Deck & Commander Strategies
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
Utilizes Bant colors to implement a stax and tap-down tempo control strategy, slowing opponents' plans while generating incremental advantage and locking down the board.
Noctis, Prince of Lucis
Runs an Esper midrange-control build focusing on value engines, card advantage, and controlling the stack with counterspells and recursion to disrupt opponents’ combos.
Storm, Force of Nature
Executes a Temur storm combo deck that leverages rituals, cantrips, and storm spells to build explosive turns aiming to win by casting a large number of spells in one turn.
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Leverages a surveil-driven combo approach centered on Protean Hulk lines and graveyard recursion to assemble combos and win through synergy and incremental advantage.
Gameplay Insights
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Players leveraged multiple instances of Wristic Study and Fairy Mastermind to generate massive card draw triggers, creating a complex and resource-rich stack environment.
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The interaction between Counterbalance and Necropotence created a taxing disruption tool that forced opponents to carefully sequence their plays and responses.
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Storm’s attempt to assemble a lethal storm count was repeatedly interrupted by Noctis and Derevi's counterspells and tap-down effects, highlighting the importance of control elements against combo decks.
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Derevi's aggressive use of tap effects during combat phases to shut down Storm’s attacking creatures demonstrated effective tempo control to mitigate immediate threats.
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Use of Lightning Greaves to protect key creatures like Noctis showcased typical cEDH prioritization of protecting vital combo or control pieces from removal or disruption.
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Strategic use of Crop Rotation to fetch lands and enable further plays illustrated the importance of land toolboxing in cEDH to maintain resource flexibility.
Notable Cards
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Counterbalance
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Force of Will
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Lightning Greaves
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Protean Hulk
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Dark Ritual
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Necropotence
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Crop Rotation
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Flusterstorm
Gameplay Summary
The game featured a high-powered cEDH match with four distinct commanders each employing different strategies.
Early turns saw players setting up their mana bases with fetchlands, dual lands, and ramp artifacts while carefully managing card draw triggers from cards like Wristic Study and Fairy Mastermind.
Derevi utilized stax elements and tap-down effects to control the board and slow opponents, while Noctis employed Esper midrange-control tools combining card advantage and stack interaction.
Storm aimed for explosive storm combos through multiple ritual casts and cantrips, while Glarb focused on surveil-driven combo lines centered around Protean Hulk and recursion engines. A key turning point was the heavy stack interaction revolving around counterbalance and multiple draws triggered by Wristic Study and Fairy Mastermind, creating a complex web of responses and counterspells.
Noctis and Derevi engaged in a tense control battle, leveraging counterbalance and force of will to disrupt Storm's attempts to assemble a lethal storm count.
Meanwhile, Glarb was pressured but continued assembling combo pieces.
The game’s climax involved a flurry of ritual casts, storm counts, and tactical combat steps, with Derevi aggressively tapping down Storm’s creatures to mitigate threats.
Despite the chaos, no immediate winner emerged in the transcript, but the board state was clearly dominated by intricate stack plays and control elements aiming to outlast or combo off at the right moment.
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