents while establishing a resilient board.

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  Omnath, Locus of Creation

  Focuses on land-based value generation and ramp, capitalizing on landfall triggers and powerful elemental tokens to gain incremental advantages in card draw, life, and board presence.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero / Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

  Combines ramp and control elements with combo potential, using Tevesh Szat's spell recursion and Thrasios's card advantage to assemble combos or overwhelm opponents with value spells and infinite mana interactions.

Gameplay Insights

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  Players frequently declined to pay for card draw triggers from Ristic Study and Psychic Study to avoid enabling opponents, demonstrating tight resource control.

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  The use of Intuition to find key combo pieces like Force of Will and Underworld Breach highlights the importance of tutoring in cEDH.

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  Tevesh Szat’s ability to recur spells was pivotal in maintaining pressure and control over the board.

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  Turn the Earth was used as a response to disrupt opponents' graveyard-based strategies by shuffling back key cards into the library.

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  Discarding and managing graveyard contents strategically was critical, as seen with players discarding cards like Toxstro and managing to exile threats like Consecrated Sphinx to slow down opponents' draws.

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  Players balanced aggressive attacks with controlling plays, for example, attacking to trigger growth effects but also holding back mana to retain counterspell readiness.

Notable Cards

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  Lightning Greaves

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  Intuition

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  Force of Will

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  Underworld Breach

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  Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

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  Deathrite Shaman

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  Consecrated Sphinx

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  Flusterstorm

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  Turn the Earth

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  Linvala, Keeper of Silence

Summary

The game unfolds in a highly competitive cEDH environment featuring powerful commanders including Raffine, Scheming Seer; Grolnok, the Omnivore; Omnath, Locus of Creation; and a Thrasios/Tevesh Szat combo deck. Early turns see players establishing their mana bases and casting key utility creatures and spells such as Lightning Greaves, Priest of Fell Rights, and Heirloom Study. Raffine’s deck focuses on reanimator strategies, quickly setting up graveyard interactions to gain card advantage. The game features a strong emphasis on resource denial and tempo plays, with multiple players refusing to pay for triggers from cards like Ristic Study and Psychic Study to avoid enabling opponents’ draws. Key turning points include a Mystic Study and a series of Intuition plays designed to find key combo pieces like Force of Will and Underworld Breach. Tevesh Szat’s powerful spells and interactions start to come online as he casts pivotal cards like Tevesh Szat himself and Deathrite Shaman to stabilize and accelerate his board state. Despite some early land droughts, players begin to draw lands and ramp effectively, setting up for larger plays. The game sees multiple counters and responses, including Flusterstorm and Turn the Earth, indicating a high level of interaction and disruption. The board state grows increasingly complex with graveyard recursion, counterspells, and card draw engines like Consecrated Sphinx, forcing players to balance aggression with control. The video cuts off as the players continue trading resources, setting the stage for explosive combo turns and strategic plays.